communities Archives - John Tizard

The voluntary and community sector could have a crucial role in renationalisation

John Tizard — Thu, 16 May 2019 18:33:44 +0000

The voluntary and community sector could play a crucial role in returning services to public ownership, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard. The recent report from ‘We Own it@ – ‘When ‘We Own it: a model for public ownership in the 21st century’ – – makes a very strong case for public ownership and public management of public services… Read More »

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Brexit Matters – and it should matter to the sector

John Tizard — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 15:57:26 +0000

With the biggest challenge for the country since the Second World War swirling around us, why is the sector so silent? Brexit is the most important and fundamental political challenge for this cou ntry since 1945, so where are the voices of charities and the voluntary and community sector? To be silent is a mistake,… Read More »

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We have many questions – let’s start to think about answers over the summer

John Tizard — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 22:48:55 +0000

It’s time to take a break but also to prepare to focus on what lies ahead for the sector I know that many VCS colleagues – trustees, staff and volunteers – will have precious little opportunity to have much of a break this summer. Pressures continue to mount, be they from increasing demand for services,… Read More »

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Charities and VCSs should treat staff well

John Tizard — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 22:55:11 +0000

The appeal court ruling on sleep-in carers might have satisfied Mencap and other organisations, but the case underlines that government should fund social care properly Last week’s Appeal Court decision upholding an appeal from Mencap on staff payments for sleep-in duties in residential care is deeply disturbing. It raises fundamental questions about employment practices, staff… Read More »

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A dozen tenets that national VCS infrastructure bodies might consider

John Tizard — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 23:11:19 +0000

The board of Navca is holding a strategic awayday this week. I’m the honorary adviser to the board and a former vice-chair, so this has made me think about how national infrastructure bodies can best maximise their value. A membership body, Navca is the national representative organisation for local infrastructure bodies such as councils for… Read More »

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Does the DCMS understand or care about civil society?

John Tizard — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:41:14 +0000

The government should commit to much more than it is doing in its consultation on civil society, writes our columnist. Civil society is vital to our social, economic and environmental wellbeing, so it is appropriate that the government should have a strategy to support the development of a strong, sustainable civil society, and indeed it… Read More »

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Reach out for long-term relationships

John Tizard — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:54:11 +0000

When I speak to leaders and activists from the local voluntary and community sector (VCS), I am increasingly struck by the similarity of questions and concerns they are raising. Many of them relate to local government and the localist agenda.Of course, there are the inevitable (and justified) concerns about the lack of sufficient funding and… Read More »

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Charities And The VCS Should Get Back To Basics – Pressing Their Case Fearlessly Not Impersonating Outsourcers

John Tizard — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:44:58 +0000

One of the attributes that separates charities and the voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations from other sectors is that they are driven primarily by their mission – by their cause. Indeed, many were founded by individuals, with a passion for a specific cause: wanting to address social, economic and environmental wrongs; wishing to create… Read More »

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John Tizard: Procuring from the VCSE is different from procuring from major corporates

John Tizard — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:28:23 +0000

How often do I hear from voluntary and community organisations and small social enterprises (VCSE) that they are scarred and damaged by incredibly bureaucratic public procurement processes? The short answer is “far too often”! I find this both disappointing and frustrating. The position has with a few honourable exceptions changed very little over the last… Read More »

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For The Sake Of Places And Communities Local Government And VCS Must Be Together

John Tizard — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 15:31:24 +0000

The last few years have not been easy for either local government or the voluntary and commumity sector (VCS). And it is not going to get any better for quite some time. Government continues committed to austerity and cutting local government funding. Brexit will leave social and economic scares. Social cohesion is threatened in a… Read More »

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