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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

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

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

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

11. Thank you! adam.chugg @3va.org.uk
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