The Consortium was made up from the 2 networks - the County Liaison Group and the City Community Network, which met regularly for some time in the County and City.

 

In 2004 it was agreed that we would establish an inclusive membership of the consortium in terms of geographic generic infrastructure coverage together with representation from specialist infrastructure groups: for example, accounting, self help, learning & skills, families & children and youth voluntary organisations, health & environment are areas with recognised and active infrastructure arrangements.

 

The Consortium has a Co-ordinating Group of 9 people - 6 people drawn from the two networks above (3 from each)    one from each of the joint Lead Bodies (NAVO and NCVS) and 1 from the Accountable Body/fundholder – Nottinghamshire Community Foundation.  Details of the Co-ordinating Group membership are below.

 

 

Self Help Nottingham (Barbara-Ann Walker)

Nottinghamshire Black Partnership (Abdullah Uhuru)

Southwell Diocese [link to faith groups] (Patricia Stoat)

 

 

Newark & Sherwood CVS or Bassetlaw CVS [alternates] (/Michael Newstead)

Beeston Volunteer Centre or Sutton-in-Ashfield Volunteer Bureau [alternates] (Hilary Wells/Margaret Allsop)

Nottinghamshire Rural Community Council ()

 

 

Co-Leads: Nottingham CVS (Jane Sterck) and NAVO (Jon North)

Accountable body: Nottinghamshire Community Foundation (Rowena Morrell)

 

 The consortium established thematic working groups to undertake specific work on specialist areas such as rural issues, Black & Miinority Ethnic infrastructure, volunteering and ICT.  It also esatblished specialist mapping and exemplar projects covering issues such as disability, human resources and occupational health.

 

The Co-ordinating Group co-ordinates and collates the work of the working groups and deliver cross-thematic work, establishing further task groups as needed and providing regular reports to the Consortium.

 

 

·        To deliver Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) in line with the guidance provided by GOEM and to support its implementation

·        To map current provision building on the work and analysis already undertaken in both City and County

·        To engage with users and non users of services and stakeholders in voluntary sector partnership to identify their needs based on functions identified in the Home Office Review and others valued locally

·        To identify strengths and successes based on users’ views

·        To identify gaps, shortfalls and insecurity in current structures and to reach agreement on ways of tackling them, whether by developing and transforming existing structures and/or by developing new solutions

·        To build partnerships with funders to secure stable solutions to fill those gaps and reduce insecurity in organisations that are working well