1. NAVCA and the local third sector Vivienne Brown Members’ Support and Development Manager Andrea Allez Performance Improvement Manager

2. What is NAVCA? The national membership organisation for LIOs. Development Support Co-ordination Representation Strategic partnerships Local focus National voice

3. Areas of work Learning and Development Quality Award (LIOs demonstrate the difference they are making) Regional ICT Champions (ICT as part of the solution) Support to chief officers and chairs Training for development workers (SKiLD) Empowering the Voluntary Sector project (Public Law)

4. Areas of work (continued) Policy Improving Local Partnerships Unit (ILPU) – support with voice and representation, LAAs and CAAs Sports organisations – how LIOs can help them, and how they can contribute to LAA targets Linking national policy with local experiences Public services Local Commissioning and Procurement Unit (LCPU) Social Care and Health Every Child Matters and Children’s Workforce Development Offenders

5. How we work Events Training Information Phone and email support Peer support and networking Website: www.navca.org.uk Social media, including www.navcaboodle.org.uk Working in partnership with other organisations Involvement in national policy groups Lobbying decision makers Listen to and invite the experiences of our members

6. National context for infrastructure organisations External driverHow we have responded ChangeUp agenda: Consortium development to modernise third sector support New government grant programmes channelled to infrastructure organisations Delivering SKiLD programme and Regional ICT Champions programme Delivery partner for three of the National Support Services: - Campaigning & Advocacy - Equalities & Diversity - Marketing & Communications Making funding and support relevant to LIOs Local Area Agreements: Involvement of the third sector in community planning Working with Local Government Association (LGA) and IDeA Improving Local Partnerships Unit (ILPU) Department of Health (DoH) Need a more strategic approach to funding the third sector Working in collaboration with the DoH and 10 other strategic partners New Director and Officer posts to increase NAVCA’s capacity to support LIOs with Health and Social Care work, and to influence national policy

7. National context for infrastructure organisations External driverHow we have responded General trend to move from grants to contracts We have convinced both Conservative and Labour parties to support grants in their policy documents We led the BIG Question 4 campaign Kevin Curley chairs the Local Grants Forum EVS project supports organisations to challenge unfair decision-making processes We set up LCPU to support LIOs to support the local third sector with this, and to influence public policy Conservatives gaining in popularity We are influencing Nick Hurd about the value of funding infrastructure. We have enabled him to hold 10 consultation meetings with NAVCA members

8. National context for infrastructure organisations External driverHow we have responded Need to respond to Defra’s Third Sector Strategy LIOs are represented on Defra Third Sector Advisory Board (Richard Gutch, NAVCA Board) LIOs are represented on the Rural Services Network (David Morgan, Voluntary Action Stratford-on-Avon District) Organising Shining on a Shoestring – a learning and networking event for smaller LIOs Asset Transfer We collect information about local experiences of asset transfer, and enable networking to share experiences Recession and funding cuts Local Resilience Action Plan work will help us demonstrate the importance of local infrastructure

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