Hi Trevor<br><br>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...<br>
<br>bests<br><br>Phil<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 1 August 2010 10:20, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:trevor@felixstoweradio.co.uk">trevor@felixstoweradio.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: repeat; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px;"><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2">Phil</font></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana;"><br><font size="2"><span></span></font></p><p style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2"><span>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.</span></font></p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana;"><br><font size="2"><span></span></font></p><p style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2"><span>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.</span></font></p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana;"><br><font size="2"><span></span></font></p><p style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2"><span>Kind regards</span></font></p><p style="font-family: Verdana;"><br><font size="2"><span></span></font></p>
<p style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2"><span>Trevor Lockwood<br></span></font></p><div><div></div><div class="h5"><p><br><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2"><br><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2">----- Original Message -----</font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2">From: Phil Korbel</font></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2">Sent: 31/07/10 10:57 AM</font></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2">To: Steve Buckley</font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="2">Subject: Re: [cma-l] CMA Council - CR Fund priority</font></span></p><br><div> <p>hi all<br><br>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.<br>
<br>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...<br>
<br>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.<br>
<br>Count us in!<br><br>best wishes,<br><br>Phil<br><br></p> <div class="gmail_quote">On 30 July 2010 21:08, Steve Buckley <span><<a href="mailto:sbuckley@gn.apc.org" target="_blank">sbuckley@gn.apc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> Dear Phil and all<br><br> I want to share a few thoughts with you and CMA Council regarding the<br>
CR Fund and following the response from the government to the<br> petition that I initiated last year.<br><br> First, in reading the government statement, while I am sceptical of<br> DCMS commitment or ability to progress in raising funds from other<br>
departments, it does seem to me there are some significant positives:<br> (1) that, despite the change of government, it is consistent with<br> previous (Labour) government statements recognising the value of the<br> sector and accepting that there is merit in finding additional<br>
funding from other government departments to support CR social<br> benefit; (2) it also reinforces the DCMS policy of funding the CMA.<br><br> On the other hand it is clear that in the present climate even the<br> existing meagre level of the Fund is not guaranteed to continue after<br>
the completion of the Comprehensive Spending Review. In this context<br> it seems to me there should be three broad lines of response:<br><br> 1. We (the sector itself, the CMA and our allies) need to vigorously<br> not only defend the Fund's existence but to continue to call for its<br>
increase from 2005 levels to a level commensurate with the Everitt<br> Report and the present and future scale of the sector.<br><br> 2. The campaign needs to build significant grassroots mobilisation,<br> that articulates with the CMA's efforts but is not dependent on the<br>
CMA's core resources. Its should be in parallel to and reinforce the<br> policy dialogue with DCMS. This might take the form of a CR Fund<br> action group/network that involves people from both within and<br> outside CMA staff and Council.<br>
<br> 3. There is a need also to inject some fresh thinking into the<br> development of the Fund. In the long term of course it should be<br> extended to other community media. In the medium term it could be<br> better taken out of Ofcom and established as a 'co-regulatory' entity<br>
with an objective to lead in raising funds from other sources in<br> addition to the DCMS support. The Canadian experience is instructive<br> in this respect - where the fund was set up by a group of CR sector<br> activists. Initial funding came from the private sector with CRTC cash later.<br>
<br> I'd welcome feedback from the CMA Council and others on these suggestions.<br><br> Best wishes<br><br> Steve Buckley<br> Sheffield Live! 93.2 FM<br><a href="http://www.sheffieldlive.org" target="_blank">www.sheffieldlive.org</a><br>
<br><br> At 17:17 29/07/2010, you wrote:<br> >Dear Members and friends<br> ><br> >Just to say that the Council of the CMA are due to meet in London this<br> >Saturday and although we have a full agenda of important issues facing the<br>
>organisation and the wider sector I wanted to let you know it was happening<br> >and to ask that if there are any burning issues you would like to flag up<br> >for our attention please let me know via this list. I cannot guarantee<br>
>they will be discussed in detail this weekend but can guarantee as always<br> >that they will not be ignored, that they will inform our thinking and be<br> >responded to as soon as practically possible.<br> ><br>
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