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The Real Value of the Community and Voluntary Sector

Words into Action Trafford Compact Conference Janet Callender Chief Executive Trafford Council 15 th July 2010. Advocate and campaigner Catalyst for cohesion between communities Force for social justice and tackling inequality Key role in the design and delivery of services

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The Real Value of the Community and Voluntary Sector

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  1. Words into ActionTrafford Compact ConferenceJanet CallenderChief Executive Trafford Council15th July 2010

  2. Advocate and campaigner Catalyst for cohesion between communities Force for social justice and tackling inequality Key role in the design and delivery of services Innovation and creativity However… The Real Value of the Community and Voluntary Sector

  3. Valuable Contribution of the Voluntary and Community Sector Often Underestimated Building Social Capital, Relationships and Bridges Articulating and meeting the needs of our most vulnerable residents Contribution and Impact

  4. Recognition of the contribution the voluntary sector makes Mutual respect Effective partnership working Ingredients for Success

  5. Nearly 900 voluntary Sector Organisations Operating in Trafford Employing around 3,000 people Wide range of services from social care to business support Representing communities of interest and ensuring agencies listen to local concerns Stepping in where public and private sector don’t Making a Difference in Trafford

  6. Safety and Reassurance Strong Economy Strong Communities Brighter Futures Positive Environmental Impact Better Homes Improved Quality of Life for all Contribution to our 2021 Vision

  7. Partnership wide Compact agreement December 2007 Builds strong relationships for mutual advantage and benefit of all Trafford Residents Provides a framework for sustainable improvements in quality of life An agreed way of working “The way we do things round here” Trafford Compact

  8. Embraces principles of fair and effective funding and meaningful consultation Commitment to build the capacity of the sector Challenging current practice - “critical friend” Sharing and learning from what works Why is the Compact Important?

  9. Support VCS to lead and deliver Encourage initiatives and develop shared practice Increase shared commissioning Support community involvement Council’s Commitment

  10. Government inherited a substantial deficit Focus on reduced spending rather than increased taxes 50 days- emergency budget (22nd June) £6.2bn reduction 2010/2011 (£1.165bn for local government) Spending review to be published in Autumn Challenges Ahead

  11. Scale of the challenge such that all public service bodies will have to engage in transformation/innovation Partnership Approach is essential Identify and seize all opportunities across all of Trafford …We are stronger together than apart. How do we meet the challenges together?

  12. Never has it been more important to work together effectively to get the most out of our shared (if reducing resources) in Trafford “Maximise the return on the Trafford £!”

  13. What is it? It’s about- Encouraging social responsibility Reducing Government control People coming together to improve communities Developing social enterprise and social capital So want about the “Big Society?”

  14. Presents new challenges New Government policies New emphasis on engagement Different role for local authority and partners Shift to local solutions to local issues “localism, localism, localism” Big Society

  15. What will we be doing? Stimulating Listening Hearing Creating Supporting Training Letting go “Engagement, Engagement, Engagement” Big Society

  16. Big Debate Over the Summer / Autumn Partnership working One conversation Locality focus “voice group” focus Evaluation and feedback Real opportunity for the community and voluntary sector to lead the way… Big Society

  17. “The Chinese have 2 brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis’. One brush stroke stands for danger, the other for opportunity. In a crisis beware the danger but recognise the opportunity.” J F Kennedy Final Thoughts

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