Fiona Sheil was responsible for co-ordinating NCVO’s programme of seminars, training and advice work on public service commissioning and procurement. Fiona left NCVO in October 2013 but we have retained her blog posts for reference.
A bridge between two worlds is a report which explores what is being done by local support and development organisations, working in partnership with public bodies, to develop, promote and shape really good, intelligent, local commissioning practices. It draws on a year long series of seminars held across England on ways to successfully influence the commissioning of third sector organisations and services. [Extracted from NAVCA website]