[cma-l] CMA Council - CR Fund priority

Sun Aug 1 17:06:08 BST 2010

Hi Trevor

Of course the CMA is well placed to be central to this but my reference was
to its chronic lack of resources at the moment - and of course it isnt a
charity - its campaigning agenda would make that difficult. Something
arms-length is called for - to balance the CMA's network with a body that
could maintain the support of core funders and the campaigning edge of the
CMA...

bests

Phil

On 1 August 2010 10:20, <trevor at felixstoweradio.co.uk> wrote:

> Phil
>
>
> I see no reason why CMA should not administrate this fund, setting it up as
> a separate charitable entity, with Borad Members selected from relevant
> stakeholders. As an infrastructure organisation we are best placed to assess
> and understand the needs of our members, and capable of maintaining
> effective contact, and supervision of grants - particularly with the
> proposed hierachy where regional groupings will have closer contact with our
> member stations.
>
>
> CMA providing the secretariat is an obvious solution. At SAVO (Suffolk
> Association of Voluntary Organisations) where I am a trustee/director we
> manage several such funds, for providers such as the Big Lottery, local
> councils etc. It is an effective bridge, where CMA can communicate
> effectively as they are capable of understanding the demands of both camps.
>
>
> Kind regards
>
>
> Trevor Lockwood
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Phil Korbel
>
> Sent: 31/07/10 10:57 AM
>
> To: Steve Buckley
>
> Subject: Re: [cma-l] CMA Council - CR Fund priority
>
> hi all
>
> thanks for some smart thinking there Steve...  yes we must take that small
> comfort from the govt response but also must not be under any illusions
> about how vulnerable the Fund is - meagre as it is.
>
> I really like the idea of asking for the fund to be used as seed corn for
> more fund raising - a trust model perhaps - and the Govt would seek to see
> that in the hands of a registered charity I'd imagine.  The idea of asking
> stuff away from Ofcom would also appeal to the Govt I'm sure. There is
> certainly a discussion to be had about the use of ERDF and other EU sources
> to match - but with the real danger that it wd cost too much to
> administer...
>
> Knowing how utterly overstretched the CMA is there cant be alternative to
> the sort of approach that Steve suggests and we've got to get moving now -
> so that every MP in our reach is not just contacted but frog-marched to
> Osborne's door in good time for October's Comprehensive Spending Review.
>
> Count us in!
>
> best wishes,
>
> Phil
>
> On 30 July 2010 21:08, Steve Buckley <sbuckley at gn.apc.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear Phil and all
>>
>> I want to share a few thoughts with you and CMA Council regarding the
>> CR Fund and following the response from the government to the
>> petition that I initiated last year.
>>
>> First, in reading the government statement, while I am sceptical of
>> DCMS commitment or ability to progress in raising funds from other
>> departments, it does seem to me there are some significant positives:
>> (1) that, despite the change of government, it is consistent with
>> previous (Labour) government statements recognising the value of the
>> sector and accepting that there is merit in finding additional
>> funding from other government departments to support CR social
>> benefit; (2) it also reinforces the DCMS policy of funding the CMA.
>>
>> On the other hand it is clear that in the present climate even the
>> existing meagre level of the Fund is not guaranteed to continue after
>> the completion of the Comprehensive Spending Review. In this context
>> it seems to me there should be three broad lines of response:
>>
>> 1. We (the sector itself, the CMA and our allies) need to vigorously
>> not only defend the Fund's existence but to continue to call for its
>> increase from 2005 levels to a level commensurate with the Everitt
>> Report and the present and future scale of the sector.
>>
>> 2. The campaign needs to build significant grassroots mobilisation,
>> that articulates with the CMA's efforts but is not dependent on the
>> CMA's core resources. Its should be in parallel to and reinforce the
>> policy dialogue with DCMS. This might take the form of a CR Fund
>> action group/network that involves people from both within and
>> outside CMA staff and Council.
>>
>> 3. There is a need also to inject some fresh thinking into the
>> development of the Fund. In the long term of course it should be
>> extended to other community media. In the medium term it could be
>> better taken out of Ofcom and established as a 'co-regulatory' entity
>> with an objective to lead in raising funds from other sources in
>> addition to the DCMS support. The Canadian experience is instructive
>> in this respect - where the fund was set up by a group of CR sector
>> activists. Initial funding came from the private sector with CRTC cash
>> later.
>>
>> I'd welcome feedback from the CMA Council and others on these suggestions.
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Steve Buckley
>> Sheffield Live! 93.2 FM
>> www.sheffieldlive.org
>>
>>
>> At 17:17 29/07/2010, you wrote:
>> >Dear Members and friends
>> >
>> >Just to say that the Council of the CMA are due to meet in London this
>> >Saturday and although we have a full agenda of important issues facing
>> the
>> >organisation and the wider sector I wanted to let you know it was
>> happening
>> >and to ask that if there are any burning issues you would like to flag up
>> >for our attention please let me know via this list.   I cannot guarantee
>> >they will be discussed in detail this weekend but can guarantee as always
>> >that they will not be ignored, that they will inform our thinking and be
>> >responded to as soon as practically possible.
>> >
>> >Best wishes
>> >
>> >Phil
>> >
>> >Phil Shepherd
>> >Chair of Council
>> >Community Media Association
>> >c/o Engine Room
>> >52 High Street
>> >Bridgwater
>> >Somerset TA6 3BL
>> >
>> >philshep.wordpress.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
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