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Age Action Alliance Network Meetings – note for Partnership Development Group meeting 5th December

A GUIDE TO HOSTING AGE ACTION ALLIANCE NETWORK MEETINGS


A Guide to hosting Age Action Alliance Network Meetings


Background


With membership of the Alliance in excess of 500 organisations it will be increasingly important for members to meet face to face to explore and discuss opportunities for collaborative working for the benefit of older people.


The first Network Meeting was held on October 2nd 2013 with 35 members attending. Evaluation shows it was very successful, valued by members, and worth repeating in other locations around the country.


The meeting was arranged because the secretariat team was conscious that a number of members weren’t actively involved in working groups, possibly because they did not understand the opportunities that the Alliance could afford them as an organisation.



Purpose of a Network Meeting






Suggested format


1. See suggested agenda at Appendix 1


2. Enlist the assistance of a member of the Partnership Development Group, Working Group, or secretariat team to explain the benefits and opportunities of the Alliance. If required, a presentation entitled “Understanding the Alliance” is available to download from the Alliance website.


3. Enlist the support of an Alliance member(s) to share a personal view of “what the Alliance has done for them”


4. Set time aside for informal networking, but also for members to take part in “Five Minutes of Fame” which provides an opportunity to either share some good practice, put a call out for help to start a project, or offer expertise in a particular area.


5. Provide a delegate pack containing:



This format is not set in stone, and there are a number of other options available for inclusion within an agenda for an initial Network Meeting, for example:






Following the meeting:



Advertising the meeting


The Alliance secretariat would be able to let members know details of the meeting through the weekly email to members.


Alternatively, organisers may wish to identify members located in your region by examining the membership list on the website, and send a personal invitation to individual members. The secretariat team could advise contact details of members.


For further help or advice please contact


Simon Wilkinson

Alliance secretariat team

Floor 1E, Caxton House, Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA 

Telephone 0207 449 7028

Email: simon.wilkinson1:dwp.gsi.gov.uk


13th January 2014

Appendix 1

A GUIDE TO HOSTING AGE ACTION ALLIANCE NETWORK MEETINGS







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