THE FUTURE ... 92% LI
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ND SUPPORT -KI
ORT WITH PAR PP
FI
DEMONS
IN
INVO L
SU
45%
ISING O P RA U EL
31%
INVES T
27%
strengthen income
RESILIENCE / ORGANISATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY
involve more volunteers
PEOPLE
increase number of volunteers
recognition / profile
VCS to be respected, valued and recognised
have greater impact on local community
IMPACT
prevent costly health and social care interventions adapt, change and survive
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
5
1
78%
supporting the development of groups and organisations
Raising profile of voluntary and community sector
losing volunteers
OF VCOS FELT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE
attracting younger volunteers
shortage of volunteers
PEOPLE
ME GENERATIO CO
can’t survive forced out of the market by large national organisations
cuts loss of funding
TWORKING NE
24% TOP 5 CHALLENGES OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
advocacy and promoting ways to diversify 7 leadership of the voluntary and income streams community sector 6
supporting 4 and enabling networking and collaboration
Identifying gaps in local provision and working with new and existing groups to meet needs 2
over-stretched
FUNDING
SUPPORT NEEDED OVER NEXT 12 MONTHS
ORGANISATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY
FEARS
more resilient
HOPES
PARTNERSHIP
8
47%
ERS TE
ORGANISATIONAL / SERVICE GROWTH
more partnerships make best use of resources - mutual benefit
IN
VO
41%
IN VOLUN ING
positive impact on people’s lives
make a difference
creating conditions for the voluntary and community sector to influence local policy and planning, be engaged, represented and involved in local decision making bodies 3
supporting innovation and transformation
N
31%
ERING SU NTE PP LU
T OR
stronger influence
G DEMAND ISIN
SERVICE S FOR
47%
43%
R
NABILITY STAI SU
ON FOR ETITI FU MP
S ND
TOP FOCUS AREAS FOR NEXT 12 MONTHS
CO
IMPROVIN
Y LIT
15%
campaigning involving for social 10 and managing 9 change volunteers
ORDER OF PRIORITIES FOR DUDLEY CVS SUPPORT OVER NEXT 12 MONTHS
WHAT COULD STATUTORY SERVICES DO TO HELP THE VCS?
UR QUA GO
reach more people
greater sustainability
ROFILE RP
NT
IES
APP LY
33%
REE EQUIPME S, F
RKING COL L WO
OPPORTUNIT ING
ES
20%
21%
IVE ORAT LY WIT AB
36%
ANSION EXP
36%
. VOLUNTEER EG
THERS HO
organisational growth
39%
35%
L RE NCIA SOURC NA
TING OU TRA
MPACT RI
OF VCOS SAID THEY FEEL VERY RESILIENT
30%
TS AN
52%
FOR MORE GR ING
RS TEE
SING PROFILE RAI
MORE VOLUN VE
S ED
O OUR N EN T E ST
P ERSHI WORK TN
NEEDS / DEMAND
RECOGNITION / PROFILE
small providers not valued as much as big national organisations
LACK OF CHANGE / ADAPTING TO CHANGE Overwhelming demand for services as Council services diminish Will be busy chasing funders and needs of people are overlooked
closures
lack of investment in voluntary sector will result in closures
focus on buildings as assets rather than communities who will use them
lack of investment in voluntary sector when preventative services are key
statutory bodies will rely more and more on voluntary sector but the sector could end up being like statutory services