Posts Tagged ‘TSEPI’

RAWM is still here – GetConnected, StayConnected, BeConnected

Posted by helenshankster on 11th April 2011

The funding streams for the National Empowerment Partnership’s Every Voice Counts and the Targeted Support Empowerment and Participation Initiative (TSEPI) came to an end on 31st March 2011, but RAWM will continue supporting the work streams created by this project.

RAWM – the vibrant, passionate and strategic support agency for the voluntary and community sector in the West Midlands – is pleased to announce that it is continuing to support the sector as we enter the new financial year 2011–12.

In what is a transition year for RAWM, 2011–12 will provide opportunities to GetConnected, StayConnected and BeConnected with the voluntary and community sector through RAWM via a number of digital platforms.

Sharon Palmer, RAWM’s Chief Executive Officer said:

“RAWM will continue to keep the sector updated on all the latest news, events, resources and discussions around voice, influence and engagement. If you have something to say we want to ‘hear’ your tweets!  Alternatively, you can contact us by email, fax, phone or post – we’re still around and we’re planning on staying!  RAWM will still be here specialising in facilitating sector voice, supporting sector influence and delivering sector engagement.”

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Personalisation TSEPI Project – Staffordshire

Posted by Denise Taylor on 7th March 2011

Lichfield and District Community & Voluntary Support

Working in partnership with Staffordshire County Council this project aimed for varied outcomes: empowering people as a means of giving them choice and using the focus on personalisation as a means of bringing organisations up to speed so that they can thrive in the new environment.

This focus reflected a concern that support services would be lost and the empowerment that personalisation was meant to bring to individuals would not be realised.

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Sandwell Youth Empowerment and Worklessness Case Study

Posted by Denise Taylor on 4th March 2011

Friar Park, Oakham Church, Dudley College and Sandwell MBC

A partnership project, linked to Connecting Communities Programme, led by Sandwell MBC with Friar Park in Wednesbury, and Oakham Church in Rowley Regis.

The project had two strands which focussed on Young People and their families. The areas in the project were characterised by significant, intense social and economic problems, drug and alcohol abuse and the families were classed as hard to engage.

Sandwell Local Authority partnered with locally based community and voluntary groups who were able to exploit existing contacts and put in the extra work needed.

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Coventry Target Support for Empowerment and Participation Improvement: Case Study Evaluation

Posted by Denise Taylor on 1st March 2011

This short review presents the findings of an overview evaluation of the TSEPI projects carried out through the Coventry Partnership between 2010 and 2011.

Read the case study evaluation (doc, 389kb)

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Birmingham Women Take Part

Posted by Denise Taylor on 13th February 2011

In May 2010, with initial support from the BCC Community Empowerment Lead, and funding from the Target Support for Empowerment and Participation Improvement (TSEPI) Fund and then financial support from Be Birmingham, WiRED launched the Birmingham Women Take Part (BWTP) Programme.

A twelve session programme aimed at BAME women across the city, the programme was designed to bring together women from diverse communities to encourage them, inspire them and to equip them to take part in and influence decision making processes.

The programme proposal entailed training, support and mentoring for women around issues of citizenship, personal development and social transformation. Women were given the opportunity to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to increase their participation in community activity and in influencing the decisions that affect them.  The programme was underpinned by community development values and utilised the approach of the ALAC initiative (Active Learning for Active Citizenship) now known as the Take Part framework www.takepart.org.

Read the full Birmingham Women Take Part Evaluation Report (doc, 266kb)

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Getting involved in decision making with Birmingham City Council

Posted by Denise Taylor on 12th February 2011

Background statistics showed that there were thematic groups who didn’t get involved in decision making and the City wasn’t able to do as much work in this area as it wanted. The Target Support for Empowerment and Participation Improvement (TSEPI) fund enabled a number of activities targeting specific thematic groups.

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EVC/TSEPI tender Opportunity

Posted by helenshankster on 20th December 2010

RAWM as the accountable body for the Regional Empowerment Programme is seeking to recruit a consultant or consultancy team to undertake an independent evaluation of the final year 2010 / 11 of the Regional Empowerment Programme which consists of two projects – Every Voice Counts (EVC) and Targeted Support for Empowerment and Participation Improvement (TSEPI) projects.

The evaluation will build on previous years’ EVC evaluation reports, and will evaluate the entire TSEPI project (December 2009 to 2011). The evaluation is being undertaken to highlight and demonstrate the effectiveness of the programme in building empowerment capacity within communities, reflect on progress and challenges and share learning.

It is envisaged that this will be an evaluation of two parts.

Part 1:

The purpose of this is to evaluate the final year of EVC and TSEPI projects activities. The evaluation will reflect the effectiveness and learning from both projects and their contribution to the overall programme aims.

Part 2:

The purpose of this is to evaluate the governance delivery arrangements of the programme which lie with RAWM as the accountable body and the EVC Partnership that was established in July/August 2009, and which guides the co-ordination and delivery of both programmes.

A fee of up to £10,000 inclusive of VAT and all expenses is offered.

Proposals must be submitted in both hard copy and electronically no later than 5pm, Friday 7th January 2011 and the contract will end on 18th March 2011.

EVCTSEPI evaluation brief

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