Other Regional BME Networks
- Yorkshire and the Humber BME Information service
The BME Information Service of Yorkshire and The Humber Regional Forum promotes effective and sustainable regional and sub-regional Black and Minority Ethnic community and voluntary sector infrastructure. It’s aims are:- communicate key developments in the voluntary and community sector and regional policy with particular reference to BME issues
- offer opportunities to share best practice
- publicise relevant news and events
- provide networking opportunities
- BECON - Black Ethnic Minority Community Organisations' Network
BECON is the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) voluntary and community organisations network for the North East. It has committed volunteers had been working on the project for the first 3 years, then a successful bid was submitted to the Active Community Unit in the Home Office in October 2000 to support the development of the network. It’s committed to:- Challenging oppression and the exclusion of black people;
- Promoting, supporting and providing information and training opportunities to the BME voluntary and community sector in the North East;
- Facilitating BME groups to network, support each other, share experiences and resources, and influence decision makers
- 1 North West
One North West is the regional network for the black and minority ethnic voluntary and community sector in the North West of England.
- Voice East Midlands
Voice East Midlands is a new and exciting addition to the regional framework of the East Midlands. It was originally formed in May 1999, with the encouragement and support of the Home Office, to enable the East Midlands Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) Voluntary and Community Sector to influence the regional agenda for the benefit of BME organisations and communities. It’s objectives are:- To unlock funding for the BME Voluntary Sector at a regional level
- To increase the effectiveness of the BME Voluntary Sector through capacity building support.
- To be an informed voice on behalf of the BME Voluntary Sector and promote its interests at a regional level.
- MiNet - (Minority Network)
MiNet (hosted by ROTA) is the regional network of networks of the BME voluntary and community sector for London. MiNet is funded by the Home Office as the BME strand of the regional voluntary sector network for London, to:- Unlock further funding for the BME sector at the regional level
- Advocate effectively for the sector at regional level to ensure that it is consulted and recognised as valuable in different policy areas and across the sector
- Increase the effectiveness of the sector through the provision of information, advice, representation, training, publication, and development services
- BSWN (Black South West Network)
BSWN’s aims to provide access to information on policy and funding programmes, supported by an online capacity building and advice service.- Unlock further funds for the sector at a regional level
- Advocate effectively at a regional level
- Ensure that the sector is consulted and recognised
- Increase the effectiveness of the sector through the provision of advice, information, training, representation, publications and development services