Community Economic Enhancement Project (CEEP)

Aims of the Project

CEEP is LVSTCs capacity building project, funded by ESF and The Big Lottery, designed to enhance the development of Black Asian & Minority Ethnic and Refugee [BAMER] organisations that have grown from being micro groups into small organisations. These groups, who help disadvantaged people engage with the labour market, now find themselves at a critical point in their development. CEEP will help these organisations in managing change and growth through this transitional phase.

Project Activities

The activities that have been designed to help key staff and board/committee members of organisations to efficiently and effectively manage and deliver services to fulfil their mission and objectives are:

• Diagnostic Reviews: will be conducted to assess and advise on the effectiveness of organisations’ core skills, planning, procedures and systems
• Training Workshops & Seminars: will be conducted for key staff and management committees on different management areas and techniques
• Publications & Briefing Notes: concise, in-depth materials on finance, business planning, IT and partnership models
• Management Information System: assistance to improve or develop your IT-based information systems
• Partnership Brokerage & Networking: we will support organisations to broker partnerships to enable them to bid for larger grants
• On-Going Technical Support: confidential telephone helpline and online support
• Visits to Organisations: follow-up visits to aid problem solving and training

Eligibility Criteria

To access the project’s services, organisations need to regi ster by completing the Beneficiary Enrolment Form to check they fit the project criteria. Organisations need to be:

• A Black Asian & Minority Ethnic led organisation and/or
• A Refugee & Asylum Seekers’ organisation
• Employ 3 or more staff
• Have a turnover of £50,000 or more
• Have knowledge of ESF funding

Benefits of CEEP Membership

• More efficient systems
• Development of key staff
• Access to specialist expertise
• Tailored training analysis
• Access to greater funding resources, through training and partnership

 The CEEP project will help key staff in organisations to develop and improve on practical skills and techniques to move your organisation forward.

Members have confidential telephone helpline & online services and free access to 1:1 surgeries and training at their premises, using your organisation as the learning vehicle.

CEEP will enable you to build networks, share experiences and discover some of the best practices of managing a successful community organisation.

Members will learn how other community organisations have succeeded in mobilising resources and how you can adapt their methods for their own organisation.

All services are free at source to eligible members

To register please contact the CEEP Team at LVSTC