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Our Place, Getting Going Benwell and Scotswood Community Action Planning July 2014

Our Place, Getting Going Benwell and Scotswood Community Action Planning July 2014. Agenda. 2pm Welcome, Introductions, Context Getting Going Phase Proposal for Benwell and Scotswood Timeframe for this phase 3pm Identifying priorities and development groups Next steps.

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Our Place, Getting Going Benwell and Scotswood Community Action Planning July 2014

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  1. Our Place, Getting Going Benwell and Scotswood Community Action Planning July 2014

  2. Agenda 2pm • Welcome, Introductions, Context • Getting Going Phase • Proposal for Benwell and Scotswood • Timeframe for this phase 3pm • Identifying priorities and development groups • Next steps

  3. Partners engaged

  4. What is the Our Place Programme? • Package of support to help neighbourhoods develop detailed plans for their local area • First phase was to find out what priorities were • Second phase to develop detailed Operational plans • 141 successful areas (Benwell and Scotswood one of these) • 9 others in the North East (2 in Newcastle)

  5. Proposed approach for getting going phase for Benwell and Scotswood Design Groups mtg 1 Design Groups mtg 2 Design Groups mtg 3 Operational Plan Partnership Group Meeting Identify priority themes Scope out activities and themes Logic chain models Advisor Pool to offer expertise and skill share SkillsbridgeBrokerage Services to all VCS partners On-going communication to all partners July August/September October/November

  6. Proposed Approach • Partnership Meeting to discuss phase 2 and identify broad priority/ies • Development groups (3) to be established • Roles and responsibilities of development groups identified • Membership of development group discussed • Register VCS with SkillsBridge • Match to businesses to address issues

  7. Role of Design Group/s • Take the priority areas and consider key activities and services that have been proposed • Prioritise these and identify 1-2 initiatives to be costed out in detail • Develop these “ideas” into firm fully costed proposals outlining the proposed benefits they will bring to the area

  8. Membership/Responsibilities of Design Group • Key player in priority area • Able to commit one staff/volunteer to participate fully in all groups • At least 3 sessions per group so looking at a commitment of 6 hours • Staff/volunteer be able, willing, knowledgeable about the service area • Chair? (VCS? SkillsBridge? Advisor?)

  9. Advisor Expertise Pool • Recruit 5-6 SkillsBridge advisors with expertise in relevant areas ( VCS, impact, priority area, capacity building, facilitation etc.) • Could Chair groups? • Could help to facilitate groups? • Could sit in on groups and offer advice/expertise?

  10. Brokerage 121 support • All VCS will be registered with SkillsBridge • Areas of need will be explored building on priorities identified in Phase 1 or new ones • SkillsBridge will offer advisors to build capacity and address project needs • Have already matched a few organisations • All part of helping to achieve VCS sustainability

  11. Communication • Weekly update to all partnership • Separate page on SkillsBridge website we will use to keep things up to date • Keep events calendar updated • Other websites can link into the website

  12. Partnership Roles

  13. Cost Benefit Analysis • Our place keen on CBA • Mandatory for all groups to develop logic chains (problem, solution, outcomes, impact) • Depending on complexity of programme might request a full CBA • SkillsBridge will lead on this but more about this in development groups

  14. Timeline for Getting Going phase • Submission of logic model 1st September • Submit Draft Operation plan – 21st November • Peer Review – November to mid January • Final sign off – February • DCLG to sign off in March 2015 • Going Further phase April 2015

  15. Resources and funding • Going Further • Working with NCC and ward budgets to fund identified projects • Sourcing other funding? Lotteries Reaching Communities? Newcastle Fund? • Collaborative approach and separate VCS bids

  16. Key benefits to partnership Operational plan that will be a useful resource to use to bid for funders have conversations about funding etc. VCS able to take advantage of opportunities

  17. Level of involvement

  18. Themes from Phase 1

  19. Task 1 • Handouts (work in groups of 3-4) each group to focus on 1 priority area • Is there anything missing from the priorities? • How would you rate each of the priority themes including any you identified as missing. High, Medium or Low.

  20. Task 2 Reflecting on your organisation and your own work which of these themes would be most relevant for you/other staff or volunteer to get involved with and work in in partnership? Complete feedback form to let us know how you wish to engage

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