THE FUTURE ...

FEARSHOPE

SSUPPORT

NEEDED OVER NEXT 12 MONTHS

Identifying gaps in local

provision and working with new and existing

groups to meet needs

creating conditions for the

voluntary and community sector to influence local policy and planning, be

engaged, represented and involved in local decision

making bodies

lack of investment

in voluntary sector when preventative services are key

Overwhelming demand for

services as Council services diminish

Will be busy

chasing funders and needs of people are overlooked

NEEDS / DEMAND

statutory bodies will rely more and

more on voluntary sector but the sector could end up being like statutory

services

cuts

FUNDING

loss of funding

over-stretched

closures

cant survive

forced out of the market by large national organisations

ORGANISATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY

lack of investment in

voluntary sector will result in

closures

focus on buildings as assets

rather than communities who

will use them

LACK OF CHANGE /

ADAPTING TO CHANGE

TOP 5 CHALLENGES

OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS

SUSTAIN

ABILITY

47%

CO

MPETITION FOR FUNDS

43% RISING DEMAND FOR SERVICES

31%

INVE

STING

IN VOLUNTEERS

27%

FINANC

IAL RESOURCES

45%

LISTEN

TO OUR NEEDS

36%

INCOME

GENERATION

47%

VO

LUNTEERING SUPPORT

41%

NETWORKING

24%

Raising profile of

voluntary and community

sector

supporting and enabling

networking and collaboration

supporting the development of

groups and organisations

advocacy and leadership of the voluntary and community

sector

promoting ways to diversify income streams

supporting innovation and transformation

involving and managing

volunteers

campaigning for social change

shortage of volunteers

attracting younger

volunteers

PEOPLE

RECOGNITION/ PROFILE

small providers not

valued as muchas big national organisations

ORDER OF PRIORITIES FOR DUDLEY CVS

SUPPORT OVER NEXT 12 MONTHS

have greater impact on local

community

make a difference

IMPACT

more resilient

greater sustainability RESILIENCE /

ORGANISATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY

VCS to be respected, valued and recognised

recognition/ profile

strengthen income

APPL

YING FO

R MORE GRANTS

39%

WORK

ING

COLL

ABORATIVELY WITH OTHERS36%

INVO

LVE M

ORE VOLUNTEERS

30%

EXPANSION

21%

DEM

ONSTR

ATING OUR IMPACT20%

IMPR

OVING

OUR QUALITY

RAISING PROFILE

52%

15%TOP FOCUS AREAS FOR NEXT 12 MONTHS

SUPPO

RT W

ITH PA

RTNERSHIP WORKING OPPORTUNITIES

35%

HELP R

AISING OUR PROFILE31%

prevent costly health and

social care interventions

NEWOPPORTUNITIES

adapt, change and

survive

increase number of volunteers

PEOPLE

involvemore

volunteers

1

2

3

4

5 6

7

8

910

reach more people

organisational growth

ORGANISATIONAL / SERVICE GROWTH

stronger influence

positive impact on

peoples lives

78%92%

more partnerships -

make best use of resources - mutual

benefit

PARTNERSHIP

IN-KIN

D SU

PPOR

T EG. VO

LUNTEERS, FREE EQUIPMENT

33%

WHAT COULD

STATUTORY SERVICES DO TO HELP THE

VCS?

losing volunteers

OF VCOSFELT

OPTIMISTICABOUT

THE FUTURE

OF VCOSSAID THEYFEEL VERYRESILIENT

UNAWAREOF FUNDINGCUTS OVER

NEXT 12MONTHS

35% 4%

UNCERTAINOF ANY

CUTS

28%

MEE

TINGS

65%

REPO

RTS

64%SO

CIAL

MED

IA

52%

CASE

STU

DIES

43%

HOW DO YOUDEMONSTRATEYOUR IMPACT?

WHATDIFFERENCEDOES YOURGROUP MAKE?

IMPROVE QUALITY OF

LIFE

48%

40%

IMPROVE SELF-ESTEEM

AND CONFIDENCE

34%

REDUCE LONELINESS

AND ISOLATION

33%

ENABLE PEOPLE TO

BECOME MORE INVOLVED AND ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY

5

4

3

2

1

5.3%

17.3%

28%

24%

25.3%

HOW MANY WAYSDO YOU DEMONSTRATE

YOUR IMPACT?

STATE OF OUR SECTOR TODAY

60%OF VCOS HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR SERVICES

HOUSINGNEEDS29%

FOODBANKS ANDACTIVITIES

FOR CHILDRENAND YOUNG

PEOPLE22%

MENTALHEALTHISSUES14%

VOLUNTEERINGOPPORTUNITIES19%

ADVOCACY11%

HOW DOYOU

GATHERFEEDBACK?

VERBAL FEEDBACKCLIENT FEEDBACK FORMS

SURVEYS

57%48%

35%

40%OF ORGANISATIONS THAT GATHER FEEDBACK USE ONLY ONE METHOD. IN GENERAL THAT METHODIS VERBAL FEEDBACK

2.4%

7.3%

DO YOU USEA QUALITYSCHEME?

29%DIDNT

ANSWER41%

SAID YES

32%SAID NO

IF SO,HOWMANYQUALITYSCHEMES?

4

19.5%

70.7%

3

2

1

14.9%

11.1%over 1m

500,001 - 1m100,001 - 500,00050,001 - 100,00020,001 - 50,00010,001 - 20,0005,001 - 10,000

0 - 5,000

TOTAL INCOMEOVER LAST 12

MONTHS7.4%

2.4%

9.9%8.6%

19.8%25.9%

14.8%11.1%

CHANGE ININCOME

OVER PAST12 MONTHS

24%

16%

NEW GRANT/ CONTRACTS

33%INCREASE INDONATIONS GROUP

FUNDINGFOR SERVICESOR PRODUCTSENDED

18%

REDUCTIONIN SALES

7%

REDUCTION INDONATIONS

4%

2%FUNDINGCUTS

NO CHANGE

INCREASE

NO ANSWER

DECREASE

34%

26.5%

25.5%

13.7%

RELIANCEON

FUNDINGTYPES

34.5%

28.8%

17.2%

14.9%

4.6%

1

2

3

4

5

COMPLIMENTS

COMPLAINTS

AREYOU

AWAREOFANY

FUNDINGCUTS IN THE FUTURE?

AWAREOF CUTS TO

EXISTINGGRANTS ORCONTRACTS

OVER THENEXT 12MONTHS

DEM

AND INCOME

IMPACT

FUNDING

FEEDBACK

DIFF

EREN

CEQUAL

ITY

72%

SOCIALACTIVIT

IES

21%

BEFRIEND

ING

13%

NO. O

FTY

PES

INCREASE INSALES OF

PRODUCTSOR SERVICES

NATIONALLY11%

SMAL

LER A

REAS IN DUDLEY BOROUGH32 - 35%

STATEOF OURSECTORWHO TOOK PART?

working age

WORKING AGE

CARERS

OLDER PEOPLE

LE

ARNING DISABILITIES

MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS

FAMI

LIES / PARENTS

PHYS

ICAL DISABILITY

TOP PRIMARYBENEFICIARIES

CHILD

REN

AND Y

OUNG PEOPLE

42%

OPEN TO ALL

40%

32%

21%16%

15%

14%

12%

12%

ACRO

SS BL

ACK COUNTRY

17%

REGIS

TERED CHARITY

VOLU

NTARY ORGANISATION

TYPEOF

ORGANISATION

59%53%

COM

MUNITY GROUP

3%SOCIAL ENTERPRIS

E27%

ADVIC

E AND GUIDANCE

35%VOLUNTEERING

34% IND

EPENDENT LIVING

32%

COUN

SELLING

18% P

LAYGROUPS / YOUTH CLUBS

18%TOP

PRIMARY ACTIVITIES

ANDSERVICES

ACRO

SS DU

DLEY BOROUGH

40%

AREAOF

COVERAGE

STATEOF OURSECTORSURVEY 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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