Welcome to the Regional Forum

“The Common Good –
How the voluntary sector changes the world”

Join us for the Regional Forum inaugural annual lecture by Julia Unwin CBE, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Monday 19th January 2009, Leeds Town Hall.

For more information and to book your place, contact the Forum, e-mail: mailto:office@regionalforum.org.uk

The Regional Forum provides a coherent regional voice for the voluntary and community sector in Yorkshire and the Humber.

It is a member led network of networks with over 150 members. The Forum brings together voluntary and community sector organisations to ensure that the sector has the right support and structures to contribute to regional activity.

The Forum’s work focuses on tackling the disadvantage and disconnection which exist across Yorkshire and the Humber. The Forum believes that by placing the voluntary and community sector at the heart of the region, we can create an inclusive and vibrant region – with a high quality of life for all. The Regional Forum supports, develops and advocates for a VCS that is increasingly...effective, influential, healthy and connected.

The work of the Regional Forum covers a range of areas:

For further information about the Regional Forum, visit the about us page or call us on 0113 394 2300.

What's New?

Policy briefing on the Government response to the SNR consultation and the implications for the VCS

Last updated:
8th December 2008

VCS Regional Infrastructure and Networks Yorkshire and the Humber

Last updated:
24th November 2008

The Compact Debate - Response

Last updated:
19th November 2008

Latest News

Regional GVA tops £87bn
Gross Value Added (GVA) for Yorkshire and The Humber totalled £87.4bn in 2007, compared to £82.9bn in 2006, an annual increase of £4.5bn or 5.5 per cent. GVA per head rose from £16,114 in 2006 to £16...

Increasing adult participation in sport through a thriving third sector
The Sport Partnership Pilot Project NAVCA is running a national pilot project to develop greater partnership working between sport and local infrastructure organisations. Funded by Sport England, t...

Monitoring poverty and social exclusion (MPSE) 2008
This is the tenth anniversary of MPSE annual reports, which provide an independent assessment of the progress being made in eliminating poverty and social exclusion in Britain. This report uses off...

Upcoming Events

16/01/2009: How to change the world! Improving support for campaigning in Yorkshire & the Humber
Venue: Old Broadcasting House, Leeds Time: 9.30am – 4pm An event, part of the ‘campaigning’ strand of Improving Support, which brings together resources, evidence and good practice to help third s...

19/01/2009: The Regional Forum Inaugural Annual Lecture
Venue: Leeds Town Hall Time: 5.30pm We are delighted that Julia Unwin CBE, the Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, will be giving the first Regional Forum annual lecture on the cr...

19/01/2009: The Regional Forum AGM
Venue: Leeds Town Hall Time: 3.00pm The Regional Forum will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Monday 19th January 2009 at Leeds Town Hall, there will elections for the Trustee Boardand ther...