There's still time to have your say: Getting things right for the Lancashire VCSFE sector

There's still time to have your say on the Impact Exchange Network's current consultation, which will us complement what you and your colleagues in the VCSFE already do.
As a reminder, Paul Harrison (Awake Accountancy) and I have spent much of 2025 designing and launching the Impact Exchange Network—a collaborative forum where charities, CICs and social enterprises from across Lancashire meet with experienced practitioners to swap practical ideas, troubleshoot live challenges, and spark partnerships.

To move to our next phase of implementation we need your help.
We’re using our November and December sessions as a short consultation series and would love you to join us.
What we’re asking from you

• Spaces are still available for this Thursday's event, so please reserve your seat today.

• Join us at one or both of the November and December sessions to steer the format and focus.
• Nominate/introduce group leads in your network who’d benefit from being in the room.
• If helpful, we have 1–2 guest speaker slots available in November/December for topics aligned to your work.

What’s on the table

• And experienced connectors across wide ranging networks able to connect community facing organisations with products and services that respond to their needs. 

• Funding readiness & bid strategy (what funders actually want to see)
• Governance & reporting that saves time (not adds it)
• Measuring social value beyond the £—capturing the outcomes your services prevent and enable
• Practical read-across from the Autumn Statement/Budget for VCSE organisations

Dates & details

• Session 1: Thursday 13th November, 10am-12noon, Grand Hotel, Blackpool.  Book here
• Session 2: Thursday 11th December 10am-12noon, Grand Hotel, Blackpool. Book here