Have your say!

10 September 2015

Introductions

Nick DaviesPublic Services Manger, NCVO

Angie MacknightVCSE Review Manager

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The VCSE sector is a vital partner in the health and care system, helping people live healthier lives and raising standards in health and care. In the context of the challenges faced by the system, it is important that we explore how the sector is funded to find the best ways to support and recognise commitment and innovation. I urge you to contribute to help us to ensure that co-ordinated efforts achieve greater impact.

Alistair Burt MP, Minister of State Community and Social Care

Call for Action!

VCSE Review background The VCSE Review has two elements:

1. A review of the Voluntary Sector Investment Programme. Managed by the Department of Health this comprises three funds:

The Strategic Partner Programme; the Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund; and the Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund

2. A review of wider funding and partnerships between health and care agencies and the VCSE sector across England. This will focus on three areas:

defining, achieving and demonstrating impact

building capacity and staying sustainable

promoting equality and addressing health inequalities

The review is chaired by Alex Fox, CEO of Shared Lives Plus working with an advisory group of members from the statutory health and care system, VCSE sector and other funders

Timeline

Early 2015 - a series of focus groups and roundtables with the VCSE sector

March 2015 - an interim report republished

August - November 2015 – second phase of engagement with stakeholders

Complete either or both of the online surveys on the discussion papers:

Voluntary Sector Investment Programme

Challenges and solutions to better investment in and partnership with the VCSE sector

In person events

Comment on or contribute a blog on the VCSE Review website

Online webinars and live chats

Early 2016 – final recommendations published

Overview of existing programmes

Overview of existing programmes

Launched April 2009

£22m per year

Three funds:

The Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund (IESD)

The Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund (HSCVF)

The Health and Care Voluntary Sector Strategic Partnership Programme

590 projects delivered by 475 organisations

The Voluntary Sector Investment Programme

Overview of existing programmes

Annual one stage application process

Funding for 1-3 years

No funding limit but median of around £170,000

Three strands:

Innovation – new and creative approaches to improving health and well-being through the development of health and care services

Excellence – replicating effective practice and proven models of health and care services and disseminating learning

Strategic Development – developing improved capacity and capability in health and care and promoting greater partnership and collaboration between voluntary and public sector and other health and care organisations

Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund

Overview of existing programmes

Capacity building in order to strengthen volunteering in local communities

annual one stage application process

funding for 1-3 years

National scheme: up to £600,000 over 3 years (£50,000 - £200,000 per year)

Local scheme: up to £50,000 over 3 years (up to £20,000 per year with annual approval)

Three strands:

Collaborate: deliver a strategic project that plays an effective integrated role in addressing health, public health and social care needs in conjunction with commissioners;

Innovate: test out new areas of work delivered by their volunteers;

Develop: support organisations by investing resources in volunteer support and management systems.

The Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund

Overview of existing programmes

Improving health and care outcomes

Commissioning

Life course, prevention and loneliness

Integration

Public, patient and citizen voice; and family advocacy

Technology and information

Cross-cutting themes

VSIP design

VSIP design

Two programmes:

A single grants programme which funds projects with a smaller set of policy priorities that are co-designed with the VCSE sector

A separate programme which supports strategic partnerships to better support health and well-being outcomes and link more closely with the wider VCSE sector

Cross-cutting themes

VSIP design

Three benefits:

Enables projects to turn ideas into action

Strengthens volunteer management

Encourages learning within and between VCSE organisations

Improve sustainability

Fewer projects funded

Peer support

Capacity building support

More information

vcsereview.org.uk

Online consultations

VCSE Review: Discussion paper on the challenges and solutions to better investment in and partnership with the VCSE sector

VCSE Review: Discussion Paper on the Voluntary Sector Investment Programme

Face to face events

Webinars and live chats

Strategic Partner Programme: 9.30-11 on 17 September

Organise your own event