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Local Area Agreements

Local Area Agreements. Involving the Voluntary and Community Sector. VCS in Local Area Agreements – Why bother?. Local knowledge Local contacts Access to hard to reach communities Experience of ‘what works?’ Added value - access to other funding, volunteering etc.

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Local Area Agreements

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  1. Local Area Agreements Involving the Voluntary and Community Sector

  2. VCS in Local Area Agreements – Why bother? • Local knowledge • Local contacts • Access to hard to reach communities • Experience of ‘what works?’ • Added value - access to other funding, volunteering etc

  3. Barriers to VCS involvement • Getting to the table • Keeping up with government agendas • Lack of resources to involve VCS in Local Area Agreements • Rolling out through commissioning and procurement

  4. What will help? • Making contacts with VCS networks - • Local Councils for Voluntary Service • Voluntary Sector Training Forums • Other networks

  5. What will help? • VCS Friendly Outcomes • Supporting Social Entrepreneurs • Volunteering as a route to employment • Support for hard to reach communities

  6. What will help? • Accessible Commissioning • Smaller contracts • Contract for small grants • Involvement in developing tenders • Appropriate output requirements • Timescales • Capacity building • Brokered programmes

  7. Further information • Louise Garner, LVSC 020 7700 8201 • louise@lvsc.org.uk • For further information and resources, go to www.lvsc.org.uk/laa

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