A new campaign was launched today encouraging Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) third sector organisations to evidence the value and benefits of their work.

Launched by Voice4Change England (V4CE) and Charities Evaluation Services (CES), the Promote Performance campaign is the result of performance support project with 10 organisations from the BME third sector across England.

The campaign comes at a crucial time when cuts in public spending and an increased expectation of accountability from stakeholders means that BME third sector organisations need to better demonstrate what they do and think about the most effective way to deliver to increase their chances of survival and sustainability.

Jemma Grieve, policy & research officer at Voice4Change England leading the campaign, said: "This campaign recognises that for most BME organisations improving performance is not about starting from scratch but about recognising and building on what they already do to make sure their work is effective."

The campaign will help organisations recognise the importance of performance improvement as an effective tool to deliver better services, communicate their impact and keep trustees and key stakeholders better informed, as well increase their chances of creating a more successful funding application.

It will be a short-term campaign concluding in June 2010 but will lead to provide additional support to BME third sector organisations in the future.

As part of the campaign, four factsheets have been produced on different methods of performance improvement.

The factsheets outline scenarios on strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, benchmarking and quality assurance to inspire new ways of thinking about performance management.

The Campaign Factsheets can be found at www.voice4change-england.co.uk/performance.

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