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Infrastructure support for Collaboration with BAME organisations in Southwark. Truly Johnston, Development Officer, Community Action Southwark. About CAS. T hree key strategic functions for the voluntary and community sector in Southwark: support , influence and providing connections .
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Infrastructure support for Collaboration with BAME organisations in Southwark Truly Johnston, Development Officer, Community Action Southwark
About CAS • Three key strategic functions for the voluntary and community sector in Southwark: support, influence and providing connections. • We equip voluntary organisations and community groups in Southwark with the tools and information they need to help them make a difference in the communities they work in.
Development Support • One-to-one surgeries – 62 BAME groups in the last year. • Training • Joint work with Southwark Refugee Communities Forum (SRCF) • Bespoke work – Governance reviews
The groups we work with • 1,125 registered charities in Southwark (+ many more grassroots groups!) • 270 members of CAS • 17% of our members are BAME focused or MRCOs • 1 in 2 of our members expect increased collaboration over the next year • 1 in 4 expect to compete more with others
Support for collaboration between BAME and MRCO groups 2013 Collaboration and Partnership Support Programme Think Resources Learn Training Support Consultancy Bringing groups together to support collaboration Support for merger
Aspirations for the future • Targeted networking sessions • More partnership work with BAME and MRCO infrastructure groups • Small groups network • Exploring different support options.