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Social Growth in Northumberland

Social Growth in Northumberland. Northumbria University Presentation 07/11/2012. Drivers for Change Revised Approach to Infrastructure New Partnership Volunteering/Activism The Future?. Overview. Contributing factors that meant NCC wanted to look at doing things differently

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Social Growth in Northumberland

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  1. Social Growth in Northumberland Northumbria University Presentation 07/11/2012

  2. Drivers for Change Revised Approach to Infrastructure New Partnership Volunteering/Activism The Future? Overview

  3. Contributing factors that meant NCC wanted to look at doing things differently Local Government Reorganisation (2009) VCS infrastructure often reflecting district geographies Public Sector Cuts Coalition Policy – Open Public Services, Big Society Drivers for Change

  4. Revised Approach • Commitment to small grants remained • Undertake a review of funding to Infrastructure groups • Scrutiny and Cross Party Members group • Started with 20 % reduction in the budget • Evaluation involving Third Sector Development Unit at Teesside University/ Northern Rock Third Sector Trend (NRTST) work • Focus on support services rather than support organisations

  5. Commissioning Process • Used a competitive grants process – this is an area that needs to be explored • Partnership approach encouraged • Phased so could have dialogue between bidders if desired • Outcomes based, included social value clause (before social value act) • Two key areas – providing support and effective influence and representation

  6. New Partnership • Charity, Social enterprise and private sector partnership - Connect4Change • Continuum of Support - Firm Foundations, Developing and Delivering, Established and Enterprising • Audit on the support required by the sector • Commissioning approach to meet identified needs • Developing a VCS Assembly • Impact measurement

  7. Work to Date • As a result of the audit following areas commissioned • Strategic Approach to Volunteering • Funding Advice and Support • Community Buildings and Assets • Building and Improving Organisational Performance – skills, quality, outcomes planning • Organisational Leadership – trustee support • Business support – back office, bulk purchasing • Single Equalities Forum

  8. Volunteering/Activism • Important to the challenges facing Northumberland, older people, rural services, peripheral economy • Need for common language around what we mean – not just about brokerage also about “lending a hand” • Lot of work to be done, commission from C4C the start • Other areas of current policy work Centre for Local Economic Strategies, Institute for local Governance and Social Enterprise development, findings form NRTST

  9. The Future • Council developing Social Growth Strategy – volunteering integral along with role of social enterprise, strength of VCS. • Very challenging environment – quite a bit of recognition from outside, within Northumberland degree of negativity, loss of their money • Volunteering in a much better place, shared understanding of what we mean, and how we support it • Cross sector activity, public, private and VCS • Able to evidence having an impact

  10. Direction of Travel Past Future Develop approach to Social Growth Cross sector approach Commissioning with grants Focus on infrastructure services Social enterprise attitudes integral • Focus on Economic Growth • Volunteering preserve of VCS • Repeat grants • Focus on infrastructure bodies • Social enterprise seen as separate

  11. Thank you Kirsten Francis Principal Policy Officer Transformation Group Northumberland County Council County Hall Morpeth NE61 2EF Telephone: 01670 624741 Email: Kirsten.Francis@northumberland.gov.uk Website:www.northumberland.gov.uk connect4change The Fourways Amble, Northumberland NE65 0DR Telephone: 01665 713109 Email: contact@connect4change.co.uk Website: www.connect4change.co.uk

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