Social Capital and Community
Capacity Building
18th April 2012 – ADASS Spring Seminar
Workshop D 12.05pm and 2.15pm
Introduction
Andrea Pope Smith- ADASS WM Branch Chair
• Objectives for the day
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Show practical examples of how community capacity is developing in the
light of both Think Local Act Personal and the Localism Act
Enable a short group discussion about barriers and successes to
stimulating community capacity
• Housekeeping
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Mobiles to silent please
No scheduled fire alarm
The Role of Social Capital in
Supporting Transformation
George Julian- Director RIPFA
‘Care must again be about reinforcing
personal and community resilience,
reciprocity and responsibility, to prevent and
postpone dependency and promote greater
independence and choice’ (DH, 2010)
Clear evidence for two types of outcomes
• Effectiveness: improvement of wellbeing
• Cost-effectiveness: from given resources,
achieve better outcomes for service users,
carers and those at risk of needing support
Building community capacity is
effective and cost-effective
• Individual level (e.g. trust, independence,
participation, reduced isolation)
• Community/societal level (e.g. neighbourhood
improvements, inclusion, finding employment)
Evidence: Boyle 2005, Bruce et al 2011, Eversole 2010,
Fisher et al 2011, McCabe 2010, Knapp et al 2012,
Milton et al 2011, Sherrieb et al 2010
Costs and economic consequences of time banks per person per year
(Knapp et al, 2012)
Calculation
Cost of intervention
Mean value
See table 1
£607 (£312-£902)
Economic consequences
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 Employment
0.045*£11,132
£501
 Reduced benefit claims
0.045*£80*52
0.09 (midpoint DCLG citizenship survey 0.060.12)
*£5.8*12.5hrs/months*12
29hrs*£17.5
£187
£78
 Volunteering
 Value of services received
Net benefit (government)
 Quality of life improvements
Net economic value
£508
£667
(38/365)*(1-0.69)*£20,000
£645
£1,312
Costs and economic consequences of befriending per person per year
(Knapp et al, 2012)
Cost of intervention
Economic consequences
 Reduction in health services
costs (and home helps)
Calculation
Mean value (range)
Lowest value: 12hrs*£4.8=£58
Highest value: 12hrs*£10=£120
-£90 (£58-£120)
2.62*£14.5
+£38
Net (cashable) benefit
-£52
 Quality of life
improvements (reduction in
depressive symptoms 3-12
months)
Lowest value: (38/365days)*(1-0.69)*
£20,000* 0.25=£162
Highest value: (38/365days)*(10.69)*£20,000=£645
+£404 (£162-645)
Net economic value
+£424
Return on investment
0.58-4.71
Case Study 1: Encouraging Community
Enterprise, Innovation & Active Citizenship
Mick Ward- Head of Commissioning Leeds City Council
• Enterprise; Volunteering, Corporate Social
Responsibility and Third Sector models
• Ideas that Change Lives
• NNS ‘Combining Personalisation with
Community Engagement’ project
Better Lives Through….Enterprise
• Volunteering
– Social Capital
– Recognition and Reward
– It’s Good For You!
• Corporate Social Responsibility
– Long Term Relationships
– Shared Vision and Values
– Investment, Not a Gift
Better Lives Through….. Enterprise
• Encouraging a Range of Social Enterprise
Models
– Co-Operatives
– User Led Organisations
– Community Interest Companies
– Micro Enterprises
Better Lives Through….Enterprise
• Ideas that Change Lives - Investment Fund and
Business Support for Social Enterprises
– CASA
– Get Cooking
– Experience Community
– Careforce
– Beat It Music
Better Lives Through….Enterprise
• Combining Personalisation with Community
Engagement
– Further Develop the Neighbourhood Networks in Leeds
– Joint Assessment in the Community
– A ‘New Offer’ to meet needs identified; local universal
services, expanded provision by the NN’s, brokering care
services
– Savings to be shared between ASC and the community
– Resources and control move to the community
Case Study 2: Encouraging Providers
to Change
Paul Johnston- Impact Change Solutions & Matt Bowsher ADASS
West Midlands
Shaping the Market = Mobilising Community Capital
Robust
Intelligence
Productive
Relationships
Accessible
Providers
Provider
Stimulus
Active
Maintenance
Strategy into Practice
• New relationship with Providers: Warwickshire’s
Market Facilitation Team
• Support for Peers: Staffordshire’s Mentoring Service
• Improving Quality within Nursing & Residential Care:
Walsall’s Quality Assurance Team
A New Relationship
Warwickshire’s Market Facilitation Team
• New function within Strategic Commissioning
• Focus on ‘developing the market’
• Proactive engagement with providers
• Gathering & sharing intelligence & priorities
• Collaborative working in a competitive environment
• Addressing shared challenges and co-designing
solutions
The Power of Peers
Staffordshire’s Mentoring Service
• 2010 pilot leading to contract from April 2011 (Age UK South Staffs)
• 40 hours per month mentoring support for up to 12 CVS organisations at
any one time
• Mentoring aims to help organisations to:
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develop their business management skills;
develop their capacity to deliver services;
develop their services to support the Council’s Personalisation Agenda;
assist to create an environment for a thriving third sector.
• £10k pilot costs, £30k pa contract for 2 years
• Improved viability, access to external funding, diversification
Incentivising Quality: Walsall
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Joint Quality Board
Proactive resident engagement
LA Quality Assurance Team
Building relationships with sector
Range of financial incentives (CHQIIS)
Quality Requirements and Incentives reflect improvement
priorities
• Changes to contract monitoring arrangements
Q+ A Session
Questions for the panel & please highlight
successes and challenges in building
community capital locally
Additional Resources
• http://www.ripfa.co.uk/user-led-organisations
(RIPFA on building social capital)
• http://www.marketshaping.co.uk/mobilising-community-capital
(Impact Change Solutions – strategy and tools to support market shaping)
• http://wwwjipwestmidlands.blogspot.com
(ADASS West Midlands ebulletin)
Additional Queries to Matt Bowsher (M) 07500 944 766
(E) mbowsher@westmidlandsiep.gov.uk
Closing Remarks
Andrea Pope Smith- ADASS WM Branch Chair
• Key points arising
• Slides and supporting resources available via
ADASS
• Thanks for participating