Become a Member of Bolton Together
Working together collaboratively to improve the quality of life for communitiesThe Benefits of becoming a member include:
- Being part of a Bolton Based network of community and voluntary sector organisations delivering services for children, young people and families
- Being made aware of new funding opportunities
- The opportunity to be part of the delivery of large contracts
- Being kept informed of strategic and operational developments in Bolton
- Working collaboratively to retain investment in Bolton based providers
- Enabling the best support possible to be available to children, young people and families in Bolton
Membership Criteria
Your organisation will:
Deliver support to children, young people and/or families in Bolton
Be a registered charity or not for profit organisation
Be based in Bolton or already deliver services in Bolton
Be contract ready – this means you have the necessary policies in place for Safeguarding, Data Protection and Health and Safety and the appropriate insurance for your service offer.
“As members of Bolton Together, we feel embedded within The Bolton Family. We feel that we’re able to support young people to contribute to decisions that affect them. As a member, we’ve been able to influence commissioning, share our learning and meet other members. Bolton Together takes our needs into consideration and helps us make the case for statutory services to engage with young people in a collaborative way.”
“Home-Start HOST has been working in Bolton since early 2020 and we became members of Bolton Together straight away. It’s been a great way to meet other VCSE providers and to think about working together as a sector for the benefit of Bolton communities. It is clear that Bolton Together has the support and backing of our public services and through this relationship there is confidence in the sector and in our potential to do more across the borough. As a provider, it also helps that Bolton Together develops good relationships with potential commissioners on our behalf so that we can focus on our job of supporting families”
”Increased awareness of funding and being a part of a larger contract delivery is excellent for a smaller charity striving to provide the best possible services for Children and families across Bolton. The benefits include: Increased credibility and security in numbers – strengthening our offer. Co-operation and strength in the VCSE in co- delivery of projects. Access to local funding knowledge, increased time management as Bolton Together represents us at vital meetings. Improved chances to achieve organisational goals. Grown our networking and knowledge. Expertise and leadership commitment sharing knowledge. In summary our collaboration with Bolton Together is and has been a huge benefit to our Charity. Your Leadership helps drive our organisational strategies whilst enabling our small Team to concentrate on delivering quality services for vulnerable children and their families. Being part of a strong network of non-profit organisations in Bolton to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.”
