LVSC Annual Review 2013 -14

LVSC ANNUAL REVIEW 2013-14

LONDON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL

LVSC United Way London has continued to play an

important role in campaigning, supporting the

organisations and communities most in need in

London.

We are working with the private, statutory and

community sectors in innovative ways, ensuring that

our joint energies and resources can be best

applied to impacting positively on those most in

need within the community.

Paul Butler, Chair

About LVSC

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2013-14

April 2013 – London for All

Launch of the London For All project led by LVSC with

partners ROTA, LASA, Women’s Resource Centre and

HEAR.

Training, advice

This capacity building project, funded by London

Councils was set up to provide training, advice,

resources to strengthen the knowledge and skills of

local London groups.

Launch of new capacity building project for London

Apr 2013


May 2013 – Launch of United Way London

Venue: The Tower of London

United Way London outlines the Future Promise

initiative set up to play a key role in improving

employment prospects for young people by:

• Delivering training

• Routes into apprenticeships

• Mentoring services

• Volunteering opportunities and more.

United Way London

Brings together all sectors of society- businesses,

individuals, charities and governments to create

long-term change.

LVSC joins forces with United Way Worldwide

(L-R) Potent Whisper from Raw Material Music & Media,

Naffie Darboe from Action Acton

May 2013


May 2013 – Proposal for Staff Handbook

PEACe announced the development of a new product -

a staff handbook containing a suite of individually

customised HR policies.

Managers’ Toolkit

Alongside the handbook PEACe will develop a

Managers’ Toolkit providing a guide to implementing HR

policies, including guidance and template letters.

Bi-annual updates

The handbook will be updated twice annually as part of

the subscription. The handbook was developed by

PEACe, LVSC’s expert HR service in partnership with

Russell Cooke solicitors.

New support from PEACe HR Service

Delivering peace of mind for the voluntary sector

through expert

advice and support on HR issues

May 2013


June 2013 – Report published

The report set the policy context of the changes,

summarised existing and planned welfare reforms from

2010 - 2016.

Methodology

It analysed recent reports from organisations such as

the Child Poverty Action Group and London Councils to

demonstrate the disproportionate effect reforms such as

the caps to housing benefit and the Bedroom Tax would

have to Londoners.

Report Prediction

The report predicts that as a result of the reforms,

London will become increasingly unaffordable and

unequal at an event greater rate than previously

expected.

Major Impact Report into Welfare Reform Published

Click here to read report

June 2013

http://www.lvsc.org.uk/media/131258/impact of welfare reform 2013.pdf


June 2013 – Information for local groups

It was anticipated that in the roll out of 4G mobile phone

services across London , local VSC groups could be

asked to support individuals, if their Freeview TV

services were affected.

LVSC won the contract to roll out an information and

advice service through the CVS and VS networks.

6 month roll out of information

We provided briefings to local organisations in all 33

boroughs on the potential problem , and how it could

be resolved, and what support services they could offer

to help their service users.

Digital Outreach – 4G arrives

In total 1,467 events were held across London

June 2013


June 2013– Company Launch

LVSC was instrumental in setting up a voluntary sector

bidding company which sought to compete with private

sector for large contracts which would then be delivered

by the wider voluntary sector in London.

The Future

In future this bidding company will enable the VCS to

tender for and deliver on a wider platform than

previously, because of the skills and expertise that each

organisation bring to the company.

Setting up of BIDCO

June 2013


July 2013 – VCS Assist Event

Over 100 people attended this forum to discuss how the

next European Social Fund programme can best meet

the needs of Londoners and our sector.

The points raised at the forum were set out in a

submission to the London Enterprise Panel. And

following the event, LVSC now sits alongside statutory

partners on the ESF planning group for London,

representing the VCS.

The forum

The forum event was part of our £540,000 VCS Assist

capacity building project supporting specialist charities

working with harder to help unemployed people.

Forum on European Funding

European Funding forum met at Amnesty International

July 2013


Sept 2013 – LVSC Achieves Charter Mark

UK Investors in Equality and Diversity Charter Mark is a

specialist equality and diversity quality assurance

organisational tool that responds to the reach of the

Equality Act 2010.

Silver Success

Achieving the quality mark required 6 months'

preparation and evaluation of our services to develop

equality and diversity best practice, and gives us a

national recognition of this achievement.

LVSC Achieves UK Investors in Equality and Diversity

Tim Brogden, Policy Project Manager accepts the

award from Rania Hafez from University of Greenwich

Sept 2013


November 2013 – Report published

LVSC published its fifth Big Squeeze report, analysing

the impact of the recession and subsequent public

spending cuts

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Findings

Although London’s VCSOs were facing significant cuts,

they were responding in innovative ways to continue to

meet the needs of their users. But these needs continue

to grow as further public sector cuts took hold. The

impact on the advice sector is particularly evident and

this in turn leads to concerns for disadvantaged

Londoners as a whole.

Big Squeeze – the final chapter

Annual Big Squeeze surveys provided valuable insight

into impact of the recession on London VCSOs

Nov 2013


November 2013 – AGM

These two events allowed us to showcase our

successes in the TLI programme to our members;

delegates and speakers including Nick Hurd, Minister

for Civil Society.

United Way Europe & Middle East

And a 3-day conference hosting United Way Europe

and the Middle East, enabled delegates from Romania,

Poland, Russia, Israel, Hungary and France come

together to discuss regional issues and ways to work

more closely together..

LVSC AGM & 3 Day United Way Europe Middle East Conference

L - R Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society, Brian Gallagher,

CEO United Way Worldwide ,Paul Butler, Chair LVSC

Nov 2013


January 2014 – Eco Audit Update

Following on from our first eco audit in 2012, through

the City Bridge Trust’s ‘Greening the Third Sector

Project’ we had follow-on visit in January 2014.

Highlights of the report include:

• The overall carbon-footprint of the office shared with

Voluntary Action Islington’s energy carbon-footprint

has been cut from 94.5 to 58.5 tonnes of CO2 per

annum which is a 38% cut.

• Electricity consumption was cut by 68,000 Kwh from

last year representing “an excellent reduction of

38%”.

• And after a glitch mid-year, photocopying paper

remains 100% recycled. Paper-usage has gone

down by 28%.

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38% Cut in Energy Carbon Footprint

Jan 2014


February 2014 – AGM

Discussions for a UK wide tour to talk to all employees

of the 26 COSTCO warehouses were finalised with a

start date in May of 2014.

United Way UK

And Hannah Bellamy was appointed United Way UK

CEO to roll out a national strategy to incorporate the

work that LVSC and Liverpool CVS have achieved so

far as the first two United Way charities in the UK.

COSTCO Payroll Giving Campaign

To date over 400 UK Charities will benefit from the generosity

of COSTCO staff donations through payroll giving

Feb 2014

Every day, in our work and personal lives, as Londoners

we are living with the effects of public policy decisions.

LVSC’s role is to ensure that issues affecting the

voluntary and community sector (and the people they

represent) are put on the agenda for discussion and

their views continue to be represented through the

entire cycle from negotiation to implementation,

monitoring and review.

We manage this process by utilising the expertise within

our networks and connecting with national and regional

policy makers.

AMPLIFYING THE VOICE OF THE SECTOR

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MANAGING NETWORKS

Membership of LVSC’s 5 seminal London-based networks

London

Voluntary

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Forum

Community

Voices

for Health

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London

Safer

Future

Communities

London

CVS

Directors’

Network

London

Employment

& Skills

Policy

Network

INCREASING ACCESS TO COMMUNICATION

Timely news, updates & alerts - routes to regular contact

LVSC kept in regular contact with networks and other stakeholders via our 6 e-news

bulletins, email alerts, website and social media updates

E- news

Subscribers

Web pages

viewed

@LVSCnews @UnitedwayLondon

LVSC, UnitedWayLondon

THANKS TO OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS

YOUR LVSC TEAM

Current Staff 2013/ 14

Debbi Sandiford – Office Manager

Deirdre McGrath – Policy Officer

Eithne Rynne – CEO

Lisa Greensill – Head of Policy & Sector Support

Michelle Curtis – Policy & Knowledge Support Officer

Sandra van der Feen – Policy Officer Climate Change & Health

Shirley Briggs – PEACE Manager

Steve Kerr – Policy Officer Employment & Skills

Tim Brogden – Project Manager Policy & Knowledge

Former Staff 2013/ 14

Alison Blackwood – Head of Policy & Knowledge (left Sept 2013),

Chloe Roach – Communications & Marketing Officer (left Mar 2014)

Deborah Gold – Interim Policy & Knowledge Manager (left April 2014)

Valerie Walwyn – UWL, Development Officer (left Sept 2014)

YOUR TRUSTEE BOARD & ASSOCIATES

Our Trustee Board 2013/ 14

Paul Butler, Chair

Mihir Patel, Treasurer (from November 2013)

Jennifer Croxford

Bob Green (from November 2013)

Andy Gregg

Alex Whinnom

Mary Gardiner (until 22 October 2013)

LVSC Associates

Barbara Carter , Floyd Millen, Karen Patrick,

Julia Malambo , Karen Patrick

Board members

Consultants

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