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ChangeUp is about strengthening the support and assistance available to voluntary and community organisations.

The ChangeUp framework was developed in partnership with the voluntary and community sector and focuses on improving capacity building and infrastructure within the sector.

The ChangeUp programme is managed by Capacitybuilders, an agency at arms length to government, led by a board of sector experts.

Hub - Galaxy Hubs of expertise have been established nationally, linked to six key voluntary and community sector infrastructure themes:

• Finance • Governance • ICT • Performance • Volunteering • Workforce

These are partnerships of VCS organisations aiming to improve quality, efficiency, coherence and strategic development. The Hubs provide a gateway through which organisations can access the full range of support and development services.

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Humber Bridge Regional programmes have implemented the ChangeUp investment from its outset, managed through the nine Government Offices in England.

These have devolved the management of aspects of the programme to various local VCS agencies.

Sub-regional consortia of VCS organisations have developed infrastructure investment plans to address gaps in infrastructure provision and undertaken projects to meet them, funded by ChangeUp after a bidding and review process.

Documentation related to the ChangeUp programme can be downloaded from this site. The list of documents can be searched with the Documents Finder.

Infrastructure Investment Plans can be downloaded separately. These are listed by region or their titles can be searched through.

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National Support Services Draft Framework 2008-11
This is a culmination of the Destination 2014 consultation and the Hubs Review. The framework recommends four support themes of Finance, Performance, Workforce and Voice, each with a strategic lead. From July to September there will be a process of identifying organisations capable of managing and delivering the strategic themes.
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Capacitybuilders & ChangeUp: Destination 2014 was launched at Capacitybuilders inaugural annual conference on 3 July. The consultation process on Destination 2014 has ensured that a wide range of voices from across the sector have had their say. Destination 2014 outlines how Capacitybuilders will achieve its mission, and how that in turn will help create a more effective third sector - delivering a better quality of life for individuals and communities.

ChangeUp Evaluation
A team of experts has been appointed to scope out the evaluation of ChangeUp. From January 2008, Capacitybuilders will operate an ongoing main evaluation process for ChangeUp, with a focus on the impact that investment in support organisations and networks has on front line organisations.
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Review of Hubs
Following the National Hubs Review, the Capacitybuilders Board has committed itself to a programme of change in the future delivery of national support services to the voluntary and community sector and social enterprises.
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The new Finance Hub website has improved access to resources that make sense of finance and funding in the Third sector. The website will become a one-stop portal aggregating all the available resources of financial information relevant to the voluntary and community sector. .

An accredited learning scheme for trustees and committee members is being piloted by the UK Workforce and Governance Hubs. It aims to give existing trustees the opportunity to gain skills and also to encourage people from a diverse background to recognise trusteeship as a route to self development .