The Inspiring Scotland experience,

improving the lives of Scotland’s most disadvantaged

people

Celia TennantHead of Funds11 October 2013

What is Inspiring Scotland?

What is Venture Philanthropy?

What are we doing for Scotland’s most disadvantaged? What is Link Up?

What have we learned & what really matters?

Our mission: Change the lives of Scotland’s most disadvantaged people.

Inspiring Scotland aims to create sustained change through partnership and collaboration, by tackling tough social issues and achieving long lasting results for disadvantaged people and communities in Scotland.

EVPA defines ‘Venture Philanthropy’ as

an approach to build stronger societal purpose organisations by providing them with both financial and non-financial support in order to increase their societal impact.

(EVPA is the European Ventures Philanthropy Association of which Inspiring Scotland is a member)

Investors (Scottish Gov, Trusts/Foundations,Corporates, HNWIs)

Fund Ventures

FinancingFinancial & Non Financial Support

Social ReturnSocial Return

What we do

Source :EVPA

Inspiring Scotland in numbers

5 Years

6 Funds

£45 million ‘investment to sector’

£25 million leverage

180 + pro bono supporters

Over 10,000 young people secured employment, education, training.

20,000 children freely playing in their communities

Over 14,000 vulnerable children and their families helped

Over 5,000 people, building confidence, new relationships, realising assets

SG’s programme delivery partner

Pro Bono supporters

PAs

Non-Financial Support at the core of what we do

Inspiring Scotland Venture

Funding from

Inspiring Scotland

Performance Advisory

support from

Inspiring Scotland

Pro Bono support

arranged by Inspiring Scotland

Wider Portfolio of ventures

What is it?

What have we learned?

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Link Up Model

Local Worker

Host

InspiringScotland

Local Community

Local Community

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Learning – Preparing the ground

14

Learning – Laying the foundations

15

Learning – Building local capacity

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Learning – The worker

Local Worker

Outcomes

Activities

Activities that increase social

contact/ connections

between individuals and groups in the community

Activities that involve

individuals participating/using and giving their skills and assets

Outputs

Number of hours of community

activity

Number of new activities

Number of participants in

activities (+ new)

Number of volunteers involved in activities

Outcomes for

Individuals

Increased levels of social interaction for

individuals, which will in itself reduce isolation

Stronger connections and improved

relationships based on trust and reciprocity

between people in the community

Improved confidence and self-esteem

Improved perception of their community as

a place to live

Improved health & well-being

Development of new skills

Improved resilience and self efficacy

Outcomes for

Communities

Increased level of community

activity

Better community integration and

cohesion

Increased capacity and motivation to

influence what happens in their

community

Improved perception of

their community as a place to live

National Outcomes

We live our lives free from crime,

disorder and danger

We live in well designed

sustainable places where we are able

to access the services and

amenities we need

We have strong resilient and supportive

communities where people take responsibility for their own actions

and how they affect others

We live longer, healthier lives

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Learning – Evaluation

“What’s bingo, bananas and a long-overdue haircut got to do with

assets?”…

J’s Story

Participant

Participant

Volunteer

SEP

OCT

INPUTS

I’m meeting new people & having fun

+I want to do more

but lack confidence

For the first time I’ve helped to

organise a kid’s party

+My confidence is

growing

I’ve taken a lead role in managing the

Xmas party+

I’m planning to do more for the local

kids

DEC

INPUTS

Participant

VolunteerI’m working with local people to

develop a supportive space

for people impacted by drug and alcohol

issues

Participant

Volunteer

Something more?

JAN

INPUTS

Volunteer

INPUTS = Local Worker time, support (emotional & organisational) + £

TOTAL ENGAGEMENT @

30 JUNE 20135101 participants

333 volunteers

Larkfield20mths

NW Kilmarnock

19mths

Gallatown 15mths

Leith 18mths

Possil17mths

N. Motherwell15mths

Alloa17mths

Whitfield13mths

Muirhouse14mths

Gorbals13mths

Silly Soccer

DJ WorkshopsCommunity Gardening Litter Picks

Befriending

Archery533Participants

+91 Volunteers

SCALE AT 30 JUNE 2013

GardeningBingo

Fruit & Veg Stall

Biking

724Participants

+21 Volunteers

317Participants

+35 Volunteers

Community Gardening

Make my Neighbourhood

Beautiful

Pop-up cafe

Cooking

Pop-up farm/beach & cafe

Chancers – local womens group

Family swim

Bingo

Cinema

Tenants group

Big Breakfast Club

Soggy Sports

Bike clubInternet cafe & Community information

Community FootballCinema

Creative writingDrumming

Guitar Group

Culture on Every Corner

Athletics GroupArts & Crafts

Youth Cafe

Community Cafe

Community Family events

Bingo

Women’s Group

Women’s Group

Community Gardening

Community information

614Participants

+8 Volunteers

482Participants

+31 Volunteers

454Participants

+26 Volunteers

446Participants

+ 38 Volunteers

222Participants

+12 Volunteers

Cinema

ArcheryGardening

Archery

Arts

Chess

Open Cafe

Street Dance

Young Mums‘Man Up’

Women’s Group

GardeningPop-up Museum

Cinema

Lunch Club

890Participants

+63 Volunteers

419Participants

+8 Volunteers

Photography

Photography

Dads group

Youth Activities

Independent Evaluation of Model 2012 – Arrivo Consulting

• Investors – Increased efficiency and maximised impact

• Ventures – capacity building creates stronger, more robust orgs

• Beneficiaries – better outcomes

‘The non-financial support provided has transformed ventures and their capacity to deliver outcomes in a way that financial investment alone could not have achieved’

‘Our Performance Advisor probably has a better all-round grasp of the organisation's challenges and what we can achieve, than anyone else we work with.’

It is the non-financial investment that underpins the ‘added value’ of the Inspiring Scotland model.

Clearer focus on impact. 91% of ventures felt they better identified the outcomes and impact of their work—49% strongly felt that way.

Better impact measurement. 84% of ventures had stronger systems for measuring impact.

Better delivery. 81% of ventures felt they were more effective delivery organisations due to IS support.

Better management. 69% of ventures felt that their management capacity increased.

Better networks. Ventures strongly felt that networking within their portfolios was valuable. 96% found value in connections within the portfolio.

More sustainable and more fundable—even after exit. 68% better identify and develop new opportunities. 67% more sustainable in longer term as result of IS.

Tough selection process + cachet. 89% of ventures felt like being supported by Inspiring Scotland signalled that they were a strong organisation to other funders.

Isserman, N. Cambridge University (to be published Autumn 2013)

Gates Scholar – University of Cambridge To be publish Autumn 2013

Venture Philanthropy works... and works well.

but it’s a rapidly changing world...

So we need to continue to adapt to a changing environment

• Quicker, cheaper, better• New money• Recycling money• New products• Fresh ideas

Together we are tackling tough social issues and changing lives