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People, Places & Possibilities Conference

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People, Places & Possibilities is a joint conference we’re delivering in partnership with our friends at GCVS. We share experiences and lessons-learnt from the last six months of COVID-19, but more importantly looking forward to the role the voluntary sector can play in the recovery of our citizens, communities and cities. 

Browse the full conference programme for full details of the events and speakers

With 1 ticket you can access all 14 events on offer, but feel free to dip in and out to suit your interests and no doubt busy schedules…

Mon 23 Nov, 9.30am – 10.30am
COVID & the Third Sector: The impact of COVID, the response from the third sector and what the future holds. Dr John Harden (Deputy National Clinical Director), Ella Simpson (Chief Executive, EVOC), Chaired by Ian Bruce (Chief Executive, GCVS)

Mon 23 Nov, 12noon – 12.45pm: SallyAnn Kelly (CEO, Aberlour Trust) in conversation with Louise Hunter (currently CEO, Visibility Scotland and soon to be CEO, Who Cares Scotland).

Mon 23 Nov, 2pm – 3pm: HR in the Time of COVID with Natasha Gordon (GCVS) OR

Mon 23 Nov, 2pm – 3pm: Finance and Audit with Euan Morrison (Chiene + Tait)

Tue 24 Nov, 9.30am – 10.30am
Challenging Poverty & Inequality: The Chairs of GCVS and EVOC discuss the challenge of poverty in our cities and why the two organisations see it as a key strategic priority. Shona Stephen (Queens Cross Housing Association), Jan-Bert van den Berg (Director, Artlink Edinburgh & Lothians), Chaired by Ella Simpson (Chief Executive, EVOC)

Tue 24 Nov, 12noon – 12.45pm
Jim McCormick (Chief Executive, The Robertson Trust) will share his reflections on the last six months, poverty in Scotland and the role of funders in a conversation with Michaela Collins (Chief Executive, PEEK).

Mon 23 Nov, 2pm – 3pm: HR in the Time of COVID with Natasha Gordon (GCVS) OR

Mon 23 Nov, 2pm – 3pm: Fundraising Approaches for a COVID Context with Susan Robinson (GCVS)

Wed 25 Nov, 9.30am – 10.30am: GCVS – Better Relationships Better Outcomes

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Wed 25 Nov, 9.30am – 10.30am: EVOC – Build Back Better

Wed 25 Nov, 12noon – 12.45pm :

Neil Ritch (The National Lottery Community Fund’s Director for Scotland) will share reflections as a funder on the last six months of COVID, and his thoughts on what it might mean for funders and grant-giving in the future in a conversation with and Bridie Ashrowan (CEO, Space and Broomhouse Hub).

Wed 25 Nov, 2pm – 3pm: Governance Hotspots with Steff Bell (EVOC), Tracey Bird (SCVO) & Paula Meise (OSCR)

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Wed, 2pm – 3pm: Fundraising Approaches for a COVID Context with Susan Robinson (GCVS)

Thu 26 Nov: 9.30am – 10.30am
Health Inequalities & the Role of Communities: This session will look at the health inequalities people face and the role of communities and the third sector in addressing these with John O’Dowd (Clinical Director, Glasgow City HSCP) , Professor Alison McCallum (Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh), Chaired by Claire Stevens (Chief Executive, Voluntary Health Scotland)

Thu 26 Nov, 12noon – 12.45pm
Annie Gunnar Logan (Chief Executive, Coalition of Care Providers Scotland) will reflect on the challenges for social care during COVID and what we should do to better to meet the needs of people going forward, in a conversation with Ewan Aitken (CEO, Cyrenians).

Thu 26 Nov, 2pm – 3pm: Collaborations & Mergers Robin Fallas (MacRoberts Solicitors)

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Thu 26 Nov, 2pm – 3pm: Finance in a COVID World with Jennifer Alexander (Azets)

Fri 27 Nov Nov: 9.30am – 10.30am
View from City Chambers: The Leaders of the two city councils will discuss the importance of place based approaches, and how this can best be delivered through devolving power and responsibility. Cllr Adam McVey (City of Edinburgh Council), Cllr Susan Aitken (Glasgow City Council), Chaired by Angus Hardie (Director, Scottish Community Alliance).

Fri 27 Nov, 12noon – 12.45pm
Diarmaid Lawler (Associate Director for Place, Futures Trust) will reflect on the strength of communities, what makes a happy, healthy places to live and how we can all nurture a positive environment in a conversation with Martin Avila (Director, Kinning Park Complex).

Tickets: £15 earlybird / £20 standard

There are a limited amount of FREE tickets available to support organisations experiencing financial difficulty. To check whether you qualify for a free ticket please get in touch: information@gcvs.org.uk

EVOC Round Table Events: Book your place now!

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We are holding a series of ‘Round table’ events in partnership with Third Sector Strategy Group (TSSG) and would like to invite you to attend and contribute to what we believe will be informative and actionable sessions. 

Our first event will take place on Wednesday 14th October (10.00am – 11.30am)

‘People’s Story’
Using information from the Poverty Commission, Food Fund Work and the Mind the Craic report as a basis for the discussions, we will discuss and highlight the experience of inequality and the urgent need first, coming up with some ideas about how these could be addressed.
To book a place at this session visit here

Our second event will take place on Wednesday 28th October (9.30am – 11.00am)
‘An Urban Commons’
This session will focus on how we increase participation, create purposeful partnerships, and continue to develop community wealth building.
To book a place at this session visit here

As a reminder: our AGM will take place on Tuesday 3rd November 2020. 

All sessions will take place virtually, we would invite you to book your place asap!

Community Planning and the Voluntary Sector

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What does community planning mean in Edinburgh? What role can voluntary organisations have in it? How would the voluntary sector organise itself for this role?

In November 2019 we spoke to 30 different voluntary organisations across the city at a workshop to discuss the way the voluntary sector and the Voluntary Sector Forums (VSFs) facilitated by EVOC can play a part in community planning processes across the city.

Watch our Deputy Chief Exec, Ian Brooke explain more below:

Community Link Worker Commissioning

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We are pleased to be able to invite you to our upcoming briefings detailing the process for applying to host Primary Care Community Link Workers:

North East: Thursday 3 Oct, 9.30 – 11am @ Hibs FC (Clubhouse), 12 Albion Pl, EH7 5QG

South West: Monday 7 Oct, 9.30 – 11am @ WHALE Arts, 30 Westburn Grove, EH14 2SA

South East: Thursday 10 Oct, 9.30 – 11am @ Gilmerton Society Hall, 27 Drum St, EH17 8RQ

North West: Monday 14 Oct, 9.30 – 11am @ EVOC Offices, 525 Ferry Road, EH5 2FF

Please click on the date for the link to book – we will then send you a pack with the documents and we can plan for teas/coffees.

All of the events are the same, so please choose only one. You do not have to attend the event closest to you if that is not a convenient date.

There are seven documents to download to apply to host a Community Link Worker – the events will provide further info and an opportunity to ask questions.

More information: ian.brooke@evoc.org.uk or Anne.Crandles@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Active not Reactive – A Preventative Approach to Children’s Services

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We recently held a thinkSpace event that brought together third sector organisations in Scotland, as well as representatives from The City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian to develop ideas around system change to improve the lives of children and young people in Edinburgh. 

We were joined by Kevin Miller from Glasgow City Council and Andrew Murray from Safe Families for Children Scotland who presented their model for system change from the North-East Together consortium. A group of third sector organisations in North-East Glasgow have been working with Glasgow City Council over the last two years to expand the capacity of third sector work with more families who don’t require long term statutory intervention.

Analysis

Analysis of the data has shown that the system is at breaking point: approximately 1 in 10 children in the most deprived localities of Glasgow are known to social work, £94.9 million is spent on care placements each year and children received into care have over 60% chance of being accommodated out with Glasgow.

A new approach has started to be developed for families who are not in need of a social worker to prevent situations worsening and statutory intervention becoming a necessity. Change ideas highlighted include: improved partnership working, reallocation of resources and joint assessment procedures, enabling third sector organisations to support vulnerable families to thrive and stay together, reducing the need for statutory services.

Having been inspired by the above concept, we considered how we could shift resources into early action for children’s services within Edinburgh, focusing on the following questions:

·         What does change look like?

·         How do local systems work?

·         What are the barriers to change? 
 

This event is the start of a conversation between third sector organisations working with children, young people and the statutory sector to improve the lives of children and their families in Edinburgh.

Our next event will be held on June 19th in partnership with colleagues from Children and Families Social Work at The City of Edinburgh Council- we look forward to the prevention strategies around models of systems change we can develop at this event.

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