The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) is the only membership based organisation in the UK which is dedicated to economic development, regeneration and local governance. Founded in 1986, CLES is a unique independent think and doing organisation with charitable status. CLES combines a thinking policy research element alongside a doing consultancy trading arm. In all of CLES’ work, the challenge of delivering local economic development alongside progressive environmental and social benefits is a common theme.
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Press Release- Grants are vital to ensuring that the VCS preserves its role in civil society, argues CLES and VSNW
4 Mar 2010
The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES)[1] and Voluntary Sector North West [2] have published a ‘think piece’ arguing that the move from a grant to contract-based funding relationship is potentially damaging for the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS).
Press Release- Funding for economic development is not reaching practitioners who need it, CLES finds at the launch of their Network for Local Economic Assessment
4 Mar 2010
At an event held by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) [1] to mark the launch of their Network for Local Economic Assessment, it was revealed that, in many cases, funding earmarked for local authorities to undertake the Duty to construct Local Economic Assessment (LEA) is not reaching economic development departments.
Before local authorities can begin on the maths they must master the geography
9 Feb 2010
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Thinkpiece grant making with the voluntary sector
4 Mar 2010
Grants are vital to ensuring that the VCS preserves its role in civil society
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Delivering economic development and regeneration
16 Mar 2010
This one day course will help delegates to improve their understanding of the delivery of economic development.
Introduction to evaluation
22 Mar 2010
This popular CLES training course is designed to provide an introduction to evaluation and has been designed specifically for delegates with little or no experience of undertaking project or programme evaluation.
Local economic development
15 Apr 2010 - 16 Apr 2010
This two day course provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of local economic development.
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