Reports and Documents
Reports & Documents
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ULO Case study: BLISS AbilityThis document is about ...
BLISS=Ability was started in May 1995 by a group of disabled people who found that there was no source of independent information available to them in South Shields.
CASE STUDY SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: COMMUNITY CAMPUS 87
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Community Campus 87 delivers housing related services to young people aged 16-25 across Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton. The organisation was formed in 1987 by a group of young people at the beginning of their careers in youth work, housing, homelessness, welfare and social work and has evolved over the years obtaining funding from regeneration programmes in the area and in recent years securing contracts from Stockton-on-Tees Council and Middlesbrough Borough Council particularly in relation to Supporting People monies.
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ULO Case Study: Durham Disability Voice (DDV)
DDV is still in the early stages of its evolution, but it has great ambitions. It is a small organisation with very limited resources. Until 2006, the views of disabled people in County Durham were represented through a Service User and Carer Forum. This ceased operation when public funding was withdrawn.
SES Contracting from a Private versus Public Purchaser – does it make a difference?
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For some years now the national government agenda has focused on encouraging more Third Sector Organisations (TSOs) to deliver public services through contracting. The rationale behind such thinking has been well documented and includes propositions such as TSOs being closer to the service users and therefore have a better understanding of their needs.
Redcar and Cleveland Real Opportunity Centre (ROC)
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Redcar and Cleveland Real Opportunity Centre (ROC) was established in September 2006 following a critical inspection by the Social Services Inspectorate of the local social care services for disabled people.
YOUTH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: CASE STUDY SUNDERLAND VOLUNTARY SECTOR YOUTH FORUM
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Sunderland Voluntary Sector Youth Forum is a registered charity looking to represent the voluntary youth sector in Sunderland. The Forum was formally established in its current charitable form in 2002 and seeks to support voluntary youth work agencies across the City of Sunderland to provide facilities and opportunities that will advance the education, social welfare and recreational interests of young people across the City with the objective of improving their conditions of life. The Forum represents the interests of youth work organisations with a series of partners, including the City Council, the Connexions Service, Connexions Tyne and Wear and also has a seat on the local Children’s Trust Board. The Forum was set up because there was not a recognised umbrella organisation which provided a strategic voice for the voluntary sector in Sunderland in terms of youth work delivery.
ULO Case Study: Disability Alliance Sunderland
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The Physical Disabilities Alliance (PDA) was founded in 1998 as a registered charity. During 2008-09 the PDA set about transforming itself into a user-led organisation, and from 1st April 2009 it became known as Disability Alliance Sunderland (DAS). The new name reflected the inclusive nature of the organisation, embracing all disabled people in the area.
ULO Case Study Gateshead Access Panel (GAP)
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Gateshead Access Panel (GAP) was set up around 18 years ago by a local charity. The ‘Panel' was developed in response to numerous concerns raised by disabled people about the issue of access. It published guidelines on access under the title of 'Designing to Enable'. This venture was so successful that it formed a separate charitable organisation in 1997, which has continued until the present day.
CASE STUDY SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: WEARSIDE WOMEN IN NEED
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Wearside Women in Need is a women’s charity that delivers a range of services to women, men and children who are experiencing domestic violence, mental health difficulties and/ or social exclusion. The services include refuges, drop in centres, a 24 hour phone line and outreach work. Wearside Women in Need work with over 600 men and women a month across Sunderland and have been delivering services for Sunderland City Council since 1983.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (COMMUNITY BUSINESS) : HENDON COMMUNITY CARE
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Hendon Community Care provides home support services to older people and disabled people across inner city Sunderland who require assistance with their daily living needs. The organisation has been delivering contracts for Sunderland City Council since 1994, growing out of an established voluntary organisation that began operating in 1973. Hendon Community Care won its most recent contract at the end of 2005, a three year contract from Sunderland City Council to deliver ‘Support Services for People at Home’.
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Vision Sense was established in 2003 by four disabled people, two of whom became Executive Directors when the organisation was formed. Previously employed by charities in the Region, they were committed to the social model and were aware of the many ways in which disabled people were being discriminated against at work and in volunteering, and determined to do something about it.
The Enterprising Community Zone Forward Plan
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· Identifies the intended outcomes of ECZ
· Identifies the approach and/or method of work of ECZ
· Reports on progress to date
· Outlines proposed activity that delivers drivers for enterprise action within ECZ
Using enterprise as a vehicle to create a fairer society through
the alleviation of inequality and poverty.
SES Summary of Social Reports 2007
Impoving Livelihoods Through Enterprise
New policies: New opportunities for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector
Changing Landscape: The Changing Face of the Public Sector
Recommendations fo the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in the city of Sunderland
Community Interest Companies - A Key to Regeneration & Empowerment?
A white paper by Mark Heskett-Saddington and Kevin Marquis, Directors, SES
SES Resources
Knowledge limitations can be a harsh reality for many organisations operating in the social enterprise sector. But a clear understanding of the resources that are available – and how to acquire them – can be a distinct advantage on the road to sustainability. After all, the key factor in Social Enterprise is all about long-term survival, and in order for individual enterprises to become sustainable, they must develop their organisations meaningfully over time. To do this means continuously searching for new opportunities to create revenue, as well as for ways to improve existing products and services. Therefore whatever your experience is, start-up or longer term support, passing on your knowledge will not only assist in the creation of new Social Enterprises, but will help existing organisations move up the ladder
