EARLY YEARS CHANGE FUND – SHIFTING THE BALANCE OF CARE Launch of the Early Years Development Fund for Third Sector Organisations Tuesday 17 September 20-13.

EARLY YEARS CHANGE FUND – SHIFTING THE BALANCE OF CARE

Launch of the Early Years Development Fund for Third Sector

Organisations

Tuesday 17 September 20-13Welcome

EVOC – DEVELOPMENT FUND

Development Fund Team

•Ian Brooke•Kate Kasprowicz•Part time post being recruited

Introductions and welcome

DEVELOPMENT FUND OVERVIEW

Shifting the Balance of Care

•Emphasis on Preventative Spend

•Funding solutions not problems

•Short term, measurable difference

IS YOUR ORGANISATION ELIGIBLE?

• Are you providing services to children, young people and families in Edinburgh?

• Are you a constituted, non-profit distributing organisation?

• Do you agree to participate in a workshop on “Making sure your Proposal Targets EYCF Outcomes” on 11th October.

• If you are a Scottish Charity we will expect that all documents you send compare to those held publically on the Scottish Charity Register at OSCR

TIMELINES

• Closing date for receipt of proposal for a Development Fund Award – Wednesday 30th October, 2013

• Development fund Panel Meeting: Mid- November, 2013

• Awards publicised end of November 2013• Project star-up – from confirmation of award• Service delivery begins – from January 2014

See A in the pack

PANEL DECISION MAKING

The Panel will assess applications based on the following criteria:

•Outcomes•Evidence measures/measurable results•Geography of the service delivery proposal•Integration of principles of co-production and capacity building•Type/theme of project proposed•Proposed service user profile•Organisational governance•Value for money

See A in the pack

WHAT’S IN YOUR PACK?

A Background and lots of useful information about the criteriaB Application/Proposal form guidanceC Integrated Children’s Services Plan1 Organisation information sheet2 Your Proposal form3 Project Budget sheet4 Declaration form and signatures

GROUP ACTIVITY

In your groups:

Go through the pack and generate a set of questions for the Q and A session following this activity

Q and A

Summary of the main points

All the very best from us all at EVOC