5. • Why we do what we do.
• Performance 2015/16
• Relationship with RBL(S)
• What’s new?
Agenda
6. Poppyscotland – what we do
• Poppyscotland
provides life changing
support to our Armed
Forces community
• We reach out to those
who have served,
those still serving,
and their families
• At times of crisis and
need, we offer them
vital practical
assistance and
7. Support to those in need:
• Individual tailored support and funding
• Immediate Needs Grants
• Support to specialist organisations
• Advice
• Employment and skills
• Employment Support Grants
LHPF – Supported Employment.
Representing and Campaigning on
behalf of AFC
Education
What we do
8. • £0.5M Individual support
(969)
• 151 Access to employment
support
• Conviction disclosure Service
(23)
• Poppy Breaks (225)
• Advice Services (2700)
• Inverness Welfare Centre –
87 engaged cases and >700
enquiries handled.
• Fundraising and Poppy
2015/16
9. So far:
£2.6M
(end of March)
£2.2M
(can Collections – up by c £200K)
Scottish Poppy Appeal 2016
10. RBLS(S) – Legion Scotland
• Recognise interdependence
• Deconfliction
• Making the Poppy and
Remembrance synonymous.
• Improving fundraising potential.
potential.
• Allow LS to concentrate on
membership and comradship.
Changing Relationships
11. • LHPF
- Refurbish
- H&S
- Fit for Purpose
* production
*
education/marketing
- Retain character
• Gateway; SPC
• AVF Consortium.
• Kilmarnock Welfare
Centre
New Developments
46. Positive Poppy Appeal feedback
An improvement to make for this year
…………………………………..…………………………..
Positive Poppy Appeal feedback
47.
48. Final suggestions from us
January to March
• Write it down
• Take a break
April to June
• Speak to the
Poppyscotland team
• Concentrate on your order
July to September
• Volunteers
• Manned collections
• Plan your local deliveries
October to December
• Distribution
• Banking and Thanking
• Don’t forget your
paperwork returns
58. What we offer
• Holistic advice on the range of topics covered
by bureaux
• Specialist knowledge and information specific
to the Armed Forces community
• Casework for clients who need a high level of
support, including appeals representation
• Referrals to, and working with, other
organisations for specific support, advice and
information as appropriate
59. ASAP over the years
July 2010
Initial 3 year
funding
60. 2012
Independent review of service
validates the approach taken
and supports continuation
and expansion of service
‘Civvy Street, the new
frontline’
62. 2014
‘Supporting the Armed Forces
Community’
Extended service to Aberdeen and
Aberdeenshire, and whole of Tayside
Police Scotland Veterans Referral
Service
69. ASAP - The story so far
Year Clients Issues
2011 819 2,990
2012 1,134 4,642
2013 1,679 5,791
2014 2,266 8,784
2015 2,471 10,343
2016 2,470 11,771
70. ASAP - The story so far
Since the start of service in July 2010 there has been:
10,000 clients access the service
Nearly 50,000 pieces of advice given
£8,022,682 in client financial gain (which is a return of £3.73 for
every £1 of funding invested in the service
71. ASAP - The story so far
In April 2014 launched the Police Referral Service
Parliamentary Debates
Regularly receives positive coverage in the media
Produced social policy reports
5 year impact report
Maintained funding partners
72.
73. Poppy Appeal –
Tricks of the Trade
Sally McNaught, Deputy Head of Fundraising
Christine Evans, Poppy Appeal Area Organiser,
Dunfermline
74. Poppy Appeal
Poppy Appeal is the largest public collection in
Scotland
Poppies and collecting tins are distributed
nationwide
Overall appeal income has grown over the years
But…..there have been changes and more are
coming
117. Positive Poppy Appeal feedback
An improvement to make for this year
…………………………………..…………………………..
Positive Poppy Appeal feedback
118.
119. Final suggestions from us
January to March
• Write it down
• Take a break
April to June
• Speak to the
Poppyscotland team
• Concentrate on your order
July to September
• Volunteers
• Manned collections
• Plan your local deliveries
October to December
• Distribution
• Banking and Thanking
• Don’t forget your
paperwork returns