Improving Services
Sustainabilitiy Review
The first stage of the sustainability review attempts to identify the range of services
provided by Local Infrastructure Organisations to Front-line Voluntary and Community Organisations,
at a district or borough level and across the county as a whole. It also considers the type of funding and/or
business models that would help to sustain servicesin the long term.
Draft Sustainability Review of Infrastructure Services, March 2006
Additional Support
The project aims to identify and develop a strategic response to the infrastructure and development
needs within BME communities including faith groups, asylum seekers/refugees and Gypsy and Traveller people.
Together as One Strategic Plan March 2008
East Sussex Additional Support Programme March 2006
Quality Initiative
The project aims to develop a clear picture of which Quality Standards, Frameworks, and Models LIOs are
operating and to accelerate quality standards in the provision of infrastructure services to frontline organizations.
The approach is to provide local sharing of policies, standards and training.
A study into the Quality systems used by LIO in East Sussex Feb 2006
Sector promotion
Research to identify the scope and scale of frontline VCOs across the county and their infrastructure support
and training needs. Rural physical facilities.
Study into Sector Promotion and Workforce Skills March 2006
Workforce skills strategy
This project will carry out research on the competency, skills and knowledge required by Voluntary and Community
Organisations. Also identifying the training needs of paid staff, trusttees and volunteers, where they access training and where
the gaps are.
Study into Sector Promotion and Workforce Skills March 2006
Rural Physical facilities
Research rural communities, and peri-urban neighbourhoods, where there is a convergence of poor access to services and
low quality or absent physical facilities. Develop a consortium approach to bidding for capital resources to address the needs
that are identified.
Village Halls and Community Buildings in rural and peri rural Sussex 2006
East Sussex Rural Access to Services Programme summary 2008-11Volunteering
To review current provision of Volunteer Development Agency services, particularly in terms of organisational
structures and County coverage, and identify ways in which joint working might achieve greater efficiency and
effectiveness in the longer term.
Report on Volunteering Infrastructure
Crowborough Volunteering Outreach ProjectFebruary 2008 – July 2008
ICT Strategic support for LIOs
The project aims to determine what is needed to build the capacity of Local Infrastructure Organisations (LIOs)
using Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs).
