Open Planning Meeting

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• Open Planning Meeting
• 24th June 2008

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Our Vision .
Help people become more aware of local community
issues and join in the decision-making processes
affecting them to improve the quality of their
lives in the community.
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AFI wants to

• Increase community involvement participation
• Improve the quality of life for everyone in their
  communities

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Focus

• Governance sustainability of Public/Private
  cross-over
• Public/Private Finance Initiative
• Environment
• Technology
• Public Service Delivery
• Housing
• Transport
• Health Welfare
• Enforcement Regulation

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Values

• Open, accessible and inclusive
• Encourage people to develop and act on their
  ideas
• Accountable as a sustainable organisation to the
  wider community
• Provide effective, affordable and valued service

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Our Approach

• Personal Development
• Community Empowerment
• Activities Events
• Web 2.0 technology
• Sustainability Revenue Creation
• Governance

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Financial Status, Governance Strategic Planning

• Funders Awards 4 All, Voluntary Action
  Sheffield Joe Pritchard
• Management Committee implement their decisions
  and exceeded expectations of our 2006/7 goals
• Delivered October 2007 Event report
• Supported local initiatives for Sheffield Flood
  Victims
• Contributed to research for
• University of Sheffield on hard to reach groups
• Hansard Society Report to Department of
  Constitutional Affairs
• A4A approved 5000 End of Award Report
  Accounts.

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Future Plans

• Generate income by hiring our kit staff
• Introduce Giftaid for investors donors
• Develop Web 2.0 for online interactivity extend
  reach
• Administrating a supported advertising scheme for
  an online organisation
• Web design
• Periodic Friends/Members Update Networking
  meetings

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Expected Community Outcomes

• Our friends and members know
• When to ask for help
• Where they can go for help
• What to do to help improve our communities
• How to go about getting things done and get them
  done

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Accessibility matters

• Charging for services excludes people who can not
  afford to pay
• Events
• Creche
• Reports

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AFIs Key Priority is to

• Become a Community Empowerment engine
• Educate support people to become active
  contributors
• Increase friends and member participation
• Set up 3-4 Friends network meetings a year
• Deliver at least 2 events annually
• Promote planned income generating services to
  become more financially independent.

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Credits

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