Tuesday 14th February 2012 | Leyland

This year, Lancashire CRN’s Annual Conference is

All About You..!Transforming Local Infrastructure and You

Liz TapnerSelnet Ltd | Lancashire CRN Chair

Liz TapnerSelnet - Enterprise Network Manager

Social Enterprise Lancashire NetworkFebruary 2012

Aims of the Presentation

Introduction to Selnet Ltd

Lancashire wide operation and membership

OCS fund - Transforming Local Infrastructure (TLI)

Key purpose of the TLI fund

The partners

Key Indicators and features

SELNET Core objectives

• Raise profile of Social Enterprise in the community and promote them as a business option

• Represent interests of SE sector in general and members in particular

• Provide and facilitate mutual support amongst Social Enterprises

• Provide business development support to start-up and established Social Enterprises.

SELNET-Current Services

• Membership• Trade directory• Database of Lancashire Social Businesses• Networking and Collaboration• Proven track record support for SE’s• Key events – Tradeshow/Awards• Leading the Lancashire TLI programme

Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund

• £30m investment opportunity from OCS

• Investment for Lancashire £598k

• Selnet will lead partners and accountable to the

funder

• Rationalisation of current infrastructure to support

VC&F orgs and social enterprise.

Transforming Local Infrastructure Key Purpose of the fund.......

• There will be no further government funding for infrastructure development.

• Public money will be in short supply – locally and nationally.• An end to free services.• VC&F orgs and social enterprise need to fund there own

infrastructure needs. • VC&F orgs and social enterprise greater engagement with public

and private sector.• Transformation to a resilient method of support.

Lancashire position

Currently 35 organisations deliver support to frontline groups.

The Delivery Partners

TLI - Key Indicators

• Unified services across co-terminus Lancashire

• Create a new entity, incorporated body

• One brand & benchmark quality

• Create a virtual platform for existing infrastructure to trade

with partners and frontline organisations.

• Strengthen services to collectively offer more.

• Ensuring frontline civil society organisations can access a

wide range of high quality support.

Key features

An online portal for all activity Brand design Strategic review of all voluntary sector training activity against agreed

and appropriate quality standards – objectives will be to rationalise, reduce duplication and remove poor quality.

Collaboration and merge advice service. Pooling resources in a shared back office One common diagnostic and brokerage service Volunteer Brokerage Integration of current communications &creation of a streamlined

channel for all VCS business areas Establish Co-Commissioning and Co-Design Agreements

Thank you

Liz TapnerEnterprise Network ManagerSelnet LtdG14 PTMCMarsh LanePRESTON PR1 8UQ

 

Tel: 01772 200690

Mobile: 07773401251

E-mail:liz@selnet-uk.com

Website:www.selnet-uk.com