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2012 annual VCS survey Building a strong voluntary and community sector in South Gloucestershire

2012 annual VCS survey Building a strong voluntary and community sector in South Gloucestershire. Report to South Gloucestershire Local Strategic Partnership 15 th April 2013. Introduction. Identifies key trends and issues

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2012 annual VCS survey Building a strong voluntary and community sector in South Gloucestershire

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  1. 2012 annual VCS surveyBuilding a strong voluntary and community sector in South Gloucestershire Report to South Gloucestershire Local Strategic Partnership 15th April 2013

  2. Introduction • Identifies key trends and issues • Informs the delivery of the strategy to build a strong VCS in South Gloucestershire – appendix 1 • Informs VCS support organisations on the delivery of their services and support priorities • 310 organisations completed the survey - an increase of 43% compared with 2011 • 31% response rate • 390 organisations have completed the survey in the last two years

  3. Methodology Similar to last year to enable comparisons but some additional sections to inform policy and service delivery:- • Enhanced section on Volunteering to inform the Volunteer Centre’s service delivery and the LSP Strategy on Volunteering • Social Value and Community Capacity Building to inform development of the VCS commissioning strategy

  4. Overview of VCS in South Gloucestershire • Diverse and well established VCS comprised mainly of relatively small organisations • Geographical spread • 466 full time staff and 932 part time staff - average of 2.3 FT employees, 4.3 PT employees and 20 volunteers. • No significant change since last year • Wide range of activities – appendices 2 and 3

  5. Outcome 1A VCS actively involved in the development of policy and strategy • VCS organisations actively contributing to policy and service delivery through contracts and service level agreements • Majority with South Gloucestershire Council but also NHS South Gloucestershire, police and town and parish councils • 54% of organisations with contracts or SLAs felt that commissioners consulted them on the development of services

  6. Contracts and SLAs

  7. SOCIAL VALUE • CVS South Gloucestershire and partner organisations working with SGC to incorporate Social Value into commissioning arrangements

  8. Outcome 2A VCS that has a broad range of providers fit for the future • Increasing access to support services in 2012 compared with 2011

  9. Impact • Increased knowledge and skills of staff 69 • Increased understanding of policy and strategy 73 • Increased organisation’s financial sustainability 65 • Increased awareness of other VCS work 64 (Number of organisations)

  10. Support needs

  11. Outcome 3A VCS that provides community anchors across all areas of South Gloucestershire • VCS organisations working across the whole of South Gloucestershire. 169 work in a specific neighbourhood

  12. Activity in Priority Neighbourhoods

  13. Outcome 4A VCS that has the capacity to promote and manage volunteering • 78% of organisations use volunteers to deliver services and / or projects • 282 organisations provide opportunities for 4,763 volunteers • Services and opportunities for local people provided through 10,709 volunteering hours each week

  14. What volunteers do

  15. Volunteer centres • 31% of respondents use volunteer centres • Support that respondents look for from volunteer centres

  16. Outcome 5The VCS in South Gloucestershire is financially sustainable Income profile

  17. Anticipated income this year compared with last • Sector relatively optimistic Anticipated income this year compared with last

  18. Sources of funding

  19. Likely use of reserves

  20. Diversification In the light of the current financial climate how likely are you to consider different ways to generate income?

  21. Merger and collaboration

  22. Other positive messages • 80% of responding organisations had an equal opportunities statement and 50% had a more comprehensive equalities and diversity policy • 86% involved beneficiaries in the development of their services using a variety of techniques • Growing recognition of the social value of the voluntary and community sector (see next slide)

  23. Poole Court, Poole Court Drive, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 5PPTel: 01454 865205 www.cvs-sg.org.ukinfo@cvs-sg.org.ukFunded by South Gloucestershire Council, South Gloucestershire Local Strategic Partnership NCVO Sustainable Funding Beacons ProgrammeCompany Number: 4831569 Registered Charity Number: 1099702

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