1. Social Enterprise and Town Centre Regeneration A Social Enterprise Perspective Craig Sanderson Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition and Link Group Ltd. 26 th October 2010

2. Wider Role – What is it? The Scottish Government has encouraged Registered Social Landlords to think broadly about how they can help regenerate their local communities. This ‘Wider Role’ relates to: “… activity that goes beyond the provision, improvement and management of housing with the aim of improving the economic, social and environmental circumstances of the communities within which the RSL operates.”

3. Wider Role – A Brief History  Wider Role funding programme launched in 2000 – £35m in 700+ projects levering in £100m more  2/3 of RSLs involved  Frozen at £12m till 2011

4. Range of Wider Activities ThemeNumber of projectsPercentage of projects Community care173 Childcare112 Education/learning274 Employment/training7812 Financial inclusion274 Environmental works406 Sustainable issues (energy etc)315 Community health183 Community arts/culture508 ICT/Digital inclusion325 Community safety345 Community transport20 Youth services518 Community facilities/workspaces12219 Homelessness/tenancy support183 Other9715 Total655100%

5. Social Enterprises – What Are They?  “Businesses with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders or owners” (DTI 2002) Compare and contrast (with other models)

6. Role Enterprising Partner not a Contractor Part of the supply chain Community capacity building/development Community sustainability e.g. community benefits clause Both “intermediary” and direct service provider Adding value – Social Return Environmentally friendly Healthier communities

7. Galeri Caernarfon

9. The Briggait, Glasgow Wasps Studios

10. res Rothesay Fyne Homes Rothesay

11. Cordale HA

12. New Gorbals HA Glasgow

13. Sanctuary Scotland HA Ardler, Dundee

14. Cunninghame HA

15. Petershill Community Initiative North Glasgow HA  £6.1million sports, leisure and business facility  £610,000 wider role funding  Additional funding (Glasgow City Council, private finance, Social Inclusion funding, European funding)  For every £1 wider role funding, £9 levered in

16. Social Enterprise Clydebank

17. Link in Petersburn

18.  260 new homes  Mixed tenure  Lifetime homes  Housing for varying needs  Secured by design  Energy efficient

19. Intermediate Labour Market Community Benefit Clauses

20. Petersburn Development Trust

21. Digital Links Project

22. Link’s Dental Surgery

23. Delancy Street, San Francisco

24. Habitat for Humanity, Oakland

25. Future Role/Changes/Who Involved? Acquire business eg family Growth – merger/joint working Enterprising, not “subsidy junkie” Public understanding/recognition Risk taking – SE and governments Re-introduce the wee/corner shop Embrace profit and private sector Growth – renewables, waste and anbeorobic digestion Facilities management eg Glasgow Games legacy Public social partnerships COMMUNITIES, Local and National Govt, Business

26. Changes/Barriers Finance/Funding, esp. initial Wider Role/ LA regeneration funds scrapped? TUPE e.g. pensions Lack of expertise e.g. marketing, running a business Business support Eficiencies Procurement / commissioning / tendering Asset (e.g. land) ownership/reform

27. Changes/Barriers (cont.) Time – To consult, involve, empower communities Need leadership (not representation)? Discuss…. Seen as unaccountable by local government Tesco Metros Concordat / Single Outcome Agreements CPPs Not recognising ourselves as SE Networks

28. Further Guidance/Inspiration Social Enterprise, SROI, etc.  ‘Making the Case : Social Added Value Guide’ (Communities Scotland 2006)  ‘Tendering for Public Sector Contracts’, 2 nd ed. (Forth Sector, 2007)  ‘Better Value: The Social Economy delivering public sector contracts’ and ‘Purchasing public services from the social economy’ (Communities Scotland 2007)  ‘Making measurement meaningful:embedding quality and impact tools in the social economy and Funding for Social Enterprises’ (Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition. www.ssec.org.uk)www.ssec.org.uk  Forth Sector (for the SROI Framework project) www.forthsectordevelopment.org.uk

29. Further Guidance/Inspiration (cont.)  SROI Network www.sroi-uk.orgwww.sroi-uk.org  ‘Really Telling Accounts’ and ‘Social Accounting and Audit…the process in a nutshell…’ (Social Audit Network) www.cbs-network.org.ukwww.cbs-network.org.uk  SROI Project www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/SROIwww.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/SROI  Social Enterprise Academy www.theacademy-ssea.orgwww.theacademy-ssea.org  Local People Leading www.localpeopleleading.co.ukwww.localpeopleleading.co.uk  Senscot www.senscot.netwww.senscot.net  ‘Making Places Work:Future Directions for the Role of Housing Associations in Community Regeneration in Scotland’ (SFHA 2008)  ‘Social Capital Profile’ Assist Social Capital www.social-capital.net  Corporate Social Responsibility www.csr.gov.ukwww.csr.gov.uk