October 2006 Minutes
Draft Minutes - Newham ChangeUp Partnership Meeting, Monday, 9th October 2006
NVSC, Burford Business Centre, 1st Floor, 11 Burford Road, London E15 52T
Present:
Caroline Rouse (CR) Aston Mansfield
Paul Leslie (PL, Chair) Community Links
Ruth Musgrave (RM) Conflict and Change
Dr. Wondwossen Ezineh (WE) CEMVO
Miranda Meadowcroft (MM) LBN
Sarah Ruiz (SR) NVSC
Renate Ruether-Greaves (RRG) NVSC (Minutes)
Dr Jo Ukemenam (JU) Reform Corporation
Ann Easter (AE) Renewal Programme
Gurdial Bhamra (GB Volunteer Network Centre
Apologies:
Valerie Brown (VB)Race Equality in Newham, Sahdia Warraich (SW), BEMCCF
Agenda Item Action 1. Welcome, Apologies, Introductions 2. Minutes of the last meeting The minutes were taken as read and accepted as a correct record. Mattes arising ‘Go For it Grant’: it was agreed that Sarah, Caroline and Sadhia would put together a response to the Council covering outstanding issues, in particular questions around ‘acting as banker’ and ‘support to groups’. They will then arrange a meeting with Steve Collins and/or Tom Connor.
SR/SW/ 3. Co-ordinators Report The co-ordinators report was presented and noted. 4. Update on Capacity Builders Jill Walsh provided an update of Capacity Builders and her work with other consortia. She introduced the Toolkit ‘Progression through Partnership’, which other consortia have found useful. Renate to e-mail to toolkit to partners. Jill also talked about the launch of the CB strategic 'road map', documenting what a transformed voluntary sector by 2014 would look like with milestones. There will be a consultation and she urged people to participate in it.
RRG 5. Development of Partnership Projects Paul spoke about developing a framework of partnership working. It was agreed that Ruth would do a 1 ½ hr. workshop around partnership working at the next CU meeting.
RM 6. Olympics Ruth to circulate info on London International Festival Theatre (LIFT) who work in the nine Olympic boroughs.
RM 7. Compact Implementation Group Elections were held for infrastructure organisations representation. Sarah and Kevin Blowe (Aston Mansfield) were elected. 8. AOB: Following on from Renate’s recommendation (under Agenda Item 3) that 'the Reform Corporation’s revised report does not meet the requirements and is not to be published or circulated under ChangeUp or with any reference to ChangeUp and that NVSC will seek to reclaim the appropriate funding’, Joe asked that members do not accept the recommendation, as he believes that the outputs and outcomes have been met by Reform Corporation. It was agreed that Renate circulates a note to the steering group, outlining the process and that members decide whether to accept or to reject the recommendations. The decision of the members would be binding.
RRG/All partners 9. Date of next meeting: Wednesday, 15th November 15.00- 17.00 hrs.
CR