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About the West Midlands

West Midlands regional infrastructure group

DWM (Destination West Midlands) works with RAWM (Regional Action West Midlands) and is the regional voice for infrastructure in the West Midlands. RAWM is the generic VCS network representing the sector at a strategic level on all issues related to the third sector.

DWM is made up of all the sub regional geographic infrastructure consortia in the West Midlands and also has representation from specialist infrastructure partners.

The Group aims to:

  • support the provision of modern infrastructure support services in the region
  • support infrastructure support services that increase the capacity of the sector
  • respond collectively to policy
  • share information and best practice
  • collaborate regionally and seek opportunities to draw funds into the sector.

Sub regional consortia

The sub regional consortia have wide and varied memberships with differing structures. All are encouraged to engage with Capacitybuilders' Improving Reach grant holders, and to ensure there are effective communication channels with respective members.

 

Key facts and figures
Area
  
Square kilometres 12,998
Rural / urban 80% rural, 20% urban.
Population
  
Size  5,367,000
Percentage of UK population 10.6
Rural / urban spread Over 50% live in urban areas
Main urban areas Birmingham, Coventry,Solihull Stoke on Trent and the Black Country
Deprivation The West Midlands has five areas within the top 50 of Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2004
Affluence Warwick and Solihull, as per IMD 2004
Ethnicity
  
Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) population 11.3%
Breakdown 7.7% Asian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin
Highest BME population 30% Birmingham
West Midlands voluntary and community sector
  
 Registered charities 12,000
 Other VCS organisations 20,000
 VCS employment  55,000 people
 Numbers in volunteering  
 VCS expenditure p.a. £3.3billion

 

 

 

Region WM

Region WM