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Welcome to
North East Regional Network Meeting
Locality Local Update
Debbie Lamb
Locality North EastRegional MeetingFunding Opportunities
and EventsDebbie Lamb
Community Assets and Services
• Community Asset Acquisition • Contracting• Pre-feasibility - £5k-£10k• Feasibility - £10k-£100k• http://www.sibgroup.org.uk/communityrigh
ts/
Community Led Project Support
• HCA fund• Support for:
– Community Right to Build– Planning permission for houses, shops,
community facilities• http://www.homesandcommunities.co
.uk/community-led-project-support
Coastal Communities Fund• BIG• Priorities
– Economic development– Jobs
• Closing date 30 April 2014• Grants of £50k+• BIG Coastal Communities Fund
Community Investment Fund
• SIB• £250,000 and £1m • Community based, locally led
organisations• Debt and equity funding• http://socialandsustainable.com/com
munity-investment-fund/
Prince’s Countryside Fund• Rural Areas - Four themes:
– Rural Isolation– Decline of Rural communities– Low Farming Incomes– Lack of access to training
• Closing date 10 April• http://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/
Lloyds Bank Foundation• New programme – opens April 2014
– Invest – flexible long-term core funding– Enable – smaller short term grants– Enhance – support to meet development
needs• Lloyds Bank Foundation
BIG Potential• Getting investment ready• Diagnostic• Grants for specialist support• Open now – no deadlines• http://www.sibgroup.org.uk/bigpotent
ial
• Conference in Newcastle• Friday 4th April 2014• Newcastle University Business School• http://www.socialauditnetwork.org.uk
/events-training/san-conference-2014/
Social Accounting Network
Locality Events• 12 June: North East Regional Policy
Roundtable• 8 October: North East Regional
Network Meeting• 17 and 18 November: Convention in
Cardiff
Welcome New Members
• Back on the Map – Hendon, Sunderland
Locality’s interest
• Birtley Community Partnership
Welcome New Members
• Sharing Power Solutions
Diseconomies of Scale
Neil Berry, Locality
Charlotte Pell, Vanguard Consulting
Locality’s interest
• Experience of our Members over many years• Introduction of Work Programme• Myths about economy of scale – esp in
services“immutable law of economics”• Lack of any real evidence base
• Encouragement from others
Methodology• Third sector experience
o Financial data from 139 VCS organisations aspiring to deliver public serviceso Survey responses from 96 VCS organisationso Follow up depth interviews with 9 cases
• End-user experienceo Analysis of thousands of
demands presented on the system, using “Vanguard Method” techniques
© Vanguard Consulting Ltdwww.vanguard-method.com
The Vanguard Method
• Change starts by studying, getting knowledge of the “what and why” of performance as a system (we never start change with a “plan”)
• It studies services end-to-end
• It understands service-user demands, following them through the services in order to understand how and how well the services work.
• It identifies the system conditions that hinder the achievement of purpose from the services users perspective.
What we found• Scale thinking is rife
71.2% of aspiring VCS orgs fail the 25% “rule”
• Scale thinking is destroying social capitalLoosening of bonds and multipliers – local SW case studyOrganisations going bust due to unit-cost squeeze
• Scale takes vast resource away from the front lineMega-contracts typically 35-55% management costs
• Potential savings are massiveestimated £16bn worth of diseconomies
The Drivers to Scale
1. Fear of failure
2. Fear of postcode lotteries
3. System efficiencies (QA, development costs)4. Internal management convenience
5. Belief in economies of scale
Call to Action
Efficiency comes from Effective services, so these must:
• Be “Local by Default”
• Help people to help themselves
• Focus on purpose, not outcomes
• Manage value, not cost
web: www.localitybrokers.org.ukemail: [email protected]
….to partner property professionals with aspirational community enterprises to transform land and buildings for local and mutual benefit.
… to help community asset projects get off to a good start with the support of our expert Brokers.
Locality Brokers is on a mission…
Neighbourhood Planning
How we help community organisationsBrokerage support : • Initial assessment and agree a plan• Prepare a clear and project brief,• Apply for pre-feasibility & feasibility funds if
appropriate• Advice on governance arrangements &
business planning • Advice on selection and appointment of
property professional
How we help community organisationsOnline webinars – start 25th FebMaking decisions about your project? Project governance & accountability What’s the process? The RIBA stages of work & communicating your project concept. Ben Downie, Director, Inkpen Downie Architecture & Design Ltd Business plan vs building planning? Constructing a viable business plan Jonathan Platt, GCP Architects What if it goes wrong? Due diligence – issues for managing risk Ian Lush, The Architectural Heritage FundWho do we need to help us? How to choose and appoint your property professionals Lorraine Hart Community Land Use.
How we help property professionalsContract Opportunity Service• newsletter alert to current opportunities.
Brokerage support • Help you reach a clear and mutual working
arrangement with a community organisation
Directory of suppliers: Online and searchable by all.
Promotion• Blog from ‘pocket parks’ to ‘interior design’ • Advertising on the Locality Brokers website
“The support of the Broker was so important because she knew about other projects and other approaches that we could consider ...” Becky Jeffcoate, Wells Maltings Trust, Norfolk matched with local architect Rupert Kitchen of LSI Architects
What they’ve said so far:
“The Service provides an opportunity through its structured process for firms to differentiate between “wheel kickers” and those with a serious intent. As it is part of something bigger there is pressure for everyone to perform well.” Firm’s feedback to the evaluator of the pilot service
Partnering professionals with aspirational
community sector organisations to transform communities
web: www.localitybrokers.org.ukemail: [email protected]
