Enhanced co-operation and co-ordination within the voluntary sector
Build communications capacity to enable effective messaging and influencing of service provision
Making better use of existing data in order to effectively influence policy at local, regional and national level
Dipali has chaired the Project since May 2020. She also runs the West Midlands Funders Network, and undertakes funding assessments, monitoring, organisational reviews, research, strategy and business development for the third sector
Andy has been the Coordinator of the Project since March 2019. He has worked in the Public Sector for 15 years, most recently for West Midlands Police
Emily is finishing her Masters in Migration Studies at the Institute of Research into Superdiversity at UoB. She has previous experience volunteering in the sector, most recently with Birmingham Schools of Sanctuary, a branch of City of Sanctuary.
We, as a Project supporting voluntary sector organisations in the West Midlands working with migrants, have watched with alarm and concern at unfolding events following the invasion of Ukraine. Our thoughts are with the people Read more…
Following consultation, we have set a date of Thursday 27th January 2022 from 15:00 – 16:30 for our initial meeting. . Owing to ongoing uncertainty we will be hosting the meeting online, but are keen Read more…
We recently released our first Sector Assessment – BARRIERS TO MIGRANT INTEGRATION: CHALLENGES FACING MIGRANTS AND THE MIGRATION SUPPORT SECTOR IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE BLACK COUNTRY. The report has been shared widely with colleagues across Read more…