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Communities Together Network

Communities Together Network. March 2019 # BarnetTogether. Agenda. Welcome and Quick Quiz Council updates Update on the VCFS Sector Support Needs survey Update from Barnet Together Community Support Service Your agenda Close. EU Exit Preparedness.

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Communities Together Network

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  1. Communities Together Network March 2019 #BarnetTogether

  2. Agenda • Welcome and Quick Quiz • Council updates • Update on the VCFS Sector Support Needs survey • Update from Barnet Together Community Support Service • Your agenda • Close

  3. EU Exit Preparedness • Preparedness report and impact log went to Policy and Resources Committee in February • Now holding weekly meetings with colleagues across the council to update the impact log and report on progress against any actions/mitigations • We are feeding information on our current concerns, risks and challenges into MHCLG on a weekly basis (alongside all other London boroughs) • This is a two-way dialogue where MHCLG also report back to us on any key developments or useful information coming out of central government Advice for citizens and businesses available on the Council website https://www.barnet.gov.uk/your-council/advice-citizens-and-businesses-exiting-european-union

  4. Steering Group Meeting • 6 June – Youth Zone / Unitas – Emergency Planning • September – new Council offices – Mental Health • December – venue TBC – Food Security Agreed to moving to 4 rather than 3 a year

  5. Tarling Road Open Day 12th Match11am-2pm Tarling Road Community Centre is a new community centre located on Tarling Road in East Finchley. The centre has a variety of multifunction rooms, and Barnet Council is inviting groups to hire spaces on a daily or weekly basis. On Tuesday 12 March, the centre will be open for previews between 11am-2pm for community groups and members of the public who wish to view the space available for hire at the centre. A table of room costs per hour will be available to help inform decisions.  This will be a great opportunity to see the space available to hire so we look forward to meeting everyone who may wish to attend. To book a space at the open day, please contact dylan.donaldson@barnet.gov.uk

  6. CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES

  7. CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES Katrina Baker, Area Manager Groundwork London Volunteer Brokerage Service Barnet Community Directory administration and outreach

  8. CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES Katrina Baker, Area Manager Groundwork London Volunteer Brokerage Service Barnet Community Directory administration and outreach

  9. CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES Katrina Baker, Area Manager Groundwork London Volunteer Brokerage Service Barnet Community Directory administration and outreach

  10. CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES Working Together Works

  11. Katrina Baker, Area Manager Groundwork London Volunteer Brokerage Service Barnet Community Directory administration and outreach CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES

  12. Children and Young People’s VCSE/F Membership Platform Janet Matthewson, CEO Young Barnet Foundation

  13. The Young Barnet Foundation (YBF) is a membership movement set up to help grow activities and services for our children and young people.  We believe the children and young people need safe space to grow and develop into resilient adults.  For this, all children and young people need opportunities for learning and fun, beyond family and formal education, building strong trusted relationships with adults and their peers; leading to broadened networks, increased confidence and valuable life skills. 

  14. Locality based, CYP Community Networks

  15. Voluntary Sector Development Partner Services • Community Participation Strategy Aims to increase, strengthen and develop community activity across Barnet: • Lot 1 - Voluntary Sector Support and Development (Inclusion Barnet) Lot 2 - Volunteer Brokerage Service • (Groundwork London) • Lot 3 - Barnet Community Directory administration & outreach (Groundwork London) • Two Year Contract 2018-2020

  16. Voluntary sector support and developmentVoluntary Community & Faith Sector (VCFS) Support Service Caroline Collier, CEO Inclusion Barnet

  17. VSCF Support – what are we trying to achieve? • Developing a strong collective voice for the sector • Brokering deeper understanding and relationships with statutory partners • Building relationships with business • Supporting sector resilience through direct support and signposting • Developing partnerships

  18. How we are working?  • Surveying the sector to develop a needs-based response • CEO network to work strategically to build relationships • Engaging FSB to build relationships between charities and small businesses • Working with specialist subcontractors on partnership development and training • New web resource including time-limited free legal advice for sector • Regular newsletter around policy and opportunities • Surgeries in response to need

  19. Voluntary Sector Support and Development - What happens next?  Creation of a needs based training plan Workshops around partnership development for sector CEO network articulating our offer and our ask around joint working Co-ordinated VCFS representation at key meetings Ongoing support and advocacy for sector

  20. Volunteer Brokerage Service Volunteering Barnet Barnet Community Directory Administration and Outreach Katrina Baker, Area Manager Groundwork London

  21. Volunteer Brokerage Service Since 2015 Volunteering Barnet has been the Borough’s Nationally Accredited Volunteer Centre

  22. Volunteer Brokerage Service Volunteering Barnet • Promoting volunteering across the Borough opportunities through our website, newsletters, social media, one-to-one meetings and community outreach events. • Training organisations on best practice in volunteer management through on-line resources and one-to-one surgeries. • Providing direct support though email and phone line, one-to-one drop-ins to facilitate an uptake of volunteering in Barnet. Supporting those who live work or study in Barnet to become involved in volunteering Outreach programme – targeted and public Supports Training and Volunteering best practice

  23. How we are working: • Launched a new website to improve our communication and service access • Improved brokerage platform for organisations on volunteer connect • Regular communications via newsletter and online campaigns linking our work with Barnet Together • Monthly coffee mornings, surgeries and training for organisations • Bi-annual volunteer coordinators forum for peer support and training • Regular drop-ins, in locations across the Borough • Targeted engagement e.g. with the youth sector through workshops and support at schools and colleges, working with youth groups/organisations Supporting those who live work or study in Barnet to become involved in volunteering Outreach programme – targeted and public Supports Training and Volunteering best practice

  24. Volunteering Barnet - What happens next? • ESV - Developing our ESV/ Probono offering for Council employees, SMEs and organisations • Communications - Increasing our social media presence to maximise use of our services and web resources • Training - Developing our training and support offer building on the VCS Survey • Strengthen our partnership - approach to improve volunteer service reach and its outcomes in Barnet, with our partnership outreach programme • Planning our key campaigns – Launch of Barnet Together, Volunteers Week (1-7 June) • Evidence our impact Supporting those who live work or study in Barnet to become involved in volunteering Outreach programme – targeted and public Supports Training and Volunteering best practice

  25. Barnet Community Directory – Admin and Outreach Aims to increase, strengthen and develop community activity across Barnet: • Supporting residents and community groups to become better connected • Raise the profile of groups, organisations and their projects • Currently 279 VCS organisation and groups listed

  26. Barnet Community Directory What’s Happening Next? • Annual refresh of the directory - Ensuring correct and accurate information is available • Promotion and targeted outreach to new and local groups • Support the council, as they develop an API

  27. Barnet Community Directory - What happens next? Aims to increase, strengthen and develop community activity across Barnet: • Supporting residents and community groups to become better connected, reducing demand on services • Currently 276 VCS organisation and groups listed Priorities: • Ensuring correct and accurate information is available, for practitioners and commissioners • Outreach to encourage under the radar groups • Support the council, as they develop an API

  28. Katrina Baker, Area Manager Groundwork London Volunteer Brokerage Service Barnet Community Directory administration and outreach CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES Feedback from CTN meeting 2nd Oct VCSF survey results Barnet Together Support Services Young Barnet Foundation, Inclusion Barnet, Volunteering Barnet

  29. Katrina Baker, Area Manager Groundwork London Volunteer Brokerage Service Barnet Community Directory administration and outreach CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES • VCSF Workshop Feedback • What are the needs of the VCS? • What are partnership • - Do’s/Don’ts - Best practice CTN 2 October 2018

  30. Needs of the VCSF – Priorities/Issues Networking Funding Sustainability Staffing Who & what is out there? Being Kept in the Loop Access to Opportunities / Support Strategic Connections Affordable Space Partnership Opportunties CTN Workshop Feedback 2 October 2018

  31. What are the Do’s in Partnership Working? Clear Communication Shared Understanding Equal Voice Realistic Expectations Honesty Using local Assets, People Places or Orgs Info Sharing/ Transparency Clear framework incl Deliverables Share (& credit) work CTN Workshop Feedback 2 October 2018

  32. What are the Don’ts in Partnership Working? Fail to Deliver Say one thing, do another Pick the wrong partner Over Commit Don’t talk about ideas/project without the ways to make it work – eg Social prescribing Forget local skills/ Assets Fail to be open, honest & transparent Implement short-term plans Rebrand others work CTN Workshop Feedback 2 October 2018

  33. Results Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector in Barnet Needs Survey February 2019 CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES Summary Survey Results

  34. The survey had 85 respondents in total, 75% of which are registered charities. CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES Source: Barnet Together (2019). Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector in Barnet Needs Survey.

  35. Figure 1: Types of organisation contributing to the survey, 2019 CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES Source: Barnet Together (2019). Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector in Barnet Needs Survey.

  36. Figure 2: Main client groups served by participating organisations, 2019 CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES Source: Barnet Together (2019). Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector in Barnet Needs Survey.

  37. Figure 3: Main funding sources for voluntary, community and faith organisations in Barnet, 2019 Source: Barnet Together (2019). Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector in Barnet Needs Survey.

  38. Figure 4: Main challenges faced by voluntary, community and faith organisations in Barnet, 2019 Source: Barnet Together (2019). Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector in Barnet Needs Survey.

  39. Figure 5: Top priorities for training and development for voluntary, community and faith organisations in Barnet, 2019 Source: Barnet Together (2019). Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector in Barnet Needs Survey.

  40. Figure 6: Main challenges to recruit, manage and retain volunteers for voluntary, community and faith organisations in Barnet, 2019 Source: Barnet Together (2019). Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector in Barnet Needs Survey.

  41. What have we learnt? • As expected needs and views of the sector are varied and represent its difference. • Our priorities • Responding to the increase demand for services and prioritising Fundraising and seeking alternative revenue sources • Developing communications – e.g. Using social media • The right training delivered and low or minimal cost • Demonstrating impact and the value it bring • Recruit and retain volunteers, including skilled volunteers • Building effective partnerships • Working with local businesses

  42. Next steps • Training programme – develop and publish forward programme of training • Developing Org Needs Assessment • Volunteeringsupport - Targeted promotion of volunteering and opportunities, work in partnership to increase the skills focus within role descriptions and develop recruitment campaigns to target particular volunteering skill gaps • Funding support - Information, Funder Fair March 25th • Advice and Support Sessions • Work in partnership and developing support through Barnet Together

  43. Promoting Barnet Together & Generous Leadership Time Power CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES Information Support Knowledge Or just well-deserved praise that amplifies a person’s/groups work, which can empower them, their workers and volunteers It can be a partner that see what your trying to achieve and asks - how can I help?  Or how do we work together to get there?

  44. Promoting Barnet Together & Generous Leadership Working Together Works Over the coming months you will be hearing more about Generous Leadership And our approach to supporting the VCSE/F

  45. Katrina Baker, Area Manager Groundwork London Volunteer Brokerage Service Barnet Community Directory administration and outreach CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES

  46. Thank you and questions CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES

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