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Networking and Representation

Networking

Voluntary and community organisations value opportunities to network with other groups.  It provides the chance to learn, share expertise and develop contacts; it is a source of strength. It can also be motivational and supportive at times when the work and responsibilities of running a group can be challenging. Which makes networking and collaboration even more important.

The quarterly Worthing Voluntary Sector Forum  enables you to meet with colleagues from other organisations, talk about and respond to key issues affecting our communities and to promote your own work, ideas and plans. The Forum also makes formal responses on local policies to other partners. The Forum meets in February, May, September and December.

Representation

WCVS is also concerned with representation of the voluntary and community sector in policy making, both in terms of carrying it out and in trying to increase the ability of the sector to be represented around key planning tables. Some of the planning and partnership groups we currently attend, contribute to or receive  information from include:

  • Worthing & Adur Local Strategic Partnership:  'waves ahead'
  • Worthing & Adur Health & Wellbeing Partnership
  • Worthing & Adur Economic Development & Regeneration Partnership
  • Worthing & Adur Neighbourhood Action Planning Group
  • West Sussex Volunteer Centres Steering Group
  • Building Stronger Partnerships (Compact) Group
  • Worthing & Adur Chamber of Commerce
  • Community Equalities Working Group
  • The Place Group
  • West Sussex CVS's Planning & Action Network
  • West Sussex Strategic Community Safety Partnership
  • West Sussex Health & Wellbeing Board
  • West Sussex Childrens Trust Board
  • West Sussex Co-operative

If you would like more information about representation and what it means to become a representative do contact us for a chat.