THE FUTURE ... 92% LI
H
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
28.8%
1
34.5%
5 4 3
% 35
48%
OF ORGANISATIONS THAT GATHER FEEDBACK USE ONLY ONE METHOD. IN GENERAL THAT METHOD IS VERBAL FEEDBACK
INCREASE IN SALES OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
DO YOU USE A QUALITY SCHEME?
2% FUNDING
4 3
AWARE OF CUTS TO EXISTING GRANTS OR CONTRACTS OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
4%
CUTS
HOW DO YOU DEMONSTRATE YOUR IMPACT?
5.3%
17.3%
IF SO, HOW MANY QUALITY SCHEMES? 2.4%
7.3% 19.5%
65%
64%
28%
25.3%
2
70.7%
4%
REDUCTION IN DONATIONS
DECREASE 13.7%
ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY FUNDING CUTS IN THE FUTURE?
1
29% 32% DIDN’T SAID NO ANSWER 41% SAID YES
1
REDUCTION IN SALES
NO ANSWER 25.5%
28%
24%
FEEDBACK
40%
7%
INCREASE 26.5%
16%
2
QU AL ITY
57%
NEW GRANT / CONTRACTS
FUNDING FOR SERVICES OR PRODUCTS ENDED
UNCERTAIN OF ANY CUTS
HOW MANY WAYS DO YOU DEMONSTRATE YOUR IMPACT?
S ORM KF AC
72%
ENTS LIMLAINTS P
VERBAL FEED BAC K CLIENT FEE DB SURVE Y COM S COM P
24%
CT PA IM
HOW DO YOU GATHER FEEDBACK?
18% GROUP
NO CHANGE 34%
MEETINGS
17.2%
2
INCREASE IN DONATIONS
SOCIAL MEDIA
14.9%
3
7.4% 11.1% 2.4% 14.8% 11.1% 9.9% 8.6% 19.8% 25.9%
35 %
4.6%
4
33%
14.9%
UNAWARE OF FUNDING CUTS OVER NEXT 12 MONTHS
OF A S VCOS A VE DEMIGNIFICH AND ANT INEXPERIE FOR S CREA NCED ERVIC SE IN ES
5
over £1m £500,001 - £1m £100,001 - £500,000 £50,001 - £100,000 £20,001 - £50,000 £10,001 - £20,000 £5,001 - £10,000 £0 - £5,000
G IN ND FU
RELIANCE ON FUNDING TYPES
INCOME
TOTAL INCOME OVER LAST 12 MONTHS
REPORTS
NO. OF TYPES
60%
CHANGE IN INCOME OVER PAST 12 MONTHS
52%
CASE STUDIES
FOOD ING HOUSD BANKS AND NEE S ACTIVITIES 29% FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 22% OVOLUN L PPOR TEERIN SOCIA S TUNI G ITIE TIES 19% ACTIV % M E N 1 T A 2 L HEA ISSULETSH ING D N 1 4% ADVO IE BEFR 3% 11%CACY 1
43%
DIFFERENCE
DEMAND
STATE OF OUR SECTOR TODAY
IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE
48%
REDUCE LONELINESS AND ISOLATION
34%
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES YOUR GROUP MAKE?
IMPROVE SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE
40%
ENABLE PEOPLE TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED AND ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY
33%
LIN SEL G
32%
GROUP LAY
P
EDS NE working age
TOP PRIMARY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES
18%
YOUTH
18%
S/
TOP PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES
COUN
12%
N ENDE T LIVI EP
NG
34%
35% IND
LE
UNTEERING OL
AND GUIDA ICE
E NC
STATE OF OUR SECTOR WHO TOOK PART?
HEALTH
MENTAL
ABILITI DIS
42%
12%
ADV
14%
SMALLER AR
ACROS S
OSS ACR BL
S/P ILIE AR
IN ARN G
PEO UNG PLE YO
ILDREN AND CH
AREA OF COVERAGE
V
O
40%
NATIO
11%
15%
EN TO ALL OP FAM
ISE S
PHYS
VOL U
RE
COMM
ERPR
CARERS
17%
UBS CL
16%
S ENT
TYPE OF ORGANISATION
CO ACK UN
L DISA ICA
32 - 35%
LY NAL
32%
40%
IN DUDLE EAS
TRY
3%
21%
ITY BIL
ER PEOPLE LD
RKING AG WO
E
OCIA
L ENT
27%
UP
ITY GRO UN
ES
53%
DLEY BOROU DU
OROUGH YB
TION SA
59%
ARY ORGANI NT
GH
ITY
TERED CHAR GIS
STATE OF OUR SECTOR
SURVEY 2014/5 The contribution made by the voluntary and community sector in Dudley Borough Their future support needs and priorities The impact of the financial economy on the voluntary sector Based on responses from 102 organisations
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