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Patrick Nash recent presentation from the ACEVO Midlands forum. Patrick comments on the funding crisis that charities are having to come to terms with.TRANSCRIPT
Patrick Nash, Chief Executive, Connect Assist
Are you ready to respond?Service delivery in a cost constrained environment Midlands Forum
Adapting to change: Keeping your organisation strong and sustainable
Dec 2010
www.connectassist.co.uk
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Key Question
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Is your organisation ready to do more with less?
As services get cut there is more call on the services of the voluntary sector – the CABs and similar groups will be inundated at a time when they’re experiencing cuts themselves.Richard Caulfield, Chief Executive of Voluntary sector North West
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Social Value
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Social Enterprise Bill - Government suppliers will need to demonstrate:
Economic outcomes
Social outcomes
Environmental benefits
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Three-fold pressures
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Diminishing resources will result from:
Increased demand for services
Greater requirements to quantify social impact and value
Reduced funding
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Opportunity
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So, what is the opportunity
available to us?
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Five lessons I’ve learnt
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1 Online contact is not the poor relation
2 Excluding web contact excludes vulnerable people
3 You can build authentic relationships online
4 Output is meaningless, outcomes are essential
5 Efficient services will appeal to funders
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Recap
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Extend your channels of communication
Cut out unnecessary cost
Outsource some of your services to expert providers
Form commercial partnerships with others
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Resources
Discussion paperAre you ready to respond? Measuring effectiveness
with technologyhttp://www.connectassist.co.uk/measuring-effective
ness
Case StudyA4ehttp://www.connectassist.co.uk/case-studies/a4e
Contact me [email protected] Tel: 01443 827 600
The developing role of the voluntary sector
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