[cma-l] Birmingham and beyond

Mon Sep 19 22:22:25 BST 2016

Thanks Dom,

V much with you on this.

As a sector, we might be cash-strapped but we are awash with talent and
ideas, ideas in action too.  The conference and awards showed off these
strengths in abundance.

The key to enabling this amazing sector to thrive is collaboration.  In all
our years in the sector the willingness of community broadcasters to share
ideas has always heartened me - the key - and one that we already do our
bit for - is to enable the ideas to travel within the sector.  It's also
vital to engage those outside the sector - if our would-be partners don't
know how brilliant we are at doing their job for them why on earth would
they partner up with us...    If you've not already seen it,
www.connecttransmit.org.uk is an example of the the sort of thing we'd like
to see more of in this zone.

The CMA is in an ideal position to both undertake such projects and to link
the membership to their results, and Radio Regen is standing by to help
them.  So - really looking forward to seeing more of the business plan as
it emerges.

We are so much more than just broadcasters of music and voices - but we
can't optimise the social gain that we produce without that flow of ideas
and best practise....

Bests,

Phil

Phil Korbel FRSA - Director, Radio Regen, charity no. 1077763 Company Ltd
by Guarantee Registered in England and Wales No 3753832.
www.communityradiotoolkit.net
www.connecttransmit.org.uk

Please note that I work at Radio Regen under 2 days a week so responses
might not be as quick as we'd like.  Many thanks.

On 17 September 2016 at 13:04, Dom Chambers <domchambers at somervalleyfm.co.uk
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> To CMA Members,
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> As the person who has led on organising a few of the annual community
> media conferences I would like to publicly thank the CMA for an excellent
> conference at City of Birmingham University last weekend. The venue was
> spot on and the opportunities to share, learn and network were well thought
> out. Let us not forget that much of this is brought together and helped
> through volunteer goodwill. We know that the hours Bill puts in means he is
> properly considered as a major volunteer on top of his contracted services.
> Council are all volunteers and I particularly noticed how well planned and
> organised they were in ensuring we had the best from the day. The success
> of the Community Radio Awards comes as more than icing on the cake. It is
> one of the most positive developments for community broadcasting in years.
> Martin Steers is to be congratulated for turning his vision into a reality
> and leading a team of dedicated volunteers.
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> The strength of the annual conference is a good example of how the
> representative organisation supports its members and the sector. Despite
> dwindling resources, over successive years, the CMA remains a strong
> support to those of us delivering community media in the UK. The CMA have
> released their strategy report for the next five years. It offers a strong
> vision. Now we have an opportunity to build on the positives of the
> Birmingham conference and awards.  We can really engage together as a
> member’s organisation to ensure we find a way forward that turns that
> vision into the strong leadership we are in need of. The hook for this is
> our AGM in December. The CMA will be releasing their summary report of the
> member’s survey and a business plan over the autumn. There will be further
> communications regarding the governance structure. Let us all engage with
> the process and support the CMA to support us by leading us as a better
> resourced organisation.  I for one, and I know there are many others, will
> do what we can to help that happen.
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> Thank you to Bill, Lucinda, council, Siobhan and Neil from the university
> and all the organisations who led on a great range of breakout sessions and
> contributed to the panel discussions. The conference has given us the feel
> good factor. It is the best starting point for finding the pathway forward.
> See you in December.
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> Best to all,
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> Dom
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