sutton cvs presentation at south london roadshow, 12 may 2015
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South London ESF RoadshowOpportunities for Voluntary & Community Sector Organisations
Tuesday 12th May 2015
Hilary ChisnallOrganisational Development Officer (Interim)Sutton CVSEmail: hilary@suttoncvs.org.ukTelephone: 020 8641 9543
My involvement with European funding all started around 20 years ago in 1994/5!
-ESF
-ERDF-EQUAL-Transnational
1998 – LondonESF Capacity Building Priority 4
ESF Reflections
Lasted seven years spanning two operational Programming Terms!
ESF Priority 4
LBS
RESEARCHValuing
the VoluntarySector
ResearchReports
P’SHIPSNetworks
Cross Sectoral
Collaborative bidding
Shared learning
Innovation
capacity building
Programmeto VCO
SystemsSkills
Project Management
Social Enterprise
TrainingProgramme
Grants Pragramme
KIT
Capital Investment Programme
London’s ESF
Objective 3 Priority 4
Ex Sector ESFers …
COLLABORATIVE BIDDING
Resulted in Over £2M
Partnerships between
VCO’s and:
•Local Authority
•Private sector
•Job Centre/
+/Connexions
•Local Colleges
•NHS (ST Georges)
Supporting those furthest from the
labour market to move towards/into
meaningful employment and/or
Capacity Building VCSE sector
-View looking back-incredible
-Massive sense of achievement
-Worth it!
IT’S EASY TO BE PUT OFF!•Jargon
• Bureaucracy
• Paperwork
•Outcome £
•Audits
•Rules/Regulation
•Eligibility
YEI
Intervention Logic
LAGS
A Little Pain for
Significant Gain
Enabled us to work together in new ways to achieve
improvement to the quality of life for individuals.
ESF also brought added value for us as a sector in
so many ways. It built capacity in our local
communities, the benefits were far reaching ……
ESF has always been about
helping those individuals most
in need.
Election Individuals may be elected at an Annual general Meeting and /or by post. Individuals may be elected by; for example:The entire membershipThe ‘electoral college’ where the right to appoint trustees(s) rest with a specific group of members or stakeholders, e.g volunteers, interests groups, geographical areas.
Co option A number of trustees may be appointed by the board of trustees themselves.
Appointed from outside
One or more trustees may be appointed by an external organisation e.g a local authority.
Ex-Officio One or more trustees may be appointed by virtue of the office they hold e.g a mayor or vicar.
P’s & D’sPartnership •At the time working across sectors a new
undertaking for the sector. Initially struggled with high level priorities of some strategic partners.
•Could be a bit of a tussle to achieve equal partnership status
Development •Matching activities/actions to ESF and regional priorities whilst also ensuring relevance to local issues and sectors priorities•Match funding could be a nightmare•ESF jargon and bureaucracy •Lead organisation/Managing Risk
Delivery •The fun bit! No real problems in actual delivery of services and interventions – significant success!Administration & Project Management•Often systems and procedures were inadequate (and not just within VCS)
PARTNERSHIP-Collaboration IS in the best interests of your
beneficiaries. Together we can do more!
However….lessons learnt
1. Check that any ESF P’ship work you propose contributes to your
objectives as set out in your governing documents (Mission Drift)
2. Ensure absolute clarity and understanding of your roles and
responsibilities
3. Think about systems development, project management, risk
capacity and staffing
4. Work at building solid partnership relationships, ensure good
communication channels with accountable/lead body
5. Involve your Trustees – ultimately responsible for managing risk
and ensuring your organisation acts legally
Be Clear On What We Can Bring
to The Table
•Wide range of skills, experience and capability
•Can very often mobilise a wider range of capabilities
•Very experienced in engaging and progressing hard to
reach and vulnerable individuals (and those furthest
from the labour market)
•Experienced specialist training providers
•Innovative (new solutions to old problems)
•Value for money/SROI - (although be careful no
underselling!)
DEVELOPMENTKnowledge is key!
As a sector we seem to understand and know our
client groups very well – although can be
narrowly and locally focused.
•For ESF have to build knowledge and
awareness more widely
•Improve upon your position as the local experts
in your field
•Familiarise yourself with relevant research
reports
•Explore what key organisations are saying
•Dare I say it ? If you haven’t already read the
reports referenced in the Operational Programme
Guidance (2014-2020)
Fulfilling Potential –
Making it Happen
(Disability) Gov 2013
National Social Justice
Strategy
More Affordable
Childcare
OECD PIACC Survey
of Adult Skills
DEVELOPMENT
Look at what’s worked else where – can it be adapted and replicated?
CLLD – Community led Local Development – model used successfully in
previous European Programmes
Remember the distance that needs to be travelled by an individual
Employment
Esta, single parent, no formal qualifications, low self
esteem/confidence, suffers panic attacks, only real
interaction for last 4 years is with Homestart for 2 hrs
a week. English not her first language and Esta is a
carer for her daughter who has Aspergers and her
elderly sick mother.
Things That Don’t Change
•demand led
•actively removing barriers to engagement
•meeting a gap in provision
•aligned and building upon national policies & programmes
•applied to provide additional and complimentary interventions
•pay attention to transitions between unemployment and work (retention)
•Inclusive of solid outreach strategies to engage hardest to reach groups
•tailored to the needs of beneficiary target groups AND local employers
•Incorporate flexibility and contingency plans
• structured over a longer time frame for those facing multiple disadvantage
Development & Delivery
Concluding ThoughtsI believe there is a real opportunity here.
This New ESF Operational Programme 2014- 2020 could benefit:
1. Us as a sector
2. Your organisation
3. You as an individual, and
4. Most importantly, those in society we exist to help
• Any ESF £ pursuits, development, delivery, and accountability
on the scale of collaborative required WILL be hard work
• BUT then nothing worth doing has ever been easy
• We can reach and go where others can not - we are needed
and critical to delivery
• Worth remembering it’s the beginning of a new Programme
and as such no one can claim to be the expert …….. YET
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