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This year, Lancashire CRN’s Annual Conference is All About You ..!. Transforming Local Infrastructure and You Liz Tapner Selnet Ltd | Lancashire CRN Chair. Tuesday 14 th February 2012 | Leyland. Liz Tapner Selnet - Enterprise Network Manager Social Enterprise Lancashire Network.
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This year, Lancashire CRN’s Annual Conference is All About You..! Transforming Local Infrastructure and You Liz Tapner Selnet Ltd | Lancashire CRN Chair Tuesday 14th February 2012 | Leyland
Liz TapnerSelnet - Enterprise Network ManagerSocial Enterprise Lancashire Network February 2012
Aims of the Presentation Introduction to Selnet Ltd Lancashire wide operation and membership OCS fund - Transforming Local Infrastructure (TLI) Key purpose of the TLI fund The partners Key Indicators and features
SELNET Core objectives • Raise profile of Social Enterprise in the community and promote them as a business option • Represent interests of SE sector in general and members in particular • Provide and facilitate mutual support amongst Social Enterprises • Provide business development support to start-up and established Social Enterprises.
SELNET-Current Services • Membership • Trade directory • Database of Lancashire Social Businesses • Networking and Collaboration • Proven track record support for SE’s • Key events – Tradeshow/Awards • Leading the Lancashire TLI programme
Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund • £30m investment opportunity from OCS • Investment for Lancashire £598k • Selnet will lead partners and accountable to the funder • Rationalisation of current infrastructure to support VC&F orgs and social enterprise.
Transforming Local Infrastructure Key Purpose of the fund....... • There will be no further government funding for infrastructure development. • Public money will be in short supply – locally and nationally. • An end to free services. • VC&F orgs and social enterprise need to fund there own infrastructure needs. • VC&F orgs and social enterprise greater engagement with public and private sector. • Transformation to a resilient method of support.
Lancashire position Currently 35 organisations deliver support to frontline groups.
TLI - Key Indicators • Unified services across co-terminus Lancashire • Create a new entity, incorporated body • One brand & benchmark quality • Create a virtual platform for existing infrastructure to trade with partners and frontline organisations. • Strengthen services to collectively offer more. • Ensuring frontline civil society organisations can access a wide range of high quality support.
Key features • An online portal for all activity • Brand design • Strategic review of all voluntary sector training activity against agreed and appropriate quality standards – objectives will be to rationalise, reduce duplication and remove poor quality. • Collaboration and merge advice service. • Pooling resources in a shared back office • One common diagnostic and brokerage service • Volunteer Brokerage • Integration of current communications &creation of a streamlined channel for all VCS business areas • Establish Co-Commissioning and Co-Design Agreements
Liz Tapner Enterprise Network Manager Selnet Ltd G14 PTMC Marsh Lane PRESTON PR1 8UQ Tel: 01772 200690 Mobile: 07773401251 E-mail: liz@selnet-uk.com Website: www.selnet-uk.com Thank you