Funding Pipeline and Collaboration Helen Bowman Funding and Partnerships Children’s Services, East Sussex County Council

The Pipeline Approach The phrase ‘Pipeline Approach’ refers to a process which enables projects and partnership to be developed in advance in order to maximise external funding opportunities and successes These projects and partnerships go into a funding pipeline in readiness for the release of a relevant external funding opportunity Introduce self – recently began working in CSD as Funding and partnership PM but prior to this post worked within ASCH department developing and testing the pipeline approach to funding. CET and BIG – implementing a methodology to create a ‘pipeline of projects’ which are bid ready and can be used at short notice. ASC and PH wanted to test out the approach and within the context of CRPR programme. Aim: Create, test and embed a methodology for bid readiness for single organisations and partnerships Developing a proactive approach – recognising that the reactive approach is for partnerships is less likely to be successful due to time constraints

The Pipeline Approach Joint priorities agreed by partners Step Six: Bid Submission Successful: Share learning Unsuccessful: Gather feedback from funders and share lessons learned. Keep project in the pipeline for future bids Step Five: Funding alerts Funding alert matches priorities, projects and partnerships Step Four: Business Case Business case established and agreed with all partners and senior management Step Three: Partnerships Partnerships developed and most relevant partners identified for specific projects Step Two: Projects Projects identified for development Step One: Priorities for inward investment Joint priorities agreed by partners A framework document is available which sets out the methodology in full along with local and national learning/examples and toolkits. Pipeline successes in other departments   ASCH: MHCLG Domestic Abuse Fund £357,257 over 2 years for the provision of core support for refuges and other accommodation-based services. CET: Permanent pipeline of potential projects which can be made bid ready. Received £4.7million from DFT to be spent on potholes, structures and minor highway works. £5.4 million of Local Growth Fund cash for three projects aimed at further developing the East Sussex economy and improving skills. PEARS Foundation - #iwill youth social action. Volunteering in hospitals; ESHT, CCGs, PH, HVA, Interreg 2 Seas Health Ageing Innovation in Rural Europe VCSE HWF CYP Mental Health PH, CCG, FSN Department of Social Care Time to Change Hub; CCGs, Health Trusts, MIND, voluntary sector, ESCC employment, schools DWP Parental Conflict Social Care Digital Innovation Fund

Adam Chugg, Chief Executive, 3VA . 10th July 2019 Making East Sussex a Magnet for Inward Investment: The Added Value of Strategic Collaborations Adam Chugg, Chief Executive, 3VA . 10th July 2019

CONTENTS Social Prescribing: Initial Opportunity Social Prescribing: Continuing the Collaboration Some Other Drivers for Collaboration Closing Thoughts  

SOCIAL PRESCRIBING – INITIAL OPPORTUNITY Department of Health Opportunity Need for ONE bid from the county – VCSE consensus Need for ONE bid from the county – Statutory Sector dialogue Cross sector dialogue  

SOCIAL PRESCRIBING – CONTINUING THE COLLABORATION VCSE Core group Cross Sector Steering Group Single Project for East Sussex 2019 Developments – Power of Partnership  

SOME OTHER DRIVERS FOR COLLABORATION Alliance Development Group New Approaches to Commissioning Partnership Plus Asset Based Approaches

FINALLY… Opportunities are there ….. Let’s Take Them!

Thank you! adam.chugg @3va.org.uk Registered charity number 1096788 Company number 4637252 registered in England and Wales Sign post to CDO’s and their role / how to contact them