A Framework for Third Sector Connectivity to Community
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A product of the Third Sector Community Planning Improvement Programme in North Lanarkshire VANL A Framework for Third Sector Connectivity to Community Planning in North Lanarkshire 2015-18 Operating Parallel to North Lanarkshire 18 - Partnership’s Community Plan and and Single Outcome Agreement 2013-18 2013 Lanarkshire Lanarkshire Operating Parallel to North North to Parallel Operating Partnership’s Community Plan Plan Community Partnership’s Single Outcome Agreement Agreement Outcome Single D R A F T A Framework for Third Sector Connectivity to Community Planning in North Lanarkshire First published April 2015 18 - and 2013 Lanarkshire Lanarkshire Operating Parallel to North North to Parallel Operating Partnership’s Community Plan Plan Community Partnership’s Single Outcome Agreement Agreement Outcome Single D R A F T April 2015 Enquiries about the Framework to: Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire Central (Registered) Office One Wellwynd Social Enterprise Centre, 35 Wellwynd, Airdrie, ML6 0BN Tel: 01236 748011 E-mail: [email protected] www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org.uk Researched, written and designed by Craig Russell | [email protected] Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire is a registered Scottish Charity and Company Ltd by Guarantee Registered Charity No: SC041224 | Company Ltd by Guarantee Registered No: 369302 The Third Sector Community Planning Improvement Programme in North Lanarkshire was supported by Scottish Government, Voluntary Action Scotland, The Improvement Service and North Lanarkshire Partnership during 2014-15 Abstract Executive 5.0 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY pages 1-2 EXPLORING THIRD SECTOR IMPACT IN COMMUNITIES pages 3-22 1 1.1 First Phase Impact Assessment of the Third Sector in North Lanarkshire 1.2 Considering Third Sector Impact on Community Safety 1.3 Considering Third Sector Impact on Health and Wellbeing 1.4 pagesConsidering 1-2 Third Sector Impact on Lifelong Learning 1.5 Considering Third Sector Impact on Regeneration 1.6 ExecutiveSummarising Summary the Importance of Third Sector Impact in North Lanarkshire Section 1 pages 3-8 1.7 Introduction SELF-ASSESSMENT and Methodology AND IMPROVEMENT PLANNING pages 23-30 2 1.8 Strategic Position of Volunteer Centre North Lanarkshire 1.1 Introduction and Background to the EQUAL inVOLve Project 1.92.1 ThirdMore Sector About Community the Target PlanningGroups Being Improvement Researched Programme in Scotland Strategic Position of Volunteer Centre North Lanarkshire 1.102.2 VoluntaryPerceived Action1.2 Barriers North to InvolvementLanarkshire andof Target the Third Groups Sector’s Relationship with Community Planning in 1.11 NorthIntroducing Lanarkshire1.3 Volunteering More For About People the With Target Support Groups Needs Being Researched 1.122.3 ImprovementDesired Objectives1.4 Programme andPerceived Impacts Structure Barriers of inthe North Research to Involvement Lanarkshire of Target Groups 2.4 Self-Assessment Journey and Methodology 1.13 Methodology Used 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Between the Third Sector and Community Planning Partners 3.7 Improvement 6: Developing an Asset Register of Third Sector and Community Planning Partnership Resources 3.8 Additional and Miscellaneous Areas for Improvement 3.9 Monitoring and Reporting of Improvement Plan Progress 3.10 Timetable for Improvement Plan Implementation RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSALS FOR IMPLEMENTATION pages 52-77 4 4.1 Foundations for Effective Implementation of Improvement Plan 4.2 Key Recommendations Relating to the Structure of North Lanarkshire Voluntary Sector Partnership 3.11 Groupss 4.33.12 KeyCurrent Recommendations Landscape of RelatingVolunteering to the For Third People Sector’s With Locality Physical and Disabilities Thematic Approach and 3.13 RepresentationalImpacts of Volunteering Structure For People With Physical Disabilities 4.43.14 KeyOther Recommendations Impacts of People Relating With Physical to Informat Disabilitiesion Sharing Volunteering of Third Sector Services, Assets and 3.15 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Since OF itsKEY emergency FINDINGS in 1997 pages and 78-85 5 North Ayrshire TSI Orkney TSI 5.1 Reviewing the Improvement Planning Process and Its Outcomes Scottish Borders TSI 5.2 Community Summary planni ofng Findings is the process Relating by to which Third councils Sector Impact and other on Communitiespublic bodies work together, with local communities, businesses and voluntary groups, to plan and deliver better services and improve the lives of people5.3 Summary who live in of Scotland. Improvement Planning Outcomes 5.4 Summary of Key Recommendations and Proposals 5.5 Final Commentary and Future Considerations It is designed that the third sector is integral to the Community Planning process. 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