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East Midlands Regional Volunteering Conference 9th September 2009 Sarah Benioff, Deputy Director, Office of the Third S

Contents. About OTSOur Work in East MidlandsGovernment and VolunteeringWhere next for volunteering?Where next for OTS?. What is the Office of the Third Sector? . . Set up in May 2006, based in the Cabinet Office.Vision - A thriving third sector, enabling people to change society.AimsEnable

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East Midlands Regional Volunteering Conference 9th September 2009 Sarah Benioff, Deputy Director, Office of the Third S

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    1. East Midlands Regional Volunteering Conference 9th September 2009 Sarah Benioff, Deputy Director, Office of the Third Sector, Cabinet Office

    2. Contents About OTS Our Work in East Midlands Government and Volunteering Where next for volunteering? Where next for OTS?

    3. What is the Office of the Third Sector?

    4. Our work in the East Midlands

    5. Our Work in the East Midlands - Continued Community Assets Programme – This programme has funded the renovation and refurbishment of two run-down community centres in the East Midlands, which will be transferred from local authority to third sector ownership. Grants awarded are for Ł1.27 million. Targeted Support Fund – In the East Midlands, a total of 32 organisations have been awarded grants of between Ł10,000 to Ł40,000, enabling them to provide recession-focused support to their communities this year. The grants are worth Ł778,883 in total. CapacityBuilders Modernisation Fund – 81 bursaries worth Ł1k have been offered to organisations in the East Midlands. The bursaries buy advice on collaboration or merger. The second phase of funding will be opening shortly.

    6. Why does the Government support volunteering? Community benefits. Cohesion- bringing people together Reducing isolation Individual benefits. Increased self confidence Improving skills Route into training or employment Benefits to public services. Helping services relate to service users needs Reaching those that can be ‘hard to reach’

    7. OTS aims for volunteering

    8. Volunteering is important across Government

    9. Gaps to address

    10. Future focus of OTS Volunteering Policy

    11. New Volunteering Programmes Access to Volunteering, focusing on removing barriers to disabled people volunteering. Intergenerational Volunteering: Generations Together Volunteer Managers programme, continuing the focus on best practice. DWP programme: volunteering brokerage for unemployed Continuing to tackle barriers and confusion with guidance on the new Vetting and Barring Scheme

    12. What happens next in OTS? Challenges: The economic downturn Improving the evidence base to prove the value of the Third Sector. Challenges of contracting culture, particularly for smaller organisations. What are we doing to support you? Economic Downturn Action Plan: Real Help for Communities National Indicators on Third Sector involvement Research Centre to build the evidence base

    13. For more information: www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/thirdsector Sarah Benioff, Deputy Director, Office of the Third Sector Sarah.Benioff@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk

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