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My Pocket Case Study: GoodPracticeinCo-productioninAberdeen
HowtheActiveGirlsCommitteemakeeffectiveuseofCrowdfundingAberdeenJennyMcCannSeniorDevelopmentManager(ActiveLifestyles)phone:01224047921mobile:07709446247e-mail:[email protected]:GraemeDaleSeniorDevelopmentManager(YoungPeople)phone:01224047929mobile:07866926731e-mail:[email protected]
WhichofthefourCo’sisthisabout–co-commissioning,co-design,co-deliveryorco-assessment?
Whichserviceusersandlocalcommunitiesareco-producingwithwhichpublicservices?
ActiveGirlsCommitteeSportAberdeenAberdeenCityCouncilGeneralpublic
Howaretheyimprovingservicesandoutcomes?
AberdeenCityCouncilsetuptheinternetplatformCrowdfundingAberdeen-http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/aberdeen/crowdfund-aberdeen-tosupportindividuals,localcommunitygroups,thirdsectororganisationsandbusinessestoseekadditionalfundingfromthegeneralpublicfortheirprojects.Theplatformallowsthemtotaketheir
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projectfrombeingjustideasonpapertobeingareality,unlockingthepotentialofcommunitysupportthroughcrowdfunding.
ByutilisingCrowdfundingAberdeen,theActiveGirlsCommitteesourcedadditionalfundingfromthegeneralpublicwhichhasfacilitatedtheexpansionandgrowthofitswork.
Whatdifferencehasitmade?E.g.improvedservices,betteroutcomes,savings.
On2May2017,theActiveGirlsCommitteehadraised£875with16supportersin42daysviathecrowdfundingplatform.Theprojecthasbeenabletousethemoneytohelpfundtwolargeevents:Onewasalauncheventon22May2017atwhichtheCommitteelaidoutitsaimsandobjectivesforaddressingthebarriersfacinggirls’participationinsportandphysicalactivity.Thesecondeventwasa‘Girl’sBigDayOut’,afreeevent,heldatAberdeenSportsVillageon19June2017,whichduringthedaywelcomedover300girlsfromsecondaryschoolyears2–4,fromtendifferentAberdeenCityschools.
TheGirlsBigDayOutwasco-designedbytheActiveGirlsCommittee,toaddressissuessurroundingbarrierstoyounggirlstakingpartinsport.Theeventofferedauniquemixofphysicalactivityopportunitiesthatwerenon-traditional(e.g.aHarryPotterinspiredgameofQuidditch,teamtrainingandcircuitsandMartialArts,includingSoYangDo),aimedatengagingwiththegirls,andincludedtalksonmentalandphysicalhealthdeliveredbytheActiveGirlsCommitteethemselves.ThemoneyraisedbytheActiveGirlsCommitteeviathecrowdfundingplatformpaidfortheentireday,includingbusestoandfromschool,facilitycostsandcoachingcosts.
WithoutthecrowdfundingtheActiveGirlsCommitteewouldhavestruggledtohostthesetwoevents.OutcomesoftheeventscanbefoundintheGirlsCommitteePocketCaseStudy
Whereisfurtherinformationavailable?E.g.URL,report,blogetc.
FormoredetailsabouttheActiveGirlsCommittee:http://www.sportaberdeen.co.uk/activities/kids/active-girls-committee/GraemeDale:[email protected]:NiGordon@sportaberdeen.co.ukFormoredetailsaboutCrowdfundingAberdeen:http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/active-girls-committee
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