Connecting and Communicating - Building Confidence, Capacity and Competence in the Third Sector
Connecting and Communicating is a dialogue between the Council, its partners and the Third Sector (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations).
Partners are working together to improve access to information and to break down any barriers to the Third Sector in accessing services and getting support. We aim to highlight good practice and create improved ways of working and we think this will go a long way to strengthening the Sector.
We are encouraging as many people as possible from the Third Sector to have their say and share views about the services and support they receive from a range of bodies. The dialogue is taking place between May and the end of July this year and a range of workshop sessions, events and online information and consultation materials will be available throughout that period.
The key areas we want your views on are:
The way this is structured is changing and we want to keep you informed
We have a new strategy to share with you that is about how you can influence the way we run the Council at a local and an Argyll-wide level
We have worked to improve the way the Council supports the Third Sector focusing on four key areas; funding, bidding to run services, acquiring assets like buildings and running them for the community, becoming a Social Enterprise – earning income to plough back into the community. We need your views on whether we have got this right Thanks to everyone who responded and to those who attended meetings to give their thoughts and opinions. The consultation is now closed and results will appear here Dec 2009/Jan 2010.
For more information about the Dialogue, you can download our leaflet below
Links to useful websites
www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/thirdsector
www.argyllcommunities.org
www.volunteerargyllandbute.org.uk
www.aabcc.btik.com
www.absen.org.uk
www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk
Building Confidence
August 2007
(Extract from “A Charter for Rural Communities – The Final Report of the Carnegie Commission for Rural Community Development” June 2007)
Demonstration Project August 2008
Demonstration Project 25th May 2010
We welcome the views from all voluntary and community organisations as well as individuals who have experience of working in the Third Sector
Part of a series of dialogue tools for those working in, or involved in, the Third Sector
When we have completed the Dialogue and gathered all of your views, we will publish a report to inform you of how we propose to move forward, taking into account your comments as well as the things we know we must do.
Telephone: 01546 602127
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