The Third Sector Forum
The Third Sector Forum puts the principles of the Third Sector Partnership into practice by bringing together Third Sector Organisations from across North East Lincolnshire to tackle specific issues and activities.
About the Third Sector Forum
The Forum meets bi-monthly with an AGM held yearly to select representatives from the sector.
Third Sector Organisations in North East Lincolnshire are welcome to join up with the Third Sector Forum. (see information about membership here).
The Forum has a number of sub-groups known as Working Groups which are focused on specific work programmes. The four Working Groups are:
Children and Young Peoples Services (CYPS)
Economic Development, Enterprise and Environment (EDEE)
Healthy Communities and Older People (HCOP)
Safer and Stronger Communities (SSC)
The groups can be contacted through their Chairs or Co-Chairs – information about the Third Sector representatives are here.
The direction for the Third Sector Forum and Third Sector Partnership is set through the Pioneer Group which has a number of representatives taken from the membership of the Forum .
The Third Sector Forum is supported and empowered through the Third Sector Hub operating from VANEL. The Hub provides secretariat services into the Forum and Partnership, organises and managed meetings, events and activities and helps wih the developmental work for the Partnership as a whole and the members in it.
Getting involved
If your organisation is not already involved then you may be eligible to join up with the Third Sector Forum, attend meetings and keep informed and connected. Your organisation may also align with one of the specifc Working Group agendas and you may wish to approach the chairs or co-chairs and get yourselves involved.
Often however, events are organised which are opened up to those not formally part of the Third Sector Forum membership. You are welcome to attend these.
Information about the activities of the Third Sector Partnership are also gradually becoming available through this website and is available to all. You can become involved still further by registering on this website which will allow you to post comments or get involved in the discussion boards.
The Third Sector Partnership is wider that the activities of the Third Sector Forum. VANEL and other Third Sector representatives are participating in a variety of groups, partnership, networks and committees to give a voice to the sector as a whole. Even if you are unable to participate fully within the activities of the Third Sector Forum you are encouraged to keep in communication with representatives of the groups to esnure you keep informed.