PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES
P1 . Added value beyond that brought by the funding alone :
1.3 BETTER USE AND SHARING OF LIMITED RESOURCES
KYTHE
A good example is the YMCA had a Princess Trust Group who were doing a fund raiser . We took a band to play . Over and above the benefit to the YMCA and KYTHE the young people from the two organisations mixed together , young people from Perth actually performed on the night .”
Partners believe that the three years of funding has laid good foundations in making better use and sharing limited resources in the area .
They buck national trends where funders inadvertently force partners to compete against each other , as LOGOS portrayed :
" There ’ s a high level of trust between the partners and we show that by not being frightened to share things we may be struggling with ."
Taking the step to expand to other areas has built knoweldge and capacity , as AYP identified :
" We just started running youth work sessions in Kirkmichael and it ’ s amazing that whilst young people have similar challenges to face there ’ s just a different vibe about the place ."
There are significant markers of success in sharing and making better use of limited resources .
For instance , the way that partners came together to bid for additional funds for work that supplemented their universal provision .
This demonstrated a gear-change in approach . In the initial tender process , partners were asked to bid for added funding to work with young people not in education or training which partners each did separately . Once the partnership began , they then bid jointly for national funds such as the CashBack for Communities fund and the Education Recovery Fund . This has secured an additional £ 118 thousand to date and attracted wider local connections such as Perth Autism Support and PKAVS Young Carers Project .
We ’ ve had a role in bringing in additional funding and training partnership staff . Although this was for targeted and not Universal Youth Work it wouldn ’ t have happened if the partnership hadn ’ t been formed ." YMCA
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