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Why should commissioners and funders invest in one-to-one activity?

How can one-to-one outcomes meet national, regional and local priorities and what are the key success factors?

• Sally Cook, Third Sector Policy Advisor, Local Government Agency (Chair)
• Carmel Austin, Manager, West Norfolk Befriending and June Stokes, Commissioning Officer, Norfolk County Council - Adult Social Services
• Alan Hatton Yeo, Chief Executive, Beth Johnson Foundation and Caroline Starkey, Principal Officer for Health and Well-being in Later Life, Leeds City Council
• Richard Walton, Programme Manager, Northern Rock Foundation  

Social Return on Investment (SROI) – a help or hindrance?

Can social impact reporting help mentoring and befriending projects prove the value of their one-to-one activity as well as assist commissioners and funders in making more intelligent decisions on the spending?

• Jeremy Nicholls, Chief Executive, SROI UK (Chair)
• Lucy Heady, Head of Unit, Measurement, New Philanthropy Capital
• Rob Owen, Chief Executive, St Giles Trust
• Gracia McGrath, Chief Executive, Chance UK

Employee volunteering - making the case for one-to-one opportunities

What are benefits of engaging with mentoring and befriending for employers, employees and the community and how can projects and business effectively partner to increase the numbers and diversity of volunteers?

• Gennie Franklin, Acting Director of Employee Volunteering, Business in the Community (Chair)
• Kay Allen, Group Head of Social Policy and Inclusion, Royal Mail
• Declan Swan, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Education Business Excellence
• Bruno Shovelton, Head of Creative Proposals Centre, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Pam Webb, Head, Zurich Community Trust
• Daniel Pearson, Head of Direct Services, Age Concern and Help the Aged

Campaigning for change - key messages and motivations for one-to-one activity

How can we work together to increase the understanding and raise the profile of one-to-one with stakeholders and encourage investment?

• David Robinson, Vice Chair, Prime Minister’s Council on Social Action (Chair)
• Carolyn Heaney, Head of VCS Partnerships, Department of Health
• Emma Dobie, Head of Development, MBF
• Graham Allen, MP, Nottingham North – Early Intervention City
• Alan Given, Chief Executive Officer, Nottingham Crime and Drug Partnership
• Gerald Oppenheim, Director of Policy and Partnership, Big Lottery