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admin wrote a new blog post: Resident University Prospectus 2010/11 3 months, 1 week ago
Find out what’s going at the Resident University this year by having a look at the prospectus for 2010/11. Some dates and venues are still being confirmed, and further workshops and events will be added as the year goes on.
We have set out five key [...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: Being an effective committee / board member – May 25th 4 months ago
May 25th, 6.00-8.30pm at the BMI, Birmingham City Centre
A workshop for all people who are involved in helping to run community groups, organisations or associations, or sit on local partnerships (including neighbourhood boards). Facilitated by Wendy Walsh from Castle Vale Community Regeneration Service, and Tippa Naphtali from Chamberlain Forum, the [...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: Using Social Media – Thursday 27th May 4 months ago
Thursday 27th May 6.00-8.30pm at BVSC
Find out how you can use social media to get your voice heard online, and help tackle real problems in your area. Become more confident about how you can use different forms of social media – from blogs and podcasting, to video and social networking and [...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: DIY Fundraising – Tuesday 22nd June 4 months ago
Tuesday 22nd June 2.00-4.00pm Venue tbc
Find out about current available grants, from local, regional and national sources. Get feedback on your own ideas and proposals, and get top tips on:
Translating your idea into a fundable project
Writing a successful application
Developing a budgetTo book a place, or to find out [...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: Resident University March 26th & 27th Programme 6 months ago
2 days of workshops, seminars, lectures and networking for all those involved in making neighbourhoods places to live, at St Georges Community Hub, Hockley, from Friday 26th, to Saturday 27th March.
Full Programme
(to see further details about each workshop, click on the workshop title)
Friday 26th [...]
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admin and karen cheney are now friends 7 months, 1 week ago
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admin and nickreynolds are now friends 7 months, 1 week ago
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admin wrote a new blog post: Co-producing Birmingham 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Who makes neighbourhoods and the public services they benefit from? And how could both be improved if public agencies had a better idea of how to join up what they can do with what communities do for themselves? This the starting point for exploring what the idea of ‘co-production’ [...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: Digital Inclusion – Saturday 23rd January 7 months, 3 weeks ago
How can you use the internet to benefit your community? What does digital inclusion really mean, and what’s stopping the use of digital technology become a reality everywhere?
These are some of the questions that will be hotly debated this Saturday at the Digital Inclusion ‘Unconference’. Organised by ‘We share stuff’ and [...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: RU Listen In – Phillip Blond 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to the second RU Listen In podcast. This time, we hear from Phillip Blond, who came to Balsall Heath in November 2009 to give a Resident University Lecture.
Listen In: Podcast
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admin wrote a new blog post: DIY Funding Workshop 8 months ago
In December, Resident University joined with BOSF (Birmingham Open Spaces Forum) to support a self help funding workshop. The workshop was aimed at parks and open spaces groups who were interested in applying for funding to Awards for All. The workshop was a real success, and [...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: RU Council First Meeting 8 months, 1 week ago
Resident University is being developed with the help, support and guidance of the Resident University Council. The council is made up of people actively working to support community engagement and empowerment, either as residents, community groups and voluntary organisations, or as officers employed [...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: RU Listen In – Taking Part 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Welcome to the first Resident University Podcast in the RU Listen In series. The first programme was recorded at the Resident University Lecture, ‘Taking Part’ on 16th October, with Dick Atkinson and Melissa Shervington. In the programme, we talk to both Dick and Melissa, and get some feedback from people who came to [...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: Aim 1 year, 7 months ago
How good are the public services the Council, police, health service, schools and others provide? It’s not just a question of whether they meet their own service standards. Together, do they do the best for local people? Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) is the new approach to finding the answer. This briefing explains CAA for participants [...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: Comprehensive Area Assessment 1 year, 7 months ago
Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA)
The new approach to judging Best Value is called Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA). Using CAA, the Audit Commission will look into how well councils are working with other public bodies (like the police and local health services) to meet the needs of the people they serve. CAA is a joint assessment made [...]
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admin wrote a new blog post: Comprehensive Performance Assessment 1 year, 7 months ago
Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA)
The Audit Commission is the public body that looks into the quality of local services. Since 2002 the Commission has used an approach called Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) to do this. CPA looked at whether a council:
had a clear and shared vision for the people and area it serves and provides leadership;
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admin wrote a new blog post: Best Value 1 year, 7 months ago
The idea of ‘Best Value’ was first applied to local council services in the 1999 Local Government Act. It said local councils and other public authorities (including police and fire authorities) have to show improvement in the value for money provided by the services they run.
Value for money is made up of:
economy – the cost [...]
