Co-Production Collective Allies Group: April Meeting Notes

On 27 April 2022, Co-Production Collective's Allies Group met once more to discuss key areas of our work. We're sharing the minutes so you can catch-up with what was discussed.

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The Allies Group act as Co-Production Collective's advisors and sounding board, bringing their different experiences and expertise to guide our development. We meet 3-4 times a year and they support us to make connections, identify opportunities to raise awareness of our work, and help us ensure our future sustainability.

For an introduction to each member of the group and for more information about how the group was formed and our plans for it going forward, have a read of our previous blog. To find out what the group discussed at its previous meeting in January 2022, take a look at the previous meeting notes.

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The most recent meeting on 27 April 2022 was a chance for Lizzie and Niccola to update the Allies Group members on our recent work and discuss items including:

• the Collective’s recent contribution as Learning Partner supporting National Voices to develop their Voices for Improvement project (a new commitment to start each meeting with a spotlight on the practical delivery work we do)

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• an update on our funding situation – as our main funding sources comes to an end and we consider which routes to take to best secure a sustainable future for the Collective

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• an update on our staffing situation – and discussion on how best to ensure we secure and support the Collective’s most valuable asset – our people (including everyone in our community).

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• a discussion of the future structure and functioning of the Allies Group itself – how to ensure the group reflects both our core values and the diversity of the communities which we represent. And how to enable the Allies Group to evolve to meet the needs of the Collective over time.

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Read the meeting notes

In line with our core values - especially being transparent - we've committed to sharing the notes from our Allies meetings here on our website. You can read of the notes from April's meeting here - in Word document and PDF formats.

The next Allies Group meeting will be held in July 2022 and the notes will be published here on our website shortly afterwards.

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Get in touch

If you have any questions about anything in the notes or would like to share your thoughts, please feel free to get in touch.

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