NCB's involvement in VCS Engage has now come to an end, but the programme continues on a regional basis, managed by Children England who were one of the original consortium members. For more information about the continuing VCS Engage work and contact details for regional managers please visit the Children England website.
VCS Engage publications are available for download below. If you would like to be sent a hard copy of any of these documents please contact: vssbulletin@ncb.org.uk.
Applying social enterprise approaches to services for children, young people and families
Assessing Engagement with the Voluntary and Community Sector: A mini self-evaluation tool
Collaborative working: building a consortium
Commissioning, contracting and service delivery of children’s services in the voluntary and community sector
Creating exceptional partnerships: working together to build on our success
Engaging ‘hard to reach’ groups: communicating and collaborating with the BME and faith-based VCS
Joint working to meet the needs of young people at risk of exclusion from mainstream education
Local authorities and voluntary and community sector engagement: good practice case studies and summary
Raising the Standards: a guide to Quality Systems in the Youth Sector Rising to the challenge Social enterprises delivering services for children, young people and families
The cooperate sector: Evaluating partnership approaches in the voluntary sector
The dynamics of partnerships: Exploring an inter-organisational collaboration project
The impact of market forces on the operation and capacity of the residential child care sector
VCS Engage Programme: Literature Review
VCS engagement in the development of Children and Young People’s Plans 2006/07: current status and good practice
Voluntary and community sector participation in extended schools