GMCVO

Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation (GMCVO) is the voluntary sector support organisation covering the Greater Manchester city region. We support voluntary action by local people, including voluntary, community and social enterprise. We work in partnership with other support organisations and with the public, private, academic and faith sectors. We aspire to be a conduit for information for and about our sector, and to provide co-ordination and leadership. A large element of our work is in representing the views and needs of people involved in local voluntary action, sharing ideas and brokering relationships. We are the lead body for twelve GM partnerships including Talent Match, GM BME Network, GM Learning Partnership, GM Third Sector Research, Volunteering GM, Generating Success (green energy) and GM Voluntary Sector Support. Our practical services include websites, newsletters, policy journal, accredited management and specialist training, consultancy, research, Marketplace group purchasing club, project and partnership development, support for community enterprise and hubs, database development and hosting, peer networks, conferences and events. We also provide open source Database solutions, and manage the St Thomas Centre, a fully equipped conference centre used by the voluntary sector of Greater Manchester and its partners. For more details of our work: www.gmcvo.org.uk 0161 277 1000 [email protected]