Jackie Mould, director of Be Birmingham, presents the challenges for the future of the third sector in 2010 at the Third Sector Assembly Annual Conference.
4. Gangs Early intervention Learning disability Mental health Drugs and alcohol Community demonstrator Council and LSP
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6. 2. REVIEWING THE GOVERNANCE & PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE FUTURE What is this?: This action will develop proposals for partnership working post-2011. Total Place values and principles, strengthened Governance and resource implications Progress: Future role of LSP Draw up proposals for role, values and principles to underpin Total Place approach More robust governance arrangements with a greater Elected Member accountability discussions with scrutiny Revamped board, and collaborative leadership network
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10. 6. DEVELOP A SHARED INTELLIGENCE FUNCTION What is this?: Work to improve greatly the quality of evidence used in selecting priorities, making investment choices and estimating impacts of our work on people’s lives and budgets. A feature of the Birmingham approach will be collecting less data of a higher quality and doing more with that data. Progress: Cross agency project board established, stocktake of current arrangements underway, initial meetings with HMT and Manchester CC on cost-benefit work, strategic framework drafted by DoPH, working with Steve Aos (Washington State Institute) to develop UK-based model of prevention.
11. 7. APPLYING A TOTAL PLACE APPROACH TO CAPITAL PROJECTS What is this?: The examination of the existing capital and investment infrastructure together with wider planning arrangements to find efficiency and effectiveness gains through greater synergy Progress: Scoping meeting scheduled for 23 rd June
12. 8. DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO WORKING WITH FAMILIES IN A MORE JOINED UP AND CO-ORDINATED WAY What is this?: This workstream will improve the identification of and assistance given to high demand or high need families. Progress: Initial cross-sector scoping meeting arranged for 7th July.
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14. 10. DEVELOPING A JOINT APPROACH TO LOCALISM/ NEIGHBOURHOOD WORKING What is this?: This workstream will build on the ‘neighbourhood approach’, with greater collaboration between agencies and involvement of communities and community organisations in local service delivery. (Big Society for Birmingham) Progress: Consultation process under way