{"id":3406,"date":"2014-06-19T09:39:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T08:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/?p=3406"},"modified":"2014-06-19T09:39:41","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T08:39:41","slug":"supporting-the-vcse-sector-in-ne-lincs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/2014\/06\/supporting-the-vcse-sector-in-ne-lincs\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting the VCSE sector in NE Lincs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Wording from a notice issued by <strong>Stepping Out<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Reductions in public spending are creating new challenges and opportunities for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector.<\/p>\n<p>In future the public sector will be delivering fewer direct services and making fewer grants. Instead, the public sector will commission more services from the VCSE sector.<\/p>\n<p>We also believe that as the public sector shrinks, local communities will increasingly look to the VCSE sector to help them achieve their aspirations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">North East Lincolnshire Council, the local Clinical Commissioning Group and Humberside Police<\/span> want to support the local VCSE sector to respond to these challenges and make the most of these opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>They have asked <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Stepping Out<\/span> to work with the VCSE sector to find out how they can do this most effectively. There is more information about us (Stepping Out) at the end of this email.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are a VCSE organisation in NE Lincs we want to talk to you about:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How much more work you would ideally like to do under contract or on your own initiative<\/li>\n<li>Your capacity to deliver more work, for example, how \u2018contract-ready\u2019 you are<\/li>\n<li>The support services you already rely on<\/li>\n<li>What would help you most to build your organisational capacity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When we have heard what you have to say, we will report to the Council, CCG and Police, and recommend what they should do to support the sector.<\/p>\n<p>There are three ways we will be asking for information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An <strong>open workshop<\/strong> at the Town Hall in Grimsby on <strong>7 July from 13.00-16.00<\/strong>. This is open to all VCSE organisations to send a representative. Please register by emailing Matt Rowe via <a href=\"mailto:matthew.rowe@nelincs.gov.uk\">matthew.rowe@nelincs.gov.uk<\/a> using \u20187 July Workshop\u2019 as the subject line, and giving the name of your representative.<\/li>\n<li>An <strong>online survey<\/strong> for all VCSE organisations. We will write to you again shortly to let you know when the survey is ready.<\/li>\n<li>In depth interviews with infrastructure bodies and a cross section of the VCSE sector. Because our budget is limited, we will be selecting a cross section of organisations to speak to, together with local infrastructure bodies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Elected members are warmly invited to attend the workshop and complete the survey. We will also be asking a cross section of Members to take part in interviews.<\/p>\n<p>We will send out more information over the next few weeks. In the meantime if you have any questions please do feel free to contact me via <a href=\"mailto:dan.currie@stepping-out.biz\">dan.currie@stepping-out.biz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to meeting or speaking with you soon.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards<\/p>\n<p>Dan Currie<br \/>\nSenior consultant<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stepping Out <\/strong>supports local authorities to transfer services to social enterprises, charities and community groups. Our people have extensive experience of working in all these sectors, and of working with a wide range of people, from children with learning disabilities to serving prisoners. You can find our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepping-out.biz\">www.stepping-out.biz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3406\" data-postid=\"3406\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3406 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stepping Out have been commissioned to carry out a review of the local Voluntary and Community sector.  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