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Seamus McAleavey

Seamus McAleavey. You Say You Want Innovation and Results - Do You Really?. http:// www.nicva.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/Picture%207.png. State of the Sector VI. 5000 active organisations 189,000 volunteers 30000 voluntary Board members 26773 paid workforce.

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Seamus McAleavey

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  1. Seamus McAleavey

  2. You Say You Want Innovation and Results - Do You Really?

  3. http://www.nicva.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/Picture%207.pnghttp://www.nicva.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/Picture%207.png

  4. State of the Sector VI • 5000 active organisations • 189,000 volunteers • 30000 voluntary Board members • 26773 paid workforce

  5. Innovation, Results and Governance? • Improving financial relationships with the third sector: Guidance to funders and purchasers May 2006 HM Treasury • “The main determinant of the financial relationship is the nature of the intended outcomes”. • Is procurement now the only show in town?

  6. Funding Mechanisms • A grant is a financial transfer used to fund an activity that is in broad alignment with the funder’s objectives. • Grant-in-aid is a payment to finance the costs of a body operating at arms' length. • Procurement is the acquisition of goods and services in line with the government's policy of value for money, normally achieved through competition.

  7. Light at the end of the tunnel? • Creating Effective Partnerships between Government and the Voluntary and Community Sector NIAO 2010 • PAC Report November 2011 • Addressing Bureaucracy DSD 2013 • Need greater focus on outcomes rather than process of spend • Value for money

  8. Grants and Innovation • Pilot ideas • Fill gaps in services • Develop new methods • Respond to new pressures • Start a new cycle of change

  9. Governance and Innovation • Governance processes are not an end • More emphasis has to be placed on value for money • Focus should be on outcome we are trying to achieve • This requires a cultural shift led from the top

  10. Seamus McAleavey

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