Third Sector Voice

Third Sector Voice - The Forum of the Future

The Third Sector Voice has been established to be more responsive to the fluctuating demands of partnership working and also to give a sustainable model which will ensure the voluntary and community sector have a voice into the future.

Join Third Sector Voice by following the link to the left now or complete the form below now.

• This is a register of people and organisations who have expressed an area of interest (forming a database). This database will be used for invitations to Assembly meetings, engagement events and information sharing.  
• On occasion partners will approach the Third Sector Voice and ask for Panel members to meet to discuss particular topics, this may be to inform partners or to take part in a consultation on policy or strategy. Panel members will be invited to attend meetings based on their expressions of interest. 
• New and social media as well as traditional methods will be explored to ensure that groups are engaged and informed in a timely and effective way.
• Representative Panel members may be invited to take part in partnership meetings; these representatives will be selected from the Panel according to their registered expression of interest.  Representatives will be asked to feedback to the Third Sector Voice.

• Assembly meetings will be held 3 times a year, the meeting will bring together everyone that has registered an interest in attending. These will be extended meetings with speakers, workshops information sharing and networking opportunities.
• Statutory partners are welcome to attend Assembly meetings but will not be eligible to be part of the Panel

Partners
Partner organisations are encouraged to make use of the skills and expertise of Panel members, all of whom have expressed an eagreness to work in partnership to achieve benefits for the residents of Southend on Sea.  The Panel provides an opportunity for partners to approach the Voluntary and Community sector through the Third Sector Voice and ask Panel members to engage in particular topics.  If you wish to work with the Panel please contact us at the address below.

Up to date information that may be useful or of interest can be found HERE

Annual Survey
We shall be carrying out the Third Sector Voice Annual Survey between 25th January 2012 and 28th February 2012, if you are a member look out for our email, the link will be sent to you.  If you would like more details then please contact us.

Discussion Groups

We now have online discussion groups on LinkedIn - the Southend Third Sector Voice Discussion Group and on Google - http://groups.google.com/group/southend-tsv.
These are member only groups that are only open to the voluntary and community sector, please contact Celia Clark - partnership@savs-southend.co.uk to join.

Another successful meeting discussing the Southend JSNA please click here to find out more about the day.

Assembly 28th September 2011

The meeting held on 28th September 2011 was very successful with over 50 people attending. 

To find out more please follow this link
 

In order to ensure you are involved please complete a Registration of Interest Form(below) or the link to the left to become part of the Third Sector Voice.

For more information contact:

Jan Axcell

Delivered and funded in partnership with Southend Together

Community Forums Officer
SAVS
29-31 Alexandra Street
Southend on Sea
SS1 1BW

Telephone 01702 356080
Email forums@savs-southend.co.uk