The Inspiring Scotland experience,
improving the lives of Scotland’s most disadvantaged
people
Celia TennantHead of Funds11 October 2013
What is Inspiring Scotland?
What is Venture Philanthropy?
What are we doing for Scotland’s most disadvantaged? What is Link Up?
What have we learned & what really matters?
Our mission: Change the lives of Scotland’s most disadvantaged people.
Inspiring Scotland aims to create sustained change through partnership and collaboration, by tackling tough social issues and achieving long lasting results for disadvantaged people and communities in Scotland.
EVPA defines ‘Venture Philanthropy’ as
an approach to build stronger societal purpose organisations by providing them with both financial and non-financial support in order to increase their societal impact.
(EVPA is the European Ventures Philanthropy Association of which Inspiring Scotland is a member)
Investors (Scottish Gov, Trusts/Foundations,Corporates, HNWIs)
Fund Ventures
FinancingFinancial & Non Financial Support
Social ReturnSocial Return
What we do
Source :EVPA
Inspiring Scotland in numbers
5 Years
6 Funds
£45 million ‘investment to sector’
£25 million leverage
180 + pro bono supporters
Over 10,000 young people secured employment, education, training.
20,000 children freely playing in their communities
Over 14,000 vulnerable children and their families helped
Over 5,000 people, building confidence, new relationships, realising assets
SG’s programme delivery partner
Pro Bono supporters
PAs
Non-Financial Support at the core of what we do
Inspiring Scotland Venture
Funding from
Inspiring Scotland
Performance Advisory
support from
Inspiring Scotland
Pro Bono support
arranged by Inspiring Scotland
Wider Portfolio of ventures
What is it?
What have we learned?
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Link Up Model
Local Worker
Host
InspiringScotland
Local Community
Local Community
13
Learning – Preparing the ground
14
Learning – Laying the foundations
15
Learning – Building local capacity
16
Learning – The worker
Local Worker
Outcomes
Activities
Activities that increase social
contact/ connections
between individuals and groups in the community
Activities that involve
individuals participating/using and giving their skills and assets
Outputs
Number of hours of community
activity
Number of new activities
Number of participants in
activities (+ new)
Number of volunteers involved in activities
Outcomes for
Individuals
Increased levels of social interaction for
individuals, which will in itself reduce isolation
Stronger connections and improved
relationships based on trust and reciprocity
between people in the community
Improved confidence and self-esteem
Improved perception of their community as
a place to live
Improved health & well-being
Development of new skills
Improved resilience and self efficacy
Outcomes for
Communities
Increased level of community
activity
Better community integration and
cohesion
Increased capacity and motivation to
influence what happens in their
community
Improved perception of
their community as a place to live
National Outcomes
We live our lives free from crime,
disorder and danger
We live in well designed
sustainable places where we are able
to access the services and
amenities we need
We have strong resilient and supportive
communities where people take responsibility for their own actions
and how they affect others
We live longer, healthier lives
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Learning – Evaluation
“What’s bingo, bananas and a long-overdue haircut got to do with
assets?”…
J’s Story
Participant
Participant
Volunteer
SEP
OCT
INPUTS
I’m meeting new people & having fun
+I want to do more
but lack confidence
For the first time I’ve helped to
organise a kid’s party
+My confidence is
growing
I’ve taken a lead role in managing the
Xmas party+
I’m planning to do more for the local
kids
DEC
INPUTS
Participant
VolunteerI’m working with local people to
develop a supportive space
for people impacted by drug and alcohol
issues
Participant
Volunteer
Something more?
JAN
INPUTS
Volunteer
INPUTS = Local Worker time, support (emotional & organisational) + £
TOTAL ENGAGEMENT @
30 JUNE 20135101 participants
333 volunteers
Larkfield20mths
NW Kilmarnock
19mths
Gallatown 15mths
Leith 18mths
Possil17mths
N. Motherwell15mths
Alloa17mths
Whitfield13mths
Muirhouse14mths
Gorbals13mths
Silly Soccer
DJ WorkshopsCommunity Gardening Litter Picks
Befriending
Archery533Participants
+91 Volunteers
SCALE AT 30 JUNE 2013
GardeningBingo
Fruit & Veg Stall
Biking
724Participants
+21 Volunteers
317Participants
+35 Volunteers
Community Gardening
Make my Neighbourhood
Beautiful
Pop-up cafe
Cooking
Pop-up farm/beach & cafe
Chancers – local womens group
Family swim
Bingo
Cinema
Tenants group
Big Breakfast Club
Soggy Sports
Bike clubInternet cafe & Community information
Community FootballCinema
Creative writingDrumming
Guitar Group
Culture on Every Corner
Athletics GroupArts & Crafts
Youth Cafe
Community Cafe
Community Family events
Bingo
Women’s Group
Women’s Group
Community Gardening
Community information
614Participants
+8 Volunteers
482Participants
+31 Volunteers
454Participants
+26 Volunteers
446Participants
+ 38 Volunteers
222Participants
+12 Volunteers
Cinema
ArcheryGardening
Archery
Arts
Chess
Open Cafe
Street Dance
Young Mums‘Man Up’
Women’s Group
GardeningPop-up Museum
Cinema
Lunch Club
890Participants
+63 Volunteers
419Participants
+8 Volunteers
Photography
Photography
Dads group
Youth Activities
Independent Evaluation of Model 2012 – Arrivo Consulting
• Investors – Increased efficiency and maximised impact
• Ventures – capacity building creates stronger, more robust orgs
• Beneficiaries – better outcomes
‘The non-financial support provided has transformed ventures and their capacity to deliver outcomes in a way that financial investment alone could not have achieved’
‘Our Performance Advisor probably has a better all-round grasp of the organisation's challenges and what we can achieve, than anyone else we work with.’
It is the non-financial investment that underpins the ‘added value’ of the Inspiring Scotland model.
Clearer focus on impact. 91% of ventures felt they better identified the outcomes and impact of their work—49% strongly felt that way.
Better impact measurement. 84% of ventures had stronger systems for measuring impact.
Better delivery. 81% of ventures felt they were more effective delivery organisations due to IS support.
Better management. 69% of ventures felt that their management capacity increased.
Better networks. Ventures strongly felt that networking within their portfolios was valuable. 96% found value in connections within the portfolio.
More sustainable and more fundable—even after exit. 68% better identify and develop new opportunities. 67% more sustainable in longer term as result of IS.
Tough selection process + cachet. 89% of ventures felt like being supported by Inspiring Scotland signalled that they were a strong organisation to other funders.
Isserman, N. Cambridge University (to be published Autumn 2013)
Gates Scholar – University of Cambridge To be publish Autumn 2013
Venture Philanthropy works... and works well.
but it’s a rapidly changing world...
So we need to continue to adapt to a changing environment
• Quicker, cheaper, better• New money• Recycling money• New products• Fresh ideas
Together we are tackling tough social issues and changing lives