Jackie Mould, director of Be Birmingham, presents the challenges for the future of the third sector in 2010 at the Third Sector Assembly Annual Conference.

1. A better place Jackie Mould Director Be Birmingham Third Sector Assembly, Annual Conference

2. One way to respond is to pull up the drawbridge …

3. Another is to move to greater collaboration

4. Gangs Early intervention Learning disability Mental health Drugs and alcohol Community demonstrator Council and LSP

6. 2. REVIEWING THE GOVERNANCE & PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE FUTURE What is this?: This action will develop proposals for partnership working post-2011. Total Place values and principles, strengthened Governance and resource implications Progress: Future role of LSP Draw up proposals for role, values and principles to underpin Total Place approach More robust governance arrangements with a greater Elected Member accountability discussions with scrutiny Revamped board, and collaborative leadership network

10. 6. DEVELOP A SHARED INTELLIGENCE FUNCTION What is this?: Work to improve greatly the quality of evidence used in selecting priorities, making investment choices and estimating impacts of our work on people’s lives and budgets. A feature of the Birmingham approach will be collecting less data of a higher quality and doing more with that data. Progress: Cross agency project board established, stocktake of current arrangements underway, initial meetings with HMT and Manchester CC on cost-benefit work, strategic framework drafted by DoPH, working with Steve Aos (Washington State Institute) to develop UK-based model of prevention.

11. 7. APPLYING A TOTAL PLACE APPROACH TO CAPITAL PROJECTS What is this?: The examination of the existing capital and investment infrastructure together with wider planning arrangements to find efficiency and effectiveness gains through greater synergy Progress: Scoping meeting scheduled for 23 rd June

12. 8. DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO WORKING WITH FAMILIES IN A MORE JOINED UP AND CO-ORDINATED WAY What is this?: This workstream will improve the identification of and assistance given to high demand or high need families. Progress: Initial cross-sector scoping meeting arranged for 7th July.

14. 10. DEVELOPING A JOINT APPROACH TO LOCALISM/ NEIGHBOURHOOD WORKING What is this?: This workstream will build on the ‘neighbourhood approach’, with greater collaboration between agencies and involvement of communities and community organisations in local service delivery. (Big Society for Birmingham) Progress: Consultation process under way