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Background Our remit to influence, communicate, capacity-build and coordinate

Community Experts Campaign 2010-2011 We provide human resources for the Big Society We deliver employability, community cohesion and wellbeing through volunteering. Background Our remit to influence, communicate, capacity-build and coordinate

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Background Our remit to influence, communicate, capacity-build and coordinate

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  1. Community ExpertsCampaign 2010-2011We provide human resources for the Big SocietyWe deliver employability, community cohesion and wellbeing through volunteering London’s leading voice for volunteering

  2. Background • Our remit to influence, communicate, capacity-build and coordinate • 2009-2010 increased collaboration and partnership working • The launch of Cameron’s Big Society agenda • The effect of the recession, and the public spending review • Our members’ activities and reach to over 10,000 VIOs, 50,000 volunteers and over 500 policymakers and communicators for the sector London’s leading voice for volunteering

  3. Campaign Strategy Aim: Government both local and national understand that good quality volunteering doesn’t happen without support from infrastructure. That this is the business support we provide to volunteer-involving organisations – we provide human resources for the Big Society. Objectives 1. Volunteer support is already happening and our role in facilitating volunteering is understood 2. Community Organisers are provided with volunteer management training by us 3. We are partners included in planning and consultation from the outset 4. Our expertise and experience is valued as much as it is by volunteers and the voluntary and community sector London’s leading voice for volunteering

  4. Key messages We want Big Society to work, and we know from ourexperience that increased participation requires interventions from people who know how to delivereffectivevolunteering. We are an efficient way of making the most of people’s precious time to be active and not get caught up in reinventing the administration to get started. Working with us more closely will deliver better value for money and give people more access to volunteering: We are good value for money, making the most of the gift of time We ask, value and support people who wouldn’t normally participate We save time and money for people to get on and be active citizens without reinventing the wheel We help people enjoy participating in their communities safely London’s leading voice for volunteering

  5. Action Plan • 1. If you don’t understand Big Society, we do! Talk to us: Webpage, Website links, Twitter, meetings, events • 2. Community Experts: Big Society in Action: Letters/emails, publishing responses, discussing with members, partners and funders • 3. Tell us what you want, give us the chance to show you we can deliver: Letter to CEOs of Local Authorities • 4. Show we are Big Society in Action: AGM discussion, OCS consultation submissions, publish key messages/letter • 5. Demonstrate our reach: Local debates, forum discussions, Open Days • 6. Direct from the Volunteers’ mouths: Quick poll of whether it would have happened without intervention/support • 7. London Debate: What DOES volunteering infrastructure do? Debate and discussion with London leaders and funders London’s leading voice for volunteering

  6. Making it easy for you to get involved • What we’ve provided • set up a webpage (communityexperts.org.uk) • key messages document • twitter 6 step set-up guide • poll statement to send out/discuss with groups and volunteers • template letter for your local authority/local councillor • (to come) holding an open day guide • set up i-volunteer group to discuss campaign use and impact • What you need to do: • Publish it, send it, talk about it, provide feedback and evidence London’s leading voice for volunteering

  7. What next? Keeping up the dialogue, repeating messages, gathering more evidence from volunteers and communities • Kirsty Palmer, Chief Executive, Volunteer Centre Kensington and Chelsea, has been twittering almost daily • Lianne Welch, B&D Volunteer Bureau, Office / CRB Manager: “We have sent out 6 copies of this letter to relevant Peoples in Barking and Dagenham”. The day we sent the template out • 42 affirmative responses from Merton organisations to our poll “Our Volunteer Centre has been invaluable in supporting us and our volunteering programme” Hassan Abu-Bakir, Admin Assistant, Volunteer Centre Merton. Feedback received on 10 December • Lizzie Saunders, VC Ealing, has included the campaign in Linked In/Big Society Network discussions and submitted her response to the OCS infrastructure consultation • Lynne Regan, VC Bexley, brought the campaign to the attention of VE’s advisory group and the regions are keen to join in • GLV received a letter from London Funders that they are monitoring our campaign and appreciated the examples and information provided London’s leading voice for volunteering

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