Community Wellbeing

Warren Escadale, CEO of VSNW and secretariat lead for VS6

Health Summit: 12th October 2016

Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise Sector in Liverpool City Region• Over 8,600 voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE)

groups. • 5,500 of these are community organisations (64%).• The sector employs 24,000 FTE people and generates £918m GVA. • This includes over £305m in inward investment from external trusts,

funders and other sources (from outside the City Region).• There are 180,000 volunteers contributing over 500,000 hours of

voluntary action per week• This equates to £300m-equivalent in volunteering.

“Together we’re developing a new

culture of partnership and collaboration

across the city region, ensuring a future that

has communities at the heart of our city

region.” Rev Canon Dr Ellen Loudon,

Independent VS6 Chair

• Champion the role of the sector in the future of the City Region• Link in 8,600 groups and help them to collectively influence decision-

making• Offer community-driven answers to economic challenges• Provide a single point of contact for the city region’s VCFSE sector• Drive community-centred approaches to transforming health &

wellbeing

Source: Merseyside’s Vital Signs, Community Foundation for Merseyside, October 2016

How can we understand what needs to happen in our communities to create

genuine change?

Six principles for engaging people and communities

• How do we drive ‘a radical upgrade in population health prevention’ (eg social movements)?

• What models can we use to help communities take the lead in governance?

• How do we get communities driving strategies and addressing barriers as they see it?

• How do we generate community enterprise and enterprising communities?• How do we help create resourceful communities?

• Where is 'inclusive growth'?

• How can communities save costs & reduce pressure on hospitals & GPs?

• How do we develop our practical understanding of community-centred approaches to health & wellbeing?

• How can volunteering create a culture of voluntary action?

• What are the broader enablers for change (eg workforce, investment)?

Put communities in charge

Get the economics right

Get the vision togetherDrive change

Mobilising Communities Investment Framework

Philanthropy Social Investment Commissioning Grants

Private large and corporate donors Social Impact Bonds linked to public service reform

Training linked to developing finance/investment models

Strategic use of grants to mobilise communities

Fundraising events

CSR – public and private sectors

Grant and unsecured loan investment in developing community-focused

activity

Strategic use of grants to develop ‘resourceful communities’

Public sector asset transfer

Increased local impact (LM3, social value, transformation)

Local small business giving – eg Sefton4Good model; Halton

Foundation

Secured loans linked to community asset transfers, business support

‘Best Value/Best Placed’ process (with potential investment plan)

Innovation grant fund targeted at communities

Community giving

Community Banking Coproduction Strategic use of grants to hold

communities together

Micro-finance

What’s most important?1. Getting the right economics?2. Driving change in how we work?3. Putting communities in charge?4. Getting the right vision?5. All the above