November 2020 - Inspiring Scotland
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November 2020
Double vision: Danni captured this image of the Forth Ports Building at Albert Dock in Leith.
Welcome
Dear All,
I hope you enjoy reading about the breadth and depth of our work with so
many incredible partners. Whilst we are still unable to meet face to face
the magazine is great way for us to stay connected and to find out more
about the range of activity across funds, the highlights and the risks and
issues.This should help us to share learning and support one another, and
in turn the people and organisations we support.
There are too many highlights from November to share here so instead I
want to thank all of you for your commitment to our vision “For a Scotland
without poverty or disadvantage” and in particular for your dedication to
strengthening the organisations and communities we support. Our support
is never more needed for charity leaders and their teams as they face
multiple pressures, yet continue to work relentlessly to support people and
communities through the pandemic. There is some light at the end of the
tunnel with one Covid-19 vaccine approved by the MHRA, with more to
come. However, so much wider harm has been done in the past 9 months,
which will have long lasting effects. We have an important role to play in
Scotland’s collective recovery by continuing to focus on and deliver on our
vision.
Thanks for your contribution and dedication.
Best,
Celia
Bold Knowledgeable Compassionate Effective
Some of November’s highlights
Wellbeing group suggestions get underway with SIRD delivered a consultation event for projects to
lots of walks and ideas for the team. share experiences with Chair of the Independent
Review of Adult Social Care, Derek Feeley.
Scottish Government’s No One Left Behind
includes OFN as a key element of the national The Thrive Outdoor Nursery Trading arm is in
employability strategy through to March 2022. it’s first month of operation.
CashBack Phase 4 Evaluation delivered and Phase Creative Communities hosted first portfolio event
5 launch took place at YOI Polmont by Cabinet with all 37 organisations from across Scotland.
Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf.
Islands Green Recovery Programme applications
MSP Maree Todd interviewed Jim McCormick (ex assessed and sent to SG – our first capital grant
JRF) at Intandem Portfolio Event environmentally focused programme.
Allison joins Equally Safe Fund as Fund Manager. Survivors Fund strategy session held with SG
Charities spotlight Triple A’s, one of our Autistic Led organisations are tremendous. I During the pandemic, the OFN portfolio as a whole has been a honestly feel like the world needs more people like them. They good source of information for various areas of Scottish are now beginning to challenge the nationals (Scottish Autism/ Government, from the Minister to members of the employability National Autistic Society) on their 'negative' portrayals of autism team. SG are regularly asking to attend fortnightly Zoom meetings which is a tough thing to do. and seem genuinely keen to understand the reality on the ground. Bee (Autism) Louise (Our Future Now) We're proud of the new community pantry that Link Up First Tier support people with learning difficulties, and despite Muirhouse has recently opened with the active involvement of starting during lockdown have secured funding for an additional local people. This is a direct response to the issues of food staff member and are now supporting 36 people. They have poverty that have been exacerbated through the pandemic. It adapted their way of working to allow them to support clients espouses the principles of dignity in food sovereignty. As a food online, and have found tools which can be shared to help explain shop, it is also deemed essential and thus can remain open even in topics such as behaviours and body changes to them. potential future lockdowns, providing some much-needed stability Debbie McC (Survivors) and continuity as well as a positive focus for everyone. Marie-Amélie (Link up)
Team Wellbeing Updates • Helen's reminders about wellbeing have been well • As well as trying to get out for a walk every lunchtime, received and a recent Thursday drinks session Debbie M has met for virtual coffees with Marsaili, organised by Julia was also popular. Bee and Gemma. • Bee has met up for walks, talks and running sessions • Deborah G, Jo and Debbie Z met for coffee and with Lyn, Albany, Susie, and Marie Amelie. Julia and Marsaili met for lunch prior to going into • Susie’s plans also included email chats with Yvonne. level 4! • Erica’s daily YouTube yoga regime continues to help • Elaine has met up with two Specialist Volunteers for with her neck and back. coffee and has been baking at home. • Monika and Norma had useful meetings with their • Jo and Danni met for a bike ride, a trip which yielded paired buddies. Norma went out for a walk with Fiona, this month’s cover photo. while Monika met with Angela for a coffee locally and • Louise found calm and reassurance in this tweet from hopes to do so again once restrictions are lifted. @devisridhar Prof. Devi Sridhar, printing it out and • Marie-Amélie has restructured her working day to putting it up by her desk. help create time for a run half-way through the day. • Gemma has been painting the outside of her house, a productive and purposeful way to get outside at lunchtime!
Wellbeing Group
Breakout sessions
• Uplifting music playlists in Teams
• Share your ideas:
Breakout Chats on Teams
Wellness
Thanks those who voted on
wellbeing session ideas:
• 22 votes - online yoga Walk and talk
• 19 votes - book club • Meetings already happening - join in &
• 14 votes - baking/cake decorating snap a photo!
• 13 votes - meditation/mindfulness
• Plot your location on Albany’s map
• 13 votes - photography
• 13 votes – recipes • Move to virtual for Tier 4 areas?
Volunteers now sought to host sessions!
Up and Coming Events & Things to shout about
• The Autism fund is undertaking research as part of Scottish • Survivors host a Portfolio networking event from 2pm to 4pm on
Government’s Autism and Learning Disabilities Recovery and December 9.
Transition Plan. Over the next month the results will be reviewed
• CashBack for Communities are launching Phase 5 of their
and priorities refined with government. Before turning her full time
current programme in early December, which will include release
attention to the Equally Safe team, Allison has also been working
of a new Phase 4 evaluation animation. Supporting activity will
with consultants Blake Stevenson on a review of current strategy.
include a Ministerial virtual event with Polmont YOI and everyone
• A busy period for intandem includes attendance at a Scottish is invited to support a CashBack thunderclap event on Twitter.
Mentoring Network member's event on December 3, and work
• Creative Communities launched with a welcome session with
leading up to a Scottish Government quarterly report due at the
funded organisations at the end of November. Work continues with
end of January 2021,
a Evaluation Support Scotland event on December 10.
• Equally Safe (Violence against Women and Girls/ Rape
• Specialist Volunteer Network continues to provide professional
Crisis Specific) host a Welcome to Inspiring Scotland event for its
development opportunities to its members by hosting a Cyber
charities on December 3 and 4. This is followed by the launch of
security workshop on December 2.
successor fund Delivering Equally Safe on December 7.
Stakeholders and Partners making a difference
• Scottish Government, and Scottish Commission for • The Advisory group are helping us assess applications
Learning Disability. for additional funding. Claire Fyvie at The Rivers also
Kirsty (Advisory/Learning Disabilities) helped us shape a brief for an audit of some charities.
Debbie M (Survivors)
• Assenti Research have been assisting us in evaluating
the Autistic Advisory Forum. This has been hugely • Nicola (Sustain and Scale) once again has supported
beneficial to help inform future policy. Bee (Autism) our external assessment process helping with IGRP.
She’s also writing us a Resource for the Knowledge
• Five organisations in the portfolio have requested SVN
Hub.
support over the past month.
Marsaili (Perinatal and Infant Mental Health) • Two representatives from Inspiring Scotland Board are
supporting the development of the new outdoor
• Wood Mackenzie have been involved in a corporate
nurseries trading arm.
collaboration with BBFF.
Deborah G (Thrive Outdoors)
Elaine (Specialist Volunteer Network)
Valued Interventions and Resources • I really appreciate seeing other portfolio's charity emails as it gives me some ideas for the Autism Team as we send our charity emails out at the end of the week. Bee (Autism) • It's been shared already but I think it's worth highlighting iThrive. Gemma (Promoting Equality and Cohesion Fund) • I shared Marie- Amelie's article at https://ithriveedinburgh.org.uk/self-help and also a list of help for organisations in Fife this week. Debbie M (Survivors)
Our Future Now @OurFuture_Now
• 12 charities
• £1.9m invested
• 2500 people
• Multiple investors
Louise Duncan
Priorities Best Practice Issues & Risks
• Post Election Plan • Requests from SG to consult with The • Scottish Election 21 could result in
portfolio at the fortnightly Zoom Change of Minister/Employability
• Strategy Review – short, medium, long
Strategy.
term. • Calls continues
• Funding beyond March 2022.
• Distribution of additional £500k by • Minister attended Zoom call
March 21. • Securing additional private investment.
• Production of the OFN insight papers
• Half Year Investor Report Distribution • Uncertainty on when youth
• Dynamic investment in innovative
and follow up. unemployment will peak.
• Responses to the current
• December Insight Report • The capacity of portfolio organisations
circumstances.
to respond to a sharp rise in youth
• January Insight Report
unemployment.
Youth EmployabilityOur Future Now @OurFuture_Now
Picture of the month
Tweet of the month
Graphic from Scottish Government’s No One Left Behind Delivery Plan, showing OFN as a
key element of the national employability strategy through to March 2022.
Youth EmployabilityCashback @CashBackScot
@CashBackScot
• 23 charities
• £5,929,060 invested
• 20,427 people
Sam Arran Lynn
Priorities Best Practice Issues & Risks
• Phase 5 will be formally launched by the We are planning a social media thunderclap • The introduction of the new COVID 19
Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza for the Phase 5 launch with all partners tier system adds to challenges for
Yousaf, on Wednesday 2 December and retweeting, posting and sharing links to the partners in delivery and supporting
will involve 4 partners involved in Phase 4 evaluation and the animation which young people, even for those in tier 1.
working with young people who are in will be released the same day.
or have left YOI Polmont. This will also • The risks in rephasing the programme
Hashtags to use:
be an opportunity to promote the Phase apply to budgets, volumes and outcomes.
#CB4C
4 evaluation and animation. Where possible, underspends in 2020-21
#TacklingInequalities
will be reallocated to years 2 and/or 3
#ABetterTomorrow
• We expect to conclude the re- but there is a risk that some underspend
#GiveALittleHope
forecasting of programmes and agree will be lost to the programmme.
#life-changingexperiences.
reprofiling of budgets, activities and
outcomes and variations of grant offer
letters with the Scottish Government.
Youth EmployabilityPicture of the month
Tweet of the month
Cashback’s new Phase Four Impact Evaluation
Youth EmployabilityBuilding Brighter Futures Fund #BBFF
• 10 charities
• £450,570 invested
• 657 people
Claire Louise Duncan Susie Kirsty Elaine
Priorities Best Practice Issues & Risks
• The BBFF Progress report for Q1 of The recent report provides insight in to the • Impact of COIVD restrictions on
Year 3 on the programme was sent to issues that the ten BBFF charities are facing hospitability and retail industries has had
the Hub Co Foundation in November. as a consequence of COVID. It also adversely affected several BBFF charities.
• The connection with the HCF aims to demonstrates the innovative ways that they
• Those that work within schools face
promote charity engagement with their have continued to deliver their services to
continuing restrictions in terms of access
local hub. In some cases this has the young people engagement on the
to school buildings.
presented real fundraising and service programme. This helps us to work closely
with the HCF in terms of managing • Mental health and motivation of young
delivery opportunities.
expectations on outcomes as we move in people on programme.
to the final three quarters on the
programme.
Youth EmployabilityPicture of the month
Building Brighter Futures Woodwork Course at Move On.
Youth Employabilityintandem @intandemscot
• 12 charities
• £820k invested
• 133 volunteers
• 133 young people
Debbie Susie
Priorities Best Practice Issues & Risks
• Renewal of our Scottish Government contract intandem continues to look for creative and innovative • Long Term Funding Uncertainty: our 2020/21
for 2021/22. ways to not only address the issues and uncertainty forecast deficit has been reduced due to
for service delivery that we have faced in the past eight savings in activity and travel costs through the
• Ensure we continue to build on the digital
months but importantly at ways to ensure the pandemic. However long-term funding
volunteer training developed in the past six
constant moving forward of intandem to make it the remains a concern for 2021/22 with SG
months to ensure our blended model can
best it can be - some areas of this work we are funding if committed on the same basis not
withstand the uncertainty of restrictions both in
currently developing and focusing on are: sufficient to maintain or expand intandem.
the recruitment and training of volunteer
We have started to have a couple of
mentors, the referral and matching process and • The setting up of a Young Persons Forum
encouraging conversations with local
the weekly meetings by our volunteers and the • Review of our evaluation process and software
authorities.
young people we support. • Ensuring we are flight of foot in the work and
• Partner charity burnout: our partner charities
ambitions of The Promise
• Health & Wellbeing of our partner charity have been working flat out supporting
• Using lessons and observations across the portfolio
coordinator and service managers. intandem volunteers/young people and their
to ensure our volunteers and young people are
• Continue to raise the profile of intandem locally families. This is showing in staff wellbeing, the
supported and provided the resources, tools and
and nationally. In November we launched a seven training to capitalize on the opportunities a blended one coordinator model leaving us exposed.
week social media campaign with a goal of model can provide such as the rural reach.
reaching more mentors, funders, and key
influencers which we will continue.
Children and Young PeoplePicture of the month Tweet of the month
intandem mentee (William) and his mentor (Clare) playing tennis with Judy Murray during an intandem portfolio week: in conversation with Jim McCormick
event in Edinburgh for Children In Need. and Maree Todd MSP
Children and Young PeopleThrive Outdoors @Thrive_Outdoors
• 33 Charities
• £1,277,500 invested
• 7676 Children
Fiona Jo Deborah Mairi Rachel
NOVEMBER: Overview of Thrive Outdoors Fund • The Outdoor Nursery Trading arm is in it’s first month of
operation and very close to deciding its new name and branding.
Activity Deborah is busy recruiting a core team and finalising their first
• Glasgow ELC got good news as Castlemilk Day Nursery had site.
their Care Inspectorate variation to become an indoor/outdoor • Mairi has stepped into her new role and is supporting ONSE
setting approved! charities as they navigate building and planning issues, care
• Community Play charities are due their 2nd pot of funding inspectorate registration and the financial stress due to council
however nearly half of the portfolio have a substantial level decisions on placements.
underspend due to delays in starting sessions or buying • Active Play charities are encountering challenges in delivery as
equipment. Jo is supporting them in to plan for the coming some of Cohort 11 provision has stopped in schools due to
months and increasing provision. Covid outbreaks. Preparing for Cohort 12 to run in January
• Rachel has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the • Excellent feedback on Thrive Outdoors support for PEEK Board
International Congress for School Effectiveness and leading to new strategy.
Improvement (ICESI) conference next March along with Prof.
Pasi Sahlberg.
Children and Young PeopleThrive Outdoors @Thrive_Outdoors
Consultancy and Development Risks/Issues
Priorities • Staff burnout and multiple ‘hat wearing’.
• Supporting Clackmannanshire Council on • Lack of funding for 50% of Thrive’s current
their Outdoor Learning ambition. work strands come April next year.
• Developing a relationship with NESTA
Scotland in relation to application for Best practice
Innovation Fund in partnership with • Positive Feedback on exceptional work and
Glasgow City Council. culture change achieved in
• Sourcing Comms support to maintain and Clackmannanshire Council Primary Schools
develop influencing piece for Thrive aligned though our endeavours – noted by Director
to the development of a proactive of Education.
consultancy activity. • Recognition of value in which Thrive’s work
• Rebranding the Position Statement and is held as invited to be key note speaker at
growing the movement behind it. the March ICESI (International Congress for
School Effectiveness and Improvement).
Children and Young PeopleThrive Outdoors @Thrive_Outdoors
GCC ELC consultancy Risks/Issues
Priorities • The designated Outdoor Child Development
Officer supporting this work is currently
1. Targeted support to 3 GCC ELC settings to
unavailable putting direct, targeted on-the-
prepare for submitting their Care
ground support on hold.
Inspectorate variation to become an
indoor/outdoor setting and increase • Infrastructure work – adaptations to
registered numbers through high quality buildings, fencing work etc – is taking even
outdoor play and learning. longer than usual and this impacts delivery Tweet or photo
schedules. here
2. Developing guidance on the care of
waterproof suits as muddier conditions
tempt Head Teachers to put them in the Best practice
washing machine!
1. Guidance developed to support settings to
3. Onboarding 2 new GCC ELC settings into prepare for submitting their Care
scope for increased registration – one for Inspectorate variation has been very well
indoor/outdoor registration, one for a received by Head Teachers.
satellite provision within a local park
(Glasgow Green!) 2. Castlemilk Day Nursery had their Care
Inspectorate variation to become an
4. Developing an Action Plan for progressing indoor/outdoor setting approved!
with 3 satellite projects in 2021.
Children and Young PeopleThrive Outdoors @Thrive_Outdoors
ONSE (Outdoor Nursery Social Enterprise)
Priorities
• Supporting Baltic Street Adventure Nursery complete their Planning and Building Warrant
requirements and progressing with final stages of their Care Inspectorate registration.
• Progressing Treetops (Maryhill Mobile Childcare Services) and Edinburgh Waterfront Nursery
plans & registration.
• Supporting Wonder Woods (Simply Play) with issues relating to blended placements with West
Lothian Council and organisational concerns as a result of Covid-19
• Connecting with all ONSE charities and agreeing meeting schedules now that I have taken over
Tweet or photo
from Deborah here
Risks/Issues
• Simply Play are in serious financial and operational trouble as a result of Covid-19 hitting their
Out-of-School-Care services and West Lothian Council’s current position relating to Blended
Placement at the outdoor nursery. Working with them to identify solutions.
• Delays as a result of Covid-19 have pushed both Baltic Street and Treetops timelines back,
impacting their financial position.
Best practice
• Earthtime Elgin are now full and have met their financial forecast!
• Mairi and Zoe from Earthtime are presenting at a Scottish Out of School Care Network
(SOSCN) online event about outdoor play focusing on outdoor play in winter.
Children and Young PeopleThrive Outdoors @Thrive_Outdoors
Organised Outdoor Community • Dark evenings and challenging weather affecting
Play Fund attendance levels at play sessions
Priorities • One of the OOCP charities is causing some
concern regarding both delivery and
• Second round of funding due this month sustainability. Work is underway to investigate.
however many charities with large underspend
due to Covid challenges. We are liaising with Best practice
these charities to address budgets and future • Positive feedback from communities on the
delivery plans. impact funding has made on mental and
• Offering zoom calls for peer support within physical health of young people.
the portfolio • In the first 3 months over 800 play sessions
• Supporting charities to increase social media delivered to nearly 3000 children.
presence and increase attendance to play
sessions
Risks/Issues
• Safety issues for playworkers due to Covid
challenges in the community as parents sending
their children to play when they are supposed
to be self isolating.
Children and Young PeopleThrive Outdoors @Thrive_Outdoors
GCC Active Play Risks/Issues
Priorities • COVID and self isolation continue to be
the greatest risk factors in completing
• Managing Active Play programme for delivery of C11. Classes & teachers have
Attainment for GCC Education been sent home leading to AP being halted
Department. again.
• Completing Cohort 11 interrupted by • Play charities have had to adapt to current
pandemic, reviewing and evaluating guidelines and to help pupils who are
delivery. Writing reviews of play charities anxious about social interaction.
activities.
• Agreeing schools for Cohorts 12 (and
possibly 13) to commence AP in January Best practice
2021 by liaising with PEPASS. Arranging • Excellent feedback on Thrive Outdoors
induction & training for C12. support for PEEK Board leading to new
• Developing strategic plans, training and strategy.
mentoring with play charities to support • Presentation of paper on Active Play to
growth and wider delivery. national SPARC conference.
Children and Young PeopleThrive Outdoors @Thrive_Outdoors
Outdoor Nurseries Trading Arm
Priorities
• Finalising the pitch to investors
• Recruiting initial core team
• Finalising site 1
• Starting procurement and Care Inspectorate
applications
Risks/Issues
• Finding a name that was meaningful and available
• Risks to be avoided – delays on site one
Best practice
• Collaborative work underway with Spartans Football
Club
• Relationship building with similar third sector outdoor
ELC settings
Children and Young PeopleLink Up @LinkUpScotland
• 8 charities
• £1,023,450 invested
• 2000 people
• Multiple Investors
Andrew Marie-Amelie Stuart
Priorities Best Practice • Issues & Risks
• Continue to raise the profile of Link Up nationally • Calum Munro’s support has been important in • Uncertain messaging about the scope charities that
and especially with our key public sector contacts. addressing a rising tide of mental health issues. Our have to run community activities leave many in the
Through Nov we achieved this via a campaign experience indicates Link Up is uniquely able to sector reluctant to take risks by organising things.
around the launch of our Annual Report; using this triangulate between the person, Link Up worker Our hunch is that this is having a disproportionately
to engage key stakeholders in a discussion about and Calum. serious effect in the communities where we
sustaining funding for the programme. To this has operate.
• Workers establish deep relationships providing
• As stated, our 2021-22 funding gap represents a
yielded six exploratory meetings. valuable insights to people’s lives. This plus skillful
material risk to programme sustainability. However,
practice and training enables them to stabilise
• Maintaining our focus on getting Link Up activities we are starting to get good traction both with
people and support recovery. These insights also
Link Up
fully operational again. Although the tighter
measures introduced this month have made this
inform when Calum’s specialist support is required. Scottish Government (to sustain our current
@LinkUpScotland
funding arrangements) and key public sector
• Calum’s guidance on coping strategies helps people contacts (see across).
more difficult in Tier 4 areas, our workers are
through challenging times. He also has the
succeeding in getting small activities started indoors
confidence the person will continue to have long-
for particularly vulnerable groups.
term support via our Link Up workers.
Community DevelopmentLink Up @LinkUpScotland
Picture of the month Tweet of the month
Link Up
Feeling festive! @LinkUpScotland
Launch of the 2020 Link Up Annual Report
Community DevelopmentCreative Communities @IScreativecomm
• 37 charities
• £900,000 invested
• 20 Local Authorities
Erica Danni
Priorities Best Practice Issues & Risks
• Welcome meeting November 26. • Delivering better outcomes, more • Ratio of PA support to number of
• Agree plans, outcomes and indicators efficiently through technology: projects requires adapting our
for each project. Salesforce, Calendly, Canva model.
• Evaluation session with Evaluation • Variety of project types and
Support Scotland: December 10. approaches makes aggregating data
challenging.
• Proposals for film project due
• Impact of COVID restrictions still to
December 1, assessment and
be fully worked through for some
selection w/b December 14.
projects.
• Launch internship opportunity for
young person from target community.
Community DevelopmentPictures of the month Tweet of the month
Our Programme launch tweet had 2472 impressions and 830
engagements.
Ministerial visits with Fiona Hyslop and Youth Connections and Humza
Yousaf and Station House Media.
Community DevelopmentIsland Green Recovery Programme @IslandsGRP
@IslandsGRP
• £9OOK invested
Best Practice
Rachel • 56 applications - £3,100,171.07 ask
against a £817,500 pot of funding –
Priorities more than 3x over subscribed
• Delay in announcements due to SG
budget discussions.
Issues and risk
• Issue partnership agreements to
• Possible reputational risk due to SG
funded orgs.
delays and challenges on whether the
• Fund launch organisations can deliver in shorter
• Shared evaluation with programme timescales.
partners
Community DevelopmentAutism @autismis_
• 9 charities
• £400k invested
• 2000 people
Bee Albany
Priorities Best Practice Issues and risk
• Engagement of Autistic people for the • Continued involvement and • We have a few young charities in the
Scottish Government’s Transition and consultation of Autistic people portfolio who need some intensive
Recovery plan. throughout the programme e.g. ways support from Inspiring Scotland to get
forward through COVID, through this challenging time for the
• Supporting the funded charities as
#DifferentMinds campaign. third sector.
they continue to work through the
pandemic. • Embracing Neurodiverse participant
feedback on the Leadership
• Supporting individuals entering the
Programme to create an ever more
new Leadership Development Cohort.
inclusive space.
Social Care and Mental HealthPicture of the month Tweet of the month
Programme Steering Committee member Jasmine Ghibli discusses its significance.
We have continued to share the voices of the Autistic community to highlight the
importance of Autistic involvement in this programme of work. We released our programme progress report this month!
Social Care and Mental HealthLearning Disabilities @InspInclusion
• 6 charities
• £600k invested
• 2500 people
Kirsty Elaine
Priorities Best Practice Issues and risk
• Engagement of people with AGM for get2gether – 5 of their • Greatest risk is to The Usual
learning disabilities through the members with LD doing stand-up Place in that if there is a
portfolios for the Transition and comedy with their new patron, lockdown that affects cafes, they
Recovery plan. high profile comedian Rosie Jones. will have to close again – and
• Supporting the leaders in their lose more revenue.
own wellbeing as well as their
staff.
Social Care and Mental HealthPicture of the month Tweet of the month
Professor Ian Welch, Chief Executive of Health
and Social Care Alliance Scotland, shared this
lovely pic on Twitter.
Social Care and Mental HealthPIMH @PIMHFund @PIMHFund
• 16 charities
• £665k invested
• 1700 people
Marsaili Leanne
(mat leave)
Priorities Best Practice Issues and risk
• Provide support to • Held session for portfolio with • When developing Terms of
organisations to submit first NHS Education for Scotland Reference for Innovation Fund
project implementation (NES) on new e-learning in 2021 we need to consider
reports. modules in perinatal and infant how to balance high levels of
• Submit options paper to SG on mental health developed by demand and expectation with
2021 PIMH Innovation Fund. NES that third sector staff and a smaller pot of funding.
volunteers can access.
Social Care and Mental HealthPIMH @PIMHFund @PIMHFund
Picture of the month Tweet of the month
We organized a session with NHS Education for Scotland on e-learning resources available Kaylie attended the launch of a roundtable on peer
for third sector staff support with Clare Haughey, Minister for Mental Health
Social Care and Mental HealthSupport in the Right Direction @ispScotlandSDS
@inspScotlandSDS
• 30 charities
• £2.9m invested
• 4000 people
Ashley Jill
Priorities Best Practice Issues & Risks
• Analysing project progress reports for the • We delivered a consultation event for • While there is now a commitment from
period April to September 2020, over the SiRD projects to share their experiences government to fund projects in 2021-22,
height of lockdown. Formally checking in with the Chair of the Independent Review the programme is facing a 5% reduction in
on progress over the pandemic, impact on of Adult Social Care, Derek Feeley. This funds available compared to previous years.
referral numbers, budget underspends and helped to raise the review’s awareness of
projected expenditure for the next 6 the role of independent support projects
months. in helping people to access suitable social
care, the benefits this support brings and
• Agreeing grant awards for the programme
an understanding of how it fits in the wider
extension 2021-22.
process.
• Input to the Social Work Scotland project
developing Self-directed Support Standards
for Local Authorities.
Social Care and Mental Health@ispScotlandSDS
Tweet of the month
Social Care and Mental HealthSurvivors @SCAFund
• 29 charities
• £2.5m invested
• 3000 people
Debbie Ang
Priorities Best Practice Issues & Risks
• Portfolio Networking Event Dec 9. Stop it Now is part of a multi-agency task force Evidence of charity leaders and staff
including Police Scotland, Child Protection, overstretched due to increased demand and
• Planning for Wellbeing week in January.
children’s charities focussing on a ‘deterrents COVID restrictions.
• Supporting the Advisory Group in decisions campaign’ for on-line abuse.
Increased anxiety and crisis calls reported for
to allocate the £125k underspend.
Initial strategy session held with Scottish survivors.
• Managing tender process for Clinical Government colleagues to be followed by
Whilst Child Protection cases are reported to
Reviews of 3 charities and development of a Advisory group Session.
be down, there is an increase of 20% in online
tool to aid evidencing impact of outcomes.
16 days campaign, organisations collaborating to sexual abuse/offending.
• Leadership Development Programme, linking raise awareness.
Careful consideration being given to the clinical
in with colleagues and identifying where
Wellbeing ideas, buddying and breakouts. review process.
external support is required.
Social Care and Mental HealthPicture of the month Tweet of the month
Glasglow visit to Botanic Gardens with mentee from intandem.
Social Care and Mental HealthEqually Safe (Violence Against Women and Girls) Fund@PIMHFund
ES(VAWG) Fund Rape Crisis Specific Fund
• 62 organisations deliver 85 projects. • 16 organisations funded
• Annual investment of over £6.5 million • Annual investment of £800,000
• Over £19.5m invested since 2017 • Over £3m invested since 2017
Allison Monika Norma
Priorities Best Practice Issues & Risks
• Fund Management Smooth transition to new fund • Impact of Covid-19 – increased risk
manager with limited impact on the during lockdown to women and
• Portfolio Support
funded organisations CYP affected by domestic abuse
• Comms • Increase in referrals and demand for
• Delivering Equally Safe launch services
• Reporting and Payments • Ongoing challenges for those
working in remote and rural areas
Equality and Human RightsPIMH @PIMHFund
Equally Safe (Violence Against Women @PIMHFund
and Girls) Fund
Picture of the month Tweet of the month
Shirley Ann Somerville led a debate in the Scottish Parliament
Inspiring Scotland turned orange to mark 16 Days of Activism raising awareness of domestic abuse on Making Scotland Equally Safe, where she announced the
and gender inequalities. launch of Delivering Equally Safe Funds and paid tribute to
frontline organisations keeping their virtual doors open
during the pandemic
Equality and Human RightsPromoting Equality and Cohesion Fund @PIMHFund
• 61 projects
• £2.2m invested in this fund since 2017
• 136,257 people supported since 2017
Gemma Chris Louise
Priorities Best Practice Issues & Risks
Communication with funded Supporting clusters of funded Exacerbation of inequalities in
projects to inform and support organisations, brought together current situation
move to IS around policy themes. Responding to constantly changing
Finance returns and 6 month Supporting clusters to publish regulations and supporting clients in
progress reports reports on impact of COVID- that climate
Development of Supporting 19 representing a wide sector Working from home makes it
view.
Equality and Human Rights fund difficult to maintain barriers and
frontline staff experiencing vicarious
trauma
Equalities & Human RightsPIMH @PIMHFund
Picture of the month here Tweet of the month here
beautiful Fife where all the PECF team live We need new team members to run this brilliant fund!
Equalities & Human RightsSpecialist Volunteer Network @svnscotland
• 187 charities
• 500 Volunteers
• 20 Corporate Partners
Elaine
Priorities Best Practice Issues & Risks
• Demonstrate and highlight the value • Initiated a charity forum with leading • Challenge the misconceptions
of the Specialist Volunteer Network. charities in the Building Brighter around the program so that charities
• Make Inspiring Scotland the first Futures Fund and senior executives and specialist volunteers understand
from global corporate Wood the multi-faceted benefits the
point of call for charities who are
Mackenzie to explore a non-financial program delivers.
experiencing a deficit in skills and
collaboration.
knowledge. • Generate fresh testimonials to
collates peoples experiences, both
volunteers and charities.Specialist Volunteer Network
Picture of the month
Tweet of the month
Global pro bono in action with Common Impact and Eigen
Technologies
A screengrab of the TrustLaw pro bono conference featuring
musicALL a charity in our Learning Disability fundThis month’s striking cover image was taken during Danni and Jo’s wellbeing catch-up at the Shore in Leith.
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