1. Amanda Rundle Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Building on Success November 2013

2. Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum is supporting developments by…..  Highlighting sector skills and challenges  Strengthening partnerships  Leading independent research to identify current sector activity, future potential and needs  Developing 2 Strategies to support developments up to 2020  VCSE Employment and Skills Strategy  Social Enterprise Strategy

3.  4,525 formally recognised identified VCSE organisations  Plus estimated 1,500 small volunteer led community groups.  Number of employees 22,300 = 9% of working population  Female/male employee ratio 70:30  Number of volunteers 153,000 = 36% of adult population  Annual turnover of the VCSE sector in 2013 is £580 million Headline Research Findings

4. 4 Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector Employment and Skills Strategy 2014 - 2020 1 in 3 1 in 3 people contribute to society in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly through volunteering. The VCSE sector is 1 of 3 sectors supporting sustainable growth. VCSE organisations develop innovative products and services for People, Planet and Profit.

5. Priorities 1. Workforce Skills for All 2. Social Innovation for New Goods and Services 3. Community Engagement and Impact 5 “ A skilled workforce increasing the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector contribution to sustainable social, economic and environmental development in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.” Guiding Principles * Inclusion * Collaboration * Sustainablility *

6. 6 Some of the BIG IDEAS in the strategy Priority 3 Community Engagement and Impact Social Value frameworks and standard Trustee Skills development programme Sustainable communities research and development programme Priority 1 Workforce Skills Multi organisation Work Experience and Mentoring Schemes VCSE/Public Sector Leadership Academy/Virtual VCSE Skills Information Bank Priority 2 Social Innovation for new goods and services Multi-sector social innovation partnership Community "Hack" spaces/ incubation units Multi sector mentoring, secondment and job swap programme

7. Moving Forwards  Final Amendments to E & S StrategyNov  Production of Strategy Booklet for wide distribution Nov  E & S Strategy Launch Dec  Publication of research findingsDec  Further Development of Social Enterprise StrategyDec  Progress towards implementation plans from Jan  Pilot projects to Dec 2014

8. The full draft strategy is available to view on the VSF website We aim to launch the strategy in December 2013. Please spread the word and continue to contribute so that we can ensure that the strategy has the maximum benefit for the people of Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly. For further information about the “Future Skills” Project, the Employment and Skills Strategy and the work of Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum please see our website, Facebook and Twitter feeds. www.cornwallvsf.org www.facebook.com/cornwallvsf twitter.com/CornwallVSF Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum 13a Kenwyn Street, Truro, TR1 3DJ Tel: 01872 241584 Email: admin@cornwallvsf.org 8