The Surrey Compact Toolkit

What we can do..

• Recognise where things work well - and express it! SAY THANK YOU
• Create links between your website and websites for your partners in the other sector, and to the Surrey Compact Website
• Refer to the Compact, and your organisation's/service's commitment to it, in your newsletters, using logo wear possible.
• Refer to Compact frequently in dialogue and other written communications
• Ensure that all staff and volunteers have access to hard copy of the Surrey Compact
• Contribute to development of Surrey Compact Codes of Practice
• Using the Surrey Compact Code Funding Code of practice
• Include your public sector/VCS contacts and partners in distribution of internal communications/newsletters where possible.
• Use the Surrey Compact Logo - following guidance provided.
• Invite counterparts to meetings where their input may help, or where they may benefit from knowledge sharing.
• Be aware of the Surrey Compact Positive Dispute Resolution Process and use it if necessary
• Promote Employee Volunteering, either providing employees or placements for them - use the Volunteering Code of Practise
• Invite work shadowing for staff/volunteers with partners outside of their normal sector.
• Ensure there is an explicit link between the terms of reference of any partnership groups and your Compact commitment.
• Try a work shadowing arrangement between you and your contacts in the other sector
• Explore potential for sharing training (for public sector - subsidised or free places for VCS)
• Prepare a simple action plan appropriate to your organisation, drawing on activities listed here.
• Ensure that all forums and partnership boards have appropriate representation from stakeholders from other sector
• Consider staff/volunteer briefings or workshops on VCS/Public sector partnerships working, exploring barriers and opportunities.
• Identify Compact Champions and provide them with appropriate knowledge to carry out the role.
• Update induction material to include awareness raising on links with partner organisations or other sectors
• Involve appropriate contacts in business and project planning and review - at an early stage
• Check policies, plans and partnership working for consistency with the commitments outlined in the Surrey Compact.
• Prepare a more comprehensive Action Plan and gain senior management/trustee endorsement and commitment to it, including delegation of roles and tasks