Making money count – learning summaries Lisa Faulkner, Consultant

What is making Money Count? (for those of you who don’t know already!) £1m Big Lottery Funded Partnership Project Improving financial capability amongst social housing tenants 2013 - 2018 in rural Fenland Clarion Futures, Citizens Advice Rural Cambs, CHS Group, Fenland District Council

A very successful project… 2015 Reached final 12 in Big Lottery Peoples Award for achievement in education and training 2016 Centre For Responsible Credit Promoting Financial Inclusion in Low Income Communities 2017 Ecorys - Final report on the Improving Financial Confidence Programme Learning and Work Institute – Report on the role of the New Horizons Officer New Horizons Officer - Runner up in Guardian Public Servant of the Year awards Project overall targets 5 year target Actual figure to date Individuals supported with money 2000 2342 Individuals supported with digital 150 207 Numbers of employment support sessions 200 238 Numbers of frontline workers trained 250 334 Numbers reached through outreach/website/conference 5000 17234

So lots of learning to be captured!

Four learning summaries Summaries are: They cover: Working Together The Challenges of Rural Outreach Delivering Support to New Tenants Supporting Digital Inclusion What we did What worked What was challenging Top tips The way ahead (or “what we didn’t do this time but will make sure we do in the future”) Plus other aspects such as costs and benefits, what makes a good project manager, and a case study

Example from The Challenges of Rural Outreach What works? Example from The Challenges of Rural Outreach

Example from Supporting Digital Inclusion What was challenging? Example from Supporting Digital Inclusion

Example from Delivering Support to New Tenants Top tips Example from Delivering Support to New Tenants

Example from Working Together The Way Ahead Example from Working Together

And lots more learning

Take a look at two summaries that are most relevant to you Does this chime with your experiences? How might you use these in your own organisation? Who would benefit from these? How shall we publicise? How can you help?