Toolkit: Influencing the Mainstream

A British toolkit from Renewal.net that has been designed to assist organisations in realigning the design and delivery of mainstream service provision as a key aim of community renewal.

This toolkit looks at some of the major obstacles that need to be overcome when mainstreaming and redesigning major programmes. Quite often, influence can be exerted through:

• Strengthening policies and strategies which legitimise main program engagement with neighbourhood renewal.
• Re-allocating resources towards the needs of disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
• Reshaping patterns of main programme service delivery to respond to the needs of local communities.
• Making stronger links between area-based initiatives and main programmes.

The Mainstream Influencing Toolkit has two main components:

• Establishing a baseline  (mapping and 'bending' expenditure)
• Developing effective interagency cooperation

Follow this link to Renewal.net's Influencing the Mainstream (opens in a new browser window - select a sub-heading to view list of documents that can be individually downloaded)

Follow this link to other toolkits from renewal.net (opens in a new browser window)

For further information

Contact	:	Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, United Kingdom
Phone	:	020 7944 8383 (UK)
Email	:	neighbourhoodrenewal@odpm.gsi.gov.uk

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