Chair: Gordon Wilmott, Head of Charities, Social Organisations and Health, Zurich Municipal Contributors: Julian Blake, Partner, Stone King Rebekah Sutcliffe, Director, Strategic Director of Communities and Reform, Oldham Council Liz Windsor-Welsh, CEO, Action Together Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside Co-operatives and social enterprises represent a clear alternative to private outsourcing and insourcing, as aligned public benefit partners that can deliver real social value. Set in the context of E3M-led research on attitudes to social enterprise delivery of public services, this session will look at Oldham’s innovation partnership for social prescribing. Does the public care who delivers their services? What are public benefit partnerships? How do they work? Gordon joined Zurich Municipal in 2017 as Head of Market for Health, Charities and Social Organisations. Passionate about the role of the Third Sector, Gordon is proud that Zurich are supporters of E3M and the opportunity for business with a purpose to play a greater role in our economy and society. Gordon previously held roles within Zurich as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of CEO office. Julian is a public benefit specialist lawyer, with Stone King. He has specialised, for 30 years, in social enterprise, responsible business, charity, co-operatives and public service delivery, commissioning, financing and innovation. He blends commercial and social legal disciplines, focussing on: purpose-driven, inclusive and progressive organisations; multi-sector, multi-stakeholder partnerships; social value; social impact; and community engagement and mobilisation. He promotes the European Commission’s purposive guidance on procurement and state aid, is the co-author of “The Art of the Possible in Public Procurement” and advised on pioneering “Innovation Partnerships” in Oldham and Leicestershire. He works with providers, commissioners and social finance institutions, across sectors including: education; health; social care; early years; youth; rehabilitation; transport and renewable energy. Expertise includes: advice to social enterprises, co-operatives, charities and businesses; formations; governance; reorganisations; regulation; commercial, public, and third sector contracts; social and innovative finance; collaborations, joint ventures, mergers and business transfers; procurement and state aid. Rebekah is a Strategic Director at Oldham Council. Her areas of responsibility include Public Health, Sport, Leisure, Culture, Thriving Communities, Transformation and Public Service Reform. In this and other roles she has been committed to working closely with communities, encouraging effective partnerships across public services and enabling investment in early intervention and prevention. A highlight has been the development, in partnership with others, of an innovative approach to social prescribing across Oldham. Prior to joining Oldham Council, Rebekah was an Assistant Chief Constable in Greater Manchester Police. She led the force’s response to Counter Terrorism and Serious and Organised Crime. She was previously seconded to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority as the strategic lead for addressing complex dependency and placed based integration of services. This included leadership of GM’ s successful response to the Troubled Families programme. Rebekah lives in Oldham with her husband and four children. Liz is the Chief Executive of the charity Action Together. Action Together is the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector infrastructure support organisation in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside. Its charitable purpose is to strengthen the VCSE and maximise opportunities to create positive social change, promote social justice and harness social benefit. Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside have a vibrant voluntary, community and faith sector with over 3000 groups and organisations working in its communities. Liz plays an active part in the system change that’s taking place across Greater Manchester. She is a member of the GM VCSE Leadership Group; part of 10GM, the joint venture of local infrastructure organisations, and contributes to a range of partnership initatives both in Greater Manchester and in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside. Liz is interested in how people make systems change and the relationships that are needed to affect change with and alongside communities and across organisational boundaries.
Chair: Gordon Wilmott, Head of Charities, Social Organisations and Health, Zurich Municipal Contributors: Julian Blake, Partner, Stone King Rebekah Sutcliffe, Director, Strategic Director of Communities and Reform, Oldham Council Liz Windsor-Welsh, CEO, Action Together Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside Co-operatives and social enterprises represent a clear alternative to private outsourcing and insourcing, as aligned public benefit partners that can deliver real social value. Set in the context of E3M-led research on attitudes to social enterprise delivery of public services, this session will look at Oldham’s innovation partnership for social prescribing. Does the public care who delivers their services? What are public benefit partnerships? How do they work? Gordon joined Zurich Municipal in 2017 as Head of Market for Health, Charities and Social Organisations. Passionate about the role of the Third Sector, Gordon is proud that Zurich are supporters of E3M and the opportunity for business with a purpose to play a greater role in our economy and society. Gordon previously held roles within Zurich as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of CEO office. Julian is a public benefit specialist lawyer, with Stone King. He has specialised, for 30 years, in social enterprise, responsible business, charity, co-operatives and public service delivery, commissioning, financing and innovation. He blends commercial and social legal disciplines, focussing on: purpose-driven, inclusive and progressive organisations; multi-sector, multi-stakeholder partnerships; social value; social impact; and community engagement and mobilisation. He promotes the European Commission’s purposive guidance on procurement and state aid, is the co-author of “The Art of the Possible in Public Procurement” and advised on pioneering “Innovation Partnerships” in Oldham and Leicestershire. He works with providers, commissioners and social finance institutions, across sectors including: education; health; social care; early years; youth; rehabilitation; transport and renewable energy. Expertise includes: advice to social enterprises, co-operatives, charities and businesses; formations; governance; reorganisations; regulation; commercial, public, and third sector contracts; social and innovative finance; collaborations, joint ventures, mergers and business transfers; procurement and state aid. Rebekah is a Strategic Director at Oldham Council. Her areas of responsibility include Public Health, Sport, Leisure, Culture, Thriving Communities, Transformation and Public Service Reform. In this and other roles she has been committed to working closely with communities, encouraging effective partnerships across public services and enabling investment in early intervention and prevention. A highlight has been the development, in partnership with others, of an innovative approach to social prescribing across Oldham. Prior to joining Oldham Council, Rebekah was an Assistant Chief Constable in Greater Manchester Police. She led the force’s response to Counter Terrorism and Serious and Organised Crime. She was previously seconded to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority as the strategic lead for addressing complex dependency and placed based integration of services. This included leadership of GM’ s successful response to the Troubled Families programme. Rebekah lives in Oldham with her husband and four children. Liz is the Chief Executive of the charity Action Together. Action Together is the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector infrastructure support organisation in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside. Its charitable purpose is to strengthen the VCSE and maximise opportunities to create positive social change, promote social justice and harness social benefit. Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside have a vibrant voluntary, community and faith sector with over 3000 groups and organisations working in its communities. Liz plays an active part in the system change that’s taking place across Greater Manchester. She is a member of the GM VCSE Leadership Group; part of 10GM, the joint venture of local infrastructure organisations, and contributes to a range of partnership initatives both in Greater Manchester and in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside. Liz is interested in how people make systems change and the relationships that are needed to affect change with and alongside communities and across organisational boundaries.