Peer Into Success Organisational Improvement Programme Thursday 30 th September 2010 GMCVO

1. Peer Into SuccessOrganisational Improvement ProgrammeThursday 30th September 2010GMCVO Capacity Building and Mentoring Support for BME and RCO Organisations Greater Manchester BME Network MCCR 141-143 Princess Road Manchester M14 4RE www.greatermanchesterbmenetwork.org.uk

2. Peer into Success P R O G R A M M E Chair: Khan Moghal MCCR Alex Whinnom Director GMCVO The ‘Big Society’ Keynote Speech: Fiona Sheil Public Service Delivery Network NCVO Contracting & Commissioning – the National Scene GMVSS Programmes of Support for Greater Manchester VCS: Adrienne Hunter GMVSS Consortium Development Officer Peer into Success: Nathalie Long Project Officer, GM BMEN Workshops • Health & Social Care • Children & Young People • Employment & training • Information & Advice Round-up of Key points: Atiha Chaudry Chair GM BME Network Lunch & Networking

3. Peer into Success Alex Whinnom Director GMCVO The ‘Big Society’

4. Peer into Success Fiona Sheil Public Service Delivery Network NCVO Contracting & Commissioning the National Scene

5. Peer into Success Adrienne Hunter GMVSS Consortium Development Officer NCVO GMVSS Programmes of Support for Greater Manchester VCS

6. Peer into Success Q & A

7. Peer into Success B R E A K

8. Peer into Success Nathalie Long Project Officer, Greater Manchester BME Network Peer into Success

9. Peer into Success PROJECT SUMMARY • Greater Manchester BME Network Project • Products • Training • Roadshows • Stakeholder Events • Workshops • Newsletters • Website • NEW for Year 2: Organisational Improvement known as ‘Peer Into Success’

10. Peer into Success OBJECTIVES • Provide capacity building support for BME and Refugee voluntary or community organisations • Improve confidence in engaging in tendering of services • Encourage networking and sharing of skills, experience and knowledge within the sector

11. Peer into Success WHAT IS ON OFFER? • Thematic Approach • Needs Analysis / Health Checks • Identify Capacity Building Support and link into services • Match with Peer Mentor for informal support • Added value from GMBMEN through; workshops, training and other GMBMEN resources and staff support

12. Peer into Success WHO IS IT FOR? • BME and Refugee Voluntary & Community Organisations that want to be engaged in the delivery of public service contracts and get themselves ‘tender-ready’ WHO WILL BE INVOLVED? • Local capacity building organisations • Generic VCS organisations • Experienced colleagues to act as mentors • National capacity building providers • GMBMEN project partners

13. Peer into Success HOW WILL IT WORK? • Todays event – Expression of Interest – will also be sent out to stakeholders to distribute with a mid-Oct deadline • Selection stage • Briefing session for selected organisations with capacity builders and peer mentors • Healthcheck/Needs Analysis – result in action plan • Support from capacity builders, mentors and GMBMEN staff to work through action plan • Y2 support will take place between October – June 2011

14. Peer into Success ENGAGING THE WIDER SECTOR & ADDING VALUE • Tapping into national and regional capacity building programmes e.g. NAVCA tendering support & Business Link NW leadership programme • Looking at working across districts and pooling support to bring local offers to the wider district (GM) e.g. PQASSO @ Rochdale, tendering support @ Wigan & Leigh CVS

15. Peer into Success Q & A

16. WORKSHOPS • Health & Social Care – ROOM 6 • Children & Young People – ROOM 7 • Information & Advice – ROOM 5 • Employment & Training – ROOM 3 If you cannot remember what workshop you are signed up for lists are pinned up in the main room or see at the reception desk

17. Peer into Success Atiha Chaudry Chair GM BME Network Round-up of Key points

18. NEXT STEP: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORMS

19. Peer into Success Lunch & Networking

20. Peer into Success Thank You And Goodbye