CSV Vocal Project and Personalisation

Jemma MindhamBusiness Development Manager

● Context

● CSV

● Project Model

● Challenges

● Enablers

● Actions

● Changes

● Plans

National Adult Social Care Policy

● To promote personalisation, choice and control

● To enable disabled people to access opportunities for work and community participation

● To make the most effective use of individual, community and state resources at a time of reduced public expenditure.

To ensure services are person centred, outcomes focused, and able to be purchased directly by the end user

Context

CSV

● 50 years

● Community and individual focused

● BBC Action Desks, RSVP, Part Time and Full Time volunteering, Learning Centres

● Low staff:volunteer ratio

● One central finance system

● Grants and SLAs

CSV Vocal Project

● Established in 1989

● SLA – 80 individuals per annum

● West Norfolk

● Supported Volunteering

● 5 staff members

● 30 volunteers

Challenges

● Financial: Unit costs Daily rate Finance system Value for money – what does this mean?

● Geographical Can area cover finance requirements? Risk Analysis

● Contractual Flexible service Contract needed for individuals

Enablers

● Person-centred service provision

● Volunteer roles established

● CSV experience in other fields

● Reputation

● Unique service provision

● Opportunity to expand – geographically and in provision type

● Opportunity for partnerships

Actions

Market Research

Analysis of existing provision and set up

Cost/benefit analysis

Risk Analysis

Business Plan

Funding Opportunities

Changes

Established new project plan

New services – training, expansion, social inclusion

Applied for new grants – new staffing to support service

Developed new volunteer roles

Marketing and Communication plan

Developed new finance system

COMMUNICATED

Outcomes

Individual

Local Public Services

Community

ResilienceEmpowerment

PersonalisationContribution

Plans

Never sit still!

Partnership working

Outcomes

Monitoring

Further develop the model to show impact

“I feel a sense of achievement in doing something to contribute…”

“Non disabled people take it for granted when they want to do something like volunteering.”

“I really enjoyed meeting the people I support and feel in a

small way I can make a difference”