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Monitoring

Quarter 1: April-June 2017

Table of contents Page

KPI summary 2

Spotlight on… Volunteering 4

Spotlight on… Training 6

Spotlight on… Communications 10

Priority 1: Enhance the capacity and capabilities of organisations 13

Priority 2: Enhance community involvement, participation and influence 14

Priority 3: Enhance collaboration, joint working and co-operation 16

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Community Waltham Forest | Q1 2017-18

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SUPPORT

Increased awareness of relevant funding opportunities

• Funding opportunities e-bulletin sent to over 300 organisations (30% open rate)

• Online income generation resources third most popular on CWF website

Increased confidence and success in applying to and accessing funding and income opportunities

• Two organisations directly assisted with funding applications

• Fundraising Made Easy training sessions reported a 142% increase in participants knowledge and confidence in accessing funding

• Planning a series of meet the funders sessions in Q2 and 3.

• Meetings with Big Lottery and other funders to help understand and improve funding success rates

Increased knowledge, understanding and skills so that VCOs are better equipped to manage/develop their organisations

• 20 organisations supported through targeted 1:1 sessions. The most common areas of support were income generation and governance

• 65% were small/medium sized organisations (income less than £100k)

% increase in relevance, learning and impact of training for participants

• CWF training calendar for Sept – March 18 launched

• 70 attendees at Made Easy workshops; 503 page views of training pages

• 61.7% change in knowledge/confidence across all training sessions

• Single biggest positive change in knowledge/confidence was reported for Fundraising Made Easy session. All training sessions reported positive changes in confidence and knowledge in relation to the subject matter

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT VOLUNTEERING

Improved understanding of resident led initiatives, community groups and community assets across Waltham Forest

• Hosted one workshop on ABCD community asset skills with Tower Hamlets CVS

• Developing work with Local Area Co-ordinators to support community activity – support small VCSE groups and volunteering in LAC pilot ward

• Gathered and edited on line resources to support social/community activity – this will be added to CWF website in Q2

Increased knowledge about the range of

• 20 residents attended volunteering advice sessions; conversion rate of 42%


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volunteering opportunities available.

• 15% were unemployed; 10% were young people between 18-24;10% were people with disabilities,

• 5 Outreach sessions took place and 31 residents engaging during these outreach sessions

• Promoted the benefits of volunteering, Trusteeship and social action through 5 outreach sessions and 3 e bulletins.

• 5 x volunteer stories developed and showcased through the website, twitter and facebook during volunteers’ week #iamthedifference in top 10 tweets

Increased awareness and application of good practice in volunteer management

• Met and supported 10 orgs - 4 supported to develop new volunteering roles / good practice, 2 x volunteer management health checks.

• Launched Volunteer Co-ordinators network with a first meeting (7 attendees)

• 24 volunteering roles promoted

CO-OPERATION AND SHARING

VCOs have more confidence and expertise in operate in changing policy environments

• 4 VCSE provider-led networks planned for implementation in Q3 – Community Venues Network launched early July, social enterprise online network launch planned for summer 2017, Children & Young People and Health & Social Care network launches planned for early autumn.

• Continuing work with LBWF to develop a shared Voluntary and Community Strategy. Work to start in Q2 and to report in Q3

Improved knowledge and understanding of sector issues

• CWF has represented the issues and concerns of the VCSE at various partnership boards – such as the Health and Wellbeing Board, SafetyNet Executive Board and the LBWF Voluntary Sector Board

VCOs have greater opportunities to network and share experience and resources

• Plan for up to 4 local, small groups networks in partnership with the LBWF Local Area Coordinators. Pilot (probably South Chingford tbc) to be launched and evaluated by Q3

• Support provided to Waltham Forest Utd on setting up as a consortium and registering with the Charity Commission


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Spotlight on…Volunteering

Volunteer profile

20 people attended volunteering advice sessions in Q1, excluding repeat visits. Below are the conversion rates (i.e. the number of people actively volunteering after visiting us.)

Month #Visits # Follow up # Volunteering Conversion Rate

April 0 0 0 0%

May 2 2 1 50%

June 18 5 2 40%

Overall 20 7 3 42%

Ethnicity Count %

White British 2 10

Black or Black British (Caribbean, African, other Black background) 1 5

Asian or Asian British (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Any other Asian background)

2 10

Mixed (White and Black Caribbean, White and Black African, White and Asian, Any other)

- -

Prefer Not to Say 15 75

Chinese or other ethnic groups - -

Latin - -

Total 20 100

Age Range Count %

Under 20 - -

20-30 2 10

30-45 - -

45-65 4 20

65 plus - -

Prefer not to say 14 70

Total 20 100

Employment status

Count %

Employed - -

Unemployed 3 15


Total 20 100

Disability status Count %

Disabled 2 10

Not disabled 8 40


Total 20 100


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Promoting volunteering

• 3 Volunteering Bulletin(s) was sent in Q1

• 5 Outreach events took place, reaching a total of 31 individuals

• Volunteers week (June 17) local promotion (volunteer stories and photos shared on line & social media, e bulletin and 2 outreach events)

Supporting volunteer involving organisations

• Supported 10 VIOs (4 new roles, 2 health checks)

• 7 volunteer managers attended first new volunteer co-ordinators network meeting

• Delivered 2 volunteer training sessions: Recruiting Volunteers and Managing Volunteers.

Trends/challenges Numbers of people contacting CWF wanting to volunteer is increasing. The majority of people wishing to volunteer have come through as self-referrals or connecting with us through outreach events. We are exploring where to do regular Outreach across the borough to start attracting volunteers that may not know we exist. Growing number of VCSE groups are contacting CWF for help promote their volunteer Opportunities. We have done a lot of work contacting groups to let them know about the service and how best to advertise their roles. This Quarter we have had 20 opportunities advertised, we are also suggesting that they advertise on other online platforms such as Do-it, Team London and Charity jobs to attract the volunteers they need.

Increasing numbers of health professionals and other agencies are referring clients – needing support to volunteer (some high needs). Referrals for this quarter have come from: North Chingford Library, Larkswood Local Area Co-ordinator, Pathways to work, Employment and Training Officer for Early Help, Wellness Service and the Independent living team Good response to 2 new volunteer training sessions, high levels of website views and strong bookings. However 'no shows' at both training sessions were high. We plan to review the training format (length of training, day and time etc) and test in Q2 & 3. We also plan to explore offering on line training and short 'bite sized’ training to the Small Groups Network and Volunteer Co-ordinators Network.


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Spotlight on… Training Table 1: Profile of organisations attending training by income

Income # of orgs

% Org type

<£25k 29 59.1 Small

£25k-£100k 3 6.1

£100-£500k 7 14.2 Medium

£500-£1m 5 10.2

£1m plus 5 10.2 Large

Total 49 100

Table 2: Profile of organisations attending training by primary user group

Table 3: Future training needs as expressed all participants

Beneficiary %

General public 42.5

BAMER 14.9

Children and young people 11.5

Disabled people 8.0

Older people 6.9

Carers 4.6

People living in poverty 3.4

Homeless 2.3

Adult learners 2.3

Faith communities 1.1

Residents and tenants 1.1

Women 1.1

Total 49

Training %

Income generation 48.9

Marketing 44.7

Public speaking 40.4

Business planning 34.0

Networking sessions 31.9

Equality and diversity 29.8

Recruiting volunteers 27.7

Risk management 25.5

Financial management 25.5

Governance 25.5

Safeguarding 25.5

Peer mentoring session 25.5

Full cost recovery 21.3

Collaboration 19.1

Volunteer management 19.1

Co-production 14.9

Influencing policy 12.8


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Participants are asked at the start and end of the session to assess their knowledge of a particular topic covered in the training (the number of participants relates to the number of evaluations completed). They score 1 to 10 on the scale below:

o New idea/not considered (1-2) o Just aware of the issue (3-4) o Developing my understanding (5-6) o Reasonable understanding (7-8) o Good working knowledge (9-10)

We then assess the overall distance or journey the participants have taken (in terms of before and after) we express that as a percentage change. We also provide an overall average for the difference the training has had and what the percentage change has been.

IMPACT *Number of participants relates to the number of evaluations completed, not the actual number attending the training session

DEMONSTRATING IMPACT MADE EASY | 14th June 2017 | [8 participants]

IMPACT MADE EASY (THEORY OF CHANGE) | 3rd May 2017 | [9 participants]

Speed volunteering matching 8.5

Understanding Waltham Forest 2.1

Total 47

Indicator Before After Change

The meaning of impact evaluation 4.8 8.0 68.4

The difference between outputs, outcomes and indicators

4.8 8.9 86.8

The main aspects to take into consideration when designing an outcomes framework

3.9 8.1 109.7

What are the building blocks for 'Value for Money' 3.8 8.0 113.3

I feel positive about pursuing an impact evaluation to my project

5.3 8.0 52.4

I feel confident to develop an effective outcomes framework for my organisation

4.0 7.6 90.6

Overall 4.4 8.1 84.0


The difference between outputs, outcomes and indicators

7.2 8.1 12.5

What the Theory of Change approach is 4.6 7.6 65.2

How to create the Theory of Change 3.5 8.1 131.4

How to use the Theory of Change 4.4 7.6 72.2

I feel positive to involve different people within my organisation in order to map the outcomes for my project

6.1 7.6 24.6

I feel confident to develop a Theory of Change for my project

4.1 7.2 75.6

Overall 4.4 6.5 47.7


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GOVERNANCE

GOVERNANCE MADE EASY | 19th June 2017 | [4 participants]

FINANCE

FINANCE MADE EASY | 8th May 2017 | [9 participants]

FUNDRAISING

FUNDRAISING MADE EASY | 06 February 2017 | [14 participants]


I can identify aspects of good governance 6.0 7.5 25.0

I can explain the roles and responsibilities of a governing body member

4.5 7.5 66.7

I understand the duties and liabilities involved 4.8 7.8 63.2

I can identify tools to support governance such as the Code of Good Governance

4.8 8.8 84.2

I feel confident about carrying out my role to ensure good governance in my organisation

5.0 8.0 60.0

Overall 5.0 7.9 58.0


Understanding of the role of finance in effective organisational management

5.5 7.0 27.3

Understanding of the role of Full Cost Recovery in ensuring that all costs are covered

3.4 6.6 96.3

Understanding of the role of financial tools in managing finance

4.8 6.8 42.1

I feel positive about the role of finance in effective organisational management

4.6 6.8 45.9

I feel confident about using financial tools to ensure that my organisation

3.9 6.3 61.3

I feel positive about the role of finance in effective organisational management

4.6 7.0 51.4

Overall 4.4 6.7 52.2


I can identify what funders are asking for in different sections of an application form

3.6 8.0 125.0

I am familiar with specific terminology used in fundraising

2.2 7.6 240.0

I know where to look for funding 3.0 8.2 174.1

I am aware of different types of funding 4.1 9.1 121.6

I feel positive about finding funding for my project 4.0 7.7 91.7

I feel confident about starting an application for funding

2.9 7.7 165.4

Overall 3.3 8.0 142.4


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VOLUNTEER

VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT MADE EASY | 24th May 2017 | [4 participants]


I know how to establish a volunteer recruitment process from Enquiry to Induction

7.3 8.7 19.5

I can recruit volunteers with meaningful role descriptions and using a variety of forms.

6.5 8.7 33.3

I understand the basics of how to induct volunteers 7.5 9.0 20.0

I feel confident around how, why, who and where to recruit volunteers

7.3 9.0 24.1

I feel confident understanding the needs in my organisation and how volunteers can be used to fill them

7.5 9.0 20.0

Overall 7.2 8.8 22.2


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Spotlight on…Communication Overall usage of Community Waltham Forest website

Q1 (2017/18)

% change

Q4 (2016/17)

% change

Sessions 3,170 107% 1,525 -

Users 2,027 118% 927 -

Page views 9,944 78% 5,577 -

New sessions 1,895 104% 926 -

Analysis of top level pages (page views only)

Q1 %

Homepage 1,522 15%

Training 503 5%

News/Jobs 459 5%

Get involved 323 3%

Events/walthamstow get together 281 4%

About Us 228 2%

Volunteering Opportunities 218 2%

About us/meet the team 194 2%

Events/Highams Park festival 159 1%

News/Jobs/Walthamstow Garden Party 158 1%

Analysis of most visited pages (page views only)

Topic/subject Q1 %

News/Jobs 3,466 35%

Homepage 1,522 15%

About Us 617 6%

Get Involved 546 6%

Events/Training 528 5%

Training 503 5%

Training 492 5%

Jobs 459 5%

Get Involved 323 3%

About us 228 2%

Analysis of most visited pages (page views only) under Resources

Topic/subject Q1 %

Safeguarding 43 20%

Social Enterprise 35 16%

Income Generation 25 11%

Managing your finances 24 11%

Staff-volunteers 19 9%

Starting Up 18 8%

Volunteers Management and Good Practice 18 8%

Governance and Leadership 15 7%

Impact and Evaluation 8 4%

Planning your future needs 6 3%


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Analysis of most visited pages (page views only) under News and Jobs

Topic/subject Q1 % Events (various pages) 526 16%

Training 231 7%

Volunteering Opportunities (individual pages) 218 6%

Walthamstow Garden Party 158 5%

Funding 132 4%

Jobs 108 3%

Events – individual pages 101 3%

News 96 3%

Volunteering Opportunities (various pages) 76 2%

Funding sources 8 1%

Analysis of most visited pages (page views only) under Training

Topic/subject Q1 %

Recruiting volunteers made easy – 24th May 98 22%

Volunteers Managers Network – 8th June 95 20%

Managing volunteers made easy – 28th June 88 19%

Demonstrating Impact made easy – 14th June 82 18%

Governance made easy – 19th June 65 14%

Working Roma Safeguarding context – 26 May 12 3%

Pediatric First Aid – 19th July 9 2%

Epilepsy training – 28th April 8 1.7%

Challenging Behaviour – 7th July 6 1.3%

Recruiting volunteers made easy – 24th May 2 0.5%

E-bulletins and social media Analysis of click through rates; Industry standard open rate bench mark: 22% industry standard click through rate bench mark: 3.2%) Keeping up with Waltham Forest – 3 ebulletins 29.9 % average open rate 4.5 % average click through rate Volunteer in Good Practice – 3 ebulletins 28.8 % average open rate 6.8 % average click through rate Facebook 75 likes - 15% increase in users (65 likes) (on previous quarter) Twitter 343 followers - 23% increase in followers (on previous quarter – 277 followers) Top 10 tweets in terms of impressions / total engagements

1. Funding opportunity The Ideas Kitchen - If you have a creative idea that will benefit communities in Waltham Forest – 1,823

2. @LeeValleyPark Read the wonderful story from Brenda, #Volunteer

#WalthamForest #iamthedifference - 1,709

https://twitter.com/LeeValleyPark

https://twitter.com/hashtag/Volunteer?src=hash

https://twitter.com/hashtag/WalthamForest?src=hash

https://twitter.com/hashtag/iamthedifference?src=hash


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3. @SCWeek2017 Day1 - I love my charity because we are here to put the local

communities first #lLoveSmallCharities - 1,253

4. @TheMillE17 Community printing services now available at low cost - 992

5. Places still available at our next FREE Recruiting Volunteers Made Easy training 24 May @TheMillE17 @Healthwatch_WF – 852

6. Coping Through Football Volunteering opportunities a. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek - 840

7. Happy holidays.. Our Keeping Up With Community Waltham Forest April ebulletin is now available @TheMillE17 @WFEcho - 709

8. Stone Space gallery in Leytonstone - Volunteering opportunities https://goo.gl/alJrgq pic.twitter.com/wRm4v6OFoL – 653

9. Outstanding volunteers? Nominate them for a @TeamLDN award from the Mayor of London – deadline 21 July - 637

10. ProjectEvE Round 3: East London Groups and Schools - FREE - Register your interest by 5th June – 636

https://twitter.com/SCWeek2017

https://t.co/1MP8QXPXKh

https://twitter.com/hashtag/lLoveSmallCharities?src=hash

https://twitter.com/TheMillE17

https://t.co/BKki3eHpht


https://twitter.com/Healthwatch_WF

https://t.co/kCdJUveJhX

https://t.co/kCdJUveJhX

https://twitter.com/hashtag/MentalHealthAwarenessWeek?src=hash

https://t.co/Ff4qrrnuMD


https://twitter.com/WFEcho

https://t.co/wRm4v6OFoL

https://twitter.com/TeamLDN


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SP1: To enhance the capacity and capabilities of organisations and individuals, to deliver the best outcomes for their community SA 1:1 Increase confidence, skills and capabilities of VCOs in relation to all aspects of organisational management

Activities Annual Outputs Q1 Outputs

Provide information, resources and 1:1 support

• 1,000 page views of online resources

• 75 small/new orgs supported through 1:1 sessions

• 25 medium orgs supported through 1:1 sessions

• 10 orgs supported with developing an outcomes framework and impact assessment analysis

• 218 page views online resources (1,522 views main page)

• 13 small/new orgs supported through 1:2:1 sessions

• 5 medium orgs • 2 large orgs

• 0 orgs supported outcomes framework (2x Demonstrating Impact training sessions – 20 attendees)

Develop and deliver annual Training Programme

• 120 attendees at Made Easy workshops (including governance, fundraising, planning, impact and volunteer management)

• 1,000 page views of training pages

• 5 hosted training sessions/workshops

• 25% change in knowledge/confidence across all training sessions

• 70 attendees at Made Easy workshops

• 503 page views of training pages

• 1 hosted training workshops – ABCD community asset training with Tower Hamlets CVS

• +61.7% change in knowledge/confidence across all training sessions

• Developed & launched CWF training programme Sept 17 – March 18

• Promoted other local training opportunities to VCSE (YMCA, LBWF,WFCH, BiTC, LACs & SSE)

SA 1.2 Increase financial sustainability of VCOs


Provide income generation advice, support and leadership

• 4 workshops to promote funding and contracting opportunities

• 30 orgs supported to complete grant/contracts applications

• £540k income generated by orgs supported

• None delivered this quarter

• 2 orgs supported to complete grant/contract applications

• £10k funding secured

• 1 new funding e- bulletin and funding opportunities included in 4 ‘Keeping up with CWF’ e-bulletins. 30% av open rate, 4.5% click through rate/132 website views


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• 12 funding bulletins/articles; >25% click through rate/500 website visits

Lead and facilitate Meet the Funders sessions

▪ Establish contacts with charitable trusts and foundations – establish deficits in Waltham Forest

▪ Host 2 meet the funders events

• Met Lara Rufus, Funding and Relationship Manager East London BIG Lottery Fund

• Met Charlotte Littlewood LBWF re opportunities for local VCSE via Home Office programme

• Planned work with LBWF Head Policy re joint work with Council Funding Group and External Funding Officer not progressed as staff left council, awaiting new appointments.

• Meet the funder events (in conjunction with LBWF) in Q3

Support new collaborative ways of working

▪ ** consortia supported, ** successful

▪ ** of federations, partnerships or alliance contracts supported

• Support provided to Waltham Forest Utd on setting up as a consortia and registering with the Charity Commission

• CWF to host Andrea Quaintmere (LBWF Early Help team) working to support children and youth VCSE groups(July-Dec). Agreed MOU and work plan with Tess Glenday ((Early Help). Work will include support to help partnerships and joint bids

Support development of new services in areas of emerging need

▪ Identify unmet needs in the borough and support the incubation of new projects/groups to meet those needs**

▪ X of new funding applications supported

• Following discovery exercise to identify need and opportunities, carried out ground work for two thematic VCSE networks – children and youth & health and social care

SP2: To enhance community involvement, participation and influence

SA 2:1 Increase the influence that people have in developing their communities


Develop Asset Based Community Development

• Develop asset based model to support individuals and groups become more involved in their community

• Following ABCD training assessed local opportunities to test/pilot model

• Agreed work with Local Area Co-ordinators to support


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(ABCD) model /approach

• Carry out 2 asset mapping exercise (VCSE &/or ctty level)

• Explore how to visualise/map assets in the borough

• An online resource to support more active/engaged social/community action

• Identify and engage with new and emerging communities, communities of interest, seldom-heard user-led groups, community forums, networks and individuals

community activity – support small VCSE groups and volunteering in LAC pilot ward

• Developing means and approach to support asset mapping methodology and visualisation of data) we hope to test this in our work with LACs

• Gathered and edited on line resources to support social/community activity – this will be added to CWF website in Q2

• Strategy to identify and engage with seldom-heard groups and other communities of interest planned for Q3.

SA2.2 Increase the number, range and skills of volunteers


Provide targeted brokerage services for volunteers

• 190 residents attending volunteering advice session>50% conversion rate = 75 actively volunteering after 1 month)

• 60% (114/190) unemployed residents, 15%(29/190) people with disabilities and 25% (48/190) young people volunteering (>50% conversion rate)

• 24 outreach sessions; 75 people engaging with service

• 20 applications supported

• 20 residents attended advice session. The conversion rate was 42%

• 15% were unemployed, 66% conversion rate

• 10% were young people between 18 – 24; 0% conversion rate

• 10% were people with disabilities, 5% conversion rate

• 5 Outreach sessions took place and 31 engaging with the service:

o 1 x Peabody Job Fair o 2 x South Chingford

Community Library o 1x Chingford Library o 1 x The Shopping Mall

• 2 Applications supported.

• Outreach plan Q2 inc Waltham Forest Garden Party & Jobs Fair

Support for volunteering managers and volunteer involving organisations

• 40 orgs supported to develop new volunteering roles/good practice – volunteer management health check

• Met and supported 10 orgs - 4 supported to develop new volunteering roles / good practice, 2 x volunteer management health checks.


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• 4 Volunteer Co-ordinators network

• 50 roles promoted through CWF website and e-bulletins and other online platforms

• 6 e-bulletins; >25% click through rate

• 20 roles created with support

• Launched volunteer Co-ordinators network with a first meeting (7 attendees)

• 24 roles promoted • 3 volunteering e bulletins 29%

open rate, 6.8% click through rate

• 1 x role created with support • New volunteer management

training introduced Q1, bookings strong and highest views on CWF website but attendance low. Reviewing training offered to address this and plan to test different formats in Q 2 & 3

Champion volunteering in Waltham Forest

• Input into Waltham Forest Council Volunteering strategy

• Promote benefits of volunteering, trusteeship and social action

• Develop volunteer stories; support Volunteer and Trustee weeks

• Promoted the benefits of volunteering, Trusteeship and social action through 5 outreach sessions and 3 e bulletins.

• 5 x volunteer stories developed and showcased through the website, twitter and facebook during volunteers’ week #iamthedifference in top 10 tweets 1709 impressions

• Volunteering promoted through Volunteers via special e-bulletin and 2 outreach events,( the Mall and Harrow Green community Library)

SP3: To support greater co-operation, sharing and partnerships

SA3:1 Increase effective dialogue and partnerships between all sectors


Hold series of cross-sector events/summits

• Assist in the development of the Waltham Forest Council/CCG voluntary sector strategy; up to 4 events, sessions held

• Up to 4 summits/co-production sessions hosted to develop new ways of cross sector working, commissioning, volunteering)

• In process of developing an approach (in conjunction with LBWF) to support a voluntary sector strategy

• No opportunities to support co production this quarter.

• No consultations issued


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• Co-ordinate VCSE response to consultations

Provide effective representation for VCS

• Map current partnership structures; lobby for greater VCS representation

• Develop model of VCS representation for partnership boards, networks etc

• Liaise with overview and scrutiny committees, council assembly and other democratic structures to promote the value of the VCS in Waltham Forest

• Ongoing work to identify opportunities for VCS representation

• Work on VCSE representation model planned Q2 &3

• Met consultant leading work on One Public Estate to assess where and how VCSE engage

• Plan for CWF to present to elected members Q2 and Communities Scrutiny Committee Q3

Provide briefings for cross sector partners

• 4 cross-sector e-briefings per year; >10% click through rate

• Annual stakeholder/membership survey >30% response rate

• 1 cross-sector briefing event on State of Sector in Waltham Forest

• No activity in Q1 main activity planned Q 2, 3 & 4

Develop strategic partnerships with statutory partners

• Attend Health and wellbeing board meetings

• Provide lead on safeguarding for children and adults/SafetyNet/VCS Board

• Attend CCG partnership boards;

• Provide evidence for Overview and Scrutiny

• Maintain dialogue with Adult and Children; Communities; Local Economy team, CCG, NHS and others

• Presented paper to HWB Board 21st June – to address Boards challenge question re the state of the VCSE

• Leesa on SafetyNet Executive Board

• Leesa attended LBWF Voluntary Sector Board meeting – inc meeting with Barnet re CBAT tool to assess value of lease v community benefit

• Met with CCG Brenda Pratt, Rebecca Davey, Business Growth and Employment Team, invited to join Skills & Employment P’ship; attended NEFLT-led supported employment network

SA3.3 Foster effective collaborative action


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Provide networking and collaborative opportunities

• Listening exercise to establish networks/forums based on local needs – support development of networks

• Explore the feasibility of developing thematic provider led groups/networks

• 2 Waltham Forest VCS Networks/Forums

• 4 small groups network; 80 attendees

• 4 volunteer co-ordinators network meetings: 40 attendees

• Asset mapping exercise of existing VCSE and VCSE-public sector networks in WF completed and written up. Strategic review led to plans for support and development of networks

• 4 VCSE provider-led networks planned for implementation in Q3 – Community Venues Network launched early July, social enterprise online network launch planned for summer 2017, Children & Young People and Health & Social Care network launches planned for early autumn.

• Plan for up to 4 local, small groups networks in partnership with the LBWF Local Area Coordinators. Pilot (probably South Chingford tbc) to be launched and evaluated by Q3

• 1 x volunteer Co-ordinators network meeting took place with 7 attendees.

** Will report progress but no target set 17/18 aspirational outcome later years

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