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Our partners
One of COVER's biggest strengths is its partnership working with many different organisations both within and outside of the sector. This page lists a few of our key partners. A full list of our members is available on our 'Membership' page. For more information about our partnership working you could visit our 'Networking and Representation' section, our 'Projects' section or our 'Learning and Skills' section.
National
 | Regional Voices is the collective name for all the COVER equivalent organisations, one in each region. The chief executives of these organisations meet quarterly to discuss issues facing the sector, share experiences and best practice, and identify joint working opportunities. There is also a policy officers network and a communication officers network. For more information you can visit http://www.regionalvoices.net/ |
 | COVER is a member of NAVCA, which is the national voice of local third sector infrastructure in England. We share information and publicise their events and training courses to the sector via our e-bulletin. For more information you can visit http://www.navca.org.uk/ |
 | The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) campaigns for the sector, produces publications, networking and training events, and consultancy support. They also run 'Third Sector Foresight', which provides strategic insight and planning tools for the voluntary and community sector. For more information about NCVO you can visit http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/
For more information about Third Sector Foresight you can visit http://www.3s4.org.uk/ |
Regional
Working at the regional level we have good working relationships with many organisations. The Eastern Region Infrastructure Network (ERIN) provides an opportunity for regional voluntary and community sector organisations to work in partnership and share knowledge and information, and more information about our partners is available on that page. We have listed below a few of our key partners only.
 | The Government Office for the East of England brings together into a single operation the varied regional activities of a range of Government departments with the aim of making the region a better place to live and work in. They are the Government's eyes and ears in the region as they communicate messages and ensure an East of England input to the policy-making process at the centre. For more information you can visit http://www.gos.gov.uk/goeast/ |
 | The East of England Development Agency is the Regional Development Agency working to improve the economy in the East of England. Under recent government restructures EEDA has also taken on responsibility for the skills agenda in the region, and have an increased role in the development and implementation of regional policy more widely. EEDA fund five regional third sector networks including COVER. For more information you can visit http://www.eeda.org.uk/ |
 | MENTER is the regional network for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) voluntary organisations and communities. They work to promote equalities and develop the sector. MENTER is one of the five regional third sector other networks supported by funding from EEDA. For more information you can visit http://www.menter.org.uk/ |
 | Rural Action East (RAE)'s members are the six county Rural Community Councils of the East of England. RAE is one of the five regional third sector other networks supported by funding from EEDA. For more information you can visit http://www.ruralactioneast.org.uk/ |
 | East of England Faiths Council (EEFC) facilitates the major faith traditions represented in the region in making input to regional strategy and issues, and promotes the contribution of faiths to the life and well being of the region. EEFC is one of the five regional third sector networks supported by funding from EEDA. For more information you can visit http://www.eefaithscouncil.org.uk/ |
 | SEEE’s aim is to support and promote our social enterprise sector as a valuable part of the region's economy which also has significant social impact. SEEE is one of the five regional third sector networks supported by funding from EEDA. For more information you can visit http://www.seee.co.uk/ |
Subregional
Many local and subregional organisations are members of COVER. In particular, we partner with each of the subregional consortia in the region, who are a first port of call for local voluntary and community sector organisations looking for support and advocacy services. We partner with each of these subregional consortia through Regional Infrastructure Services East (RISE), and contact details for each can be found on that page.
