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ChangeUpThis Section provides a general introduction to ChangeUp and information on what's happening regionally and locally. For details of ChangeUp plans for Central London, please click here. For information on the latest developments, please click here. BackgroundThe ChangeUp programme was launched by the Home Office in June 2004 with the aim of addressing key capacity needs of frontline organisations through investing in and improving VCS infrastructure support. The ChangeUp vision is that by 2014 the needs of the frontline VCS will be met by infrastructure support which is effective, accessible, sustainably funded and which reflects and promotes diversity. Capacitybuilders is the national agency, launched in April 2006, with responsibility to take the programme forward and to manage the £70 million funding. But ChangeUp is about more than just the money the government is providing over the next few years: producing the reports, plans and mapping is worth doing in itself to identify the sector’s needs and develop plans that will help support funding for the sector in future. What’s happening regionally in London?Download the 2008 LRC ChangeUp London Infrastructure Development Plan. ChangeUp in London has been about creating a more strategic and sustainable VCS infrastructure framework to support frontline groups. In London: 33 local, five sub-regional and one regional Consortia were created. Each Consortium produced an infrastructure development plan which documents local needs and priorities, using local research and data. The London regional plan draws on all the local and sub-regional plans, and documents the priorities at a city level. The London Regional Consortium (LRC) is a strategic management group – comprising representatives from public bodies, VCS and funders – which formulated priorities, oversees the delivery process and takes an overview of the region’s activity. It has ten thematic sub-groups, which consist entirely of VCS organisations, including local, frontline, small and marginalised groups. All sub-groups work to take forward existing regional projects and develop proposals for new activity, in line with the regional plan. The LRC itself has representatives from statutory, regional, voluntary and public sectors. Each CVS sends a representative to the LRC, as does each sub-group. Involvement in consortia does not guarantee access to funding for any agency: groups are involved to ensure that their agency’s expertise can help to improve the planning, funding and delivery of infrastructure services. The LVSC website has a comprehensive section on ChangeUp, with information on what's happening at borough, sub-regional and regional levels, as well as details of national developments. However the primary source of information about the ChangeUp programme should be the Capacitybuilders website. ChangeUp in London 2004 to 2008 ReportThe ChangeUp in London 2004 to 2008 Report on ChangeUp activity since it began is now available.The total ChangeUp investment in London’s infrastructure between 2004 and 2008 was £12.7 million and this report was produced with the aim to give an overview of work that has taken place and to provide a breakdown of how ChangeUp funding has been allocated to meet London’s priorities. This is the first report that has compiled all ChangeUp activity in London into one document (please note: the document is 40 pages long, excluding annexes). ChangeUp in London 2004 to 2008 ( Annex A ( What’s happening locally?At local level, each CVS led on setting up a consortium for the borough and producing a local plan. For further information on local issues, please contact your local CVS from the home page of this website. |
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