What should this strategy set out to achieve?
Understand the complex relationship between sectors and set out the process / strategy for managing this
Get to a point where there is a joint understanding of needs
Good communication
Better services
Stronger communities
Recognition of the great work that already exists
Two way dialogue
Communication strategy
- Addressing premises issue
- Two way
- Recognition of the role of business and corporate social responsibility
Not too long and plain English
Enforceable
Practical
Flexible
Useful
More health equality
Lead to change
More trust and understanding
Buy in from all
Future proofed
Helpful in guiding us through difficult decisions
Better use of community assets
Engage the corporates
Using CSR better
Helping the small community groups
Keep it simple
Achieve a level playing field
Value localism and work locally
Councillors need
More resources to early intervention
Build on richness of vcs
Use vcs for co-creating solutions
Decrease delays in developing joint bids with vcs / councils and ccg bring sector together
Quicker info on opportunities from council / ccg
Vcs equal partner – treat with respect and dignity
Lots more social action - Potential that comes with that
Holistic / wellbeing is cost effective
Measuring impact
Avoid duplication
Make most fo parts of system
Social prescribing
Mapping social assets
Achieving wider knowledge of whats available
Who are the community leaders
Advising London have SC community champion – teach new communities
Wider approach to wellbeing
Care act
Changes in welfare system – impact of change – housing benefit assessment
Increase strategy needs and take into account….
Prevention and early intervention
- Contribution of vcs to prevention
- How do you define prevention
Social isolation
Housing
Benefits
Stigmatism
Outreach
Start from where people come from
Sustainability
Information sharing
Partnership working
Think outside the box
Maximise benefits per £ spent
Sharing of non-financial resources (premises, knowledge)
Strategy not to come up with a set of needs but to come up with a process of working with the sector to co-produce needs / solutions
Resources - how will the council identify how to direct resources to need more effectively work together
Need to be clear on the things we are no longer prioritising
Local residents get access to services for their needs
Measureable outcomes and clear focus – realistic
Cost effectiveness in a different way (John Seddon model)
Recognise and build on relationships
- Bring it together
- Know us as partners and professionals
Achieve genuine collaborative working (by being at the foundation)
Understanding what each sector is good at
- Respecting
- Valuing
- whats unique
- strengths and allowing each sector to play those strengths
sustainability
- security for different thinking
whats the future need of community groups?
Outcomes focussed for population
Invest locally / think local
Improve ways we learn and develop
360 degree learning
Appropriate funding / costing
Innovation(valued) but not for the sake of it
Greater confidence within voluntary sector that we are being heard and responded to
What can do and not what cant
Central database for volunteering opportunities
Range of voluntary opportunities available (people in or not in work)
Connecting people locally (contributing not necessarily receiving support)
Local ownership delivery (draw in schools and businesses)