Blog: VCSE organisations in Greater Manchester and ‘social value’ – it’s what they do

In this 10GM guest blog, Anne Lythgoe, Director of the Social Audit Network, highlights how Greater Manchester’s VCFSE organisations embody ‘social value’ as their core purpose.

While the 2012 Social Value Act aimed to achieve broader social outcomes, its focus on metrics has often sidelined the sector’s intrinsic contributions. Anne calls for a strategic approach that values the role of VCFSE organisations in fostering wellbeing, environmental improvements, and community benefit, moving beyond transactional models to deliver meaningful change.

Read it here.

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