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A regional perspective
Stephen Woollett
Chief Executive
South West Forum
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South West Forum
Influence regional policy/strategy Networking, sharing practice Promoting understanding of VCS Promoting/developing infrastructure 15,000+ network
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Size, scale
50-70,000 VCOs in South West 17,600 charities 5,500 social enterprises 54,000 paid staff (just charities) 2.3% of workforce
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Importance
Meet social and other needs Help public services to be better Enable citizen/public involvement Provide jobs, training, routes to work Contribute to economy Harness volunteer effort
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Rhetoric vs reality
High political attention but front line groups struggling
Engagement with VCS critical but often little funding
Compacts in place – but lack teeth
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Health-VCS engagement often weak Better collaboration in VCS Full cost recovery – but in practice? VCS involvement in LAA devt.
– and delivery variable
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So…..
More understanding of each otherLearn with each otherProper resourcing for VCS engagementEmbed compact throughout org.VCS leadership and strategic thinking
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South West Forum
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