PH 27 2023 - Voluntary Action Doncaster (VAD)3 month extension

May 26, 2023 Deputy Director of Public Health (Officer) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to approve £51,808 in funding for a three-month extension of Voluntary Action Doncaster's Inclusion and Fairness Forum Project to enhance capacity, support activities, and address representation gaps within the Doncaster Strategic Partnership.

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Purpose

See attached ODR for further details

Content

To fund Voluntary Action Doncaster
£51,808 for a three-month extension to continue. The
Inclusion and Fairness Forum Project to enable increased capacity
for the I&FF Leadership team, funding for activity, research,
events, and insights as well as funding for a Support officer role
within the Recipient organisation to deliver this
activity.

To support the work across the VCFS to better understand the
VCF
landscape in Doncaster and ensure it has parity of esteem alongside
stakeholders from other sectors in key policy and decision-making
processes.

Further develop the capacity and capability of our local VCFS by
keeping them informed and by sharing learning underpins their
ability to grow and / or become sustainable.

To enable people involved in volunteering supports the health and
wellbeing agendas well as community spirit as more people become
active in their communities. To be innovative in our approach,
nurture growth and sustainability within the VCFS. In leading by
example and sharing our learning, we will promote a stronger
and
richer VCF sector across Doncaster.

A move towards addressing the ‘representation gap’ that
currently exists within the Team Doncaster Strategic Partnership
and to provide a platform for the sector to exert strategic
influence

Supporting Documents

ODR 2 VAD Extension.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date26 May 2023