At the heart of all strong and sustainable voluntary and community sectors lies supportive 'infrastructure'.

Just grant-funding your local CVS may no longer be the best approach to ensuring your local sector is fully supported - especially with the current expectation for you to fully involve the third sector in your Local Area Agreement, policy decisions, local governance etc. 

If you want to consider new ways to provide better, stronger infrastructure, or evaluate the current provision, I can give tailor-made guidance to suit your local or countywide requirements.

For an excellent example of infrastructure, commissioned by a Compact award-winning and four star Council, see www.gloshub.org.uk.