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The landscape for the voluntary sector ?

The landscape for the voluntary sector ?. Alison Baxter OCVA. Maybe we should just stop watching the news?. More cuts to council budgets!. Families risk losing their homes as result of benefit changes. Another food bank opens. School goes into special measures. After the snow, the floods.

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The landscape for the voluntary sector ?

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  1. The landscape for the voluntary sector ? Alison Baxter OCVA

  2. Maybe we should just stop watching the news? More cuts to council budgets! Families risk losing their homes as result of benefit changes Another food bank opens School goes into special measures After the snow, the floods... Latest from Bullfinch enquiry

  3. 88,000 micro organisations Income: £237 million Income: £28.3 billion 4,558 large and major organisations Income: £8.1 billion 72,000 small/ medium organisations Income is heavily skewed to the few…

  4. Reserve levels 2009/10 (number of months’ expenditure) http://data.ncvo-vol.org.uk/a12q50 Source: NCVO/TSRC, Charity Commission

  5. How has civil society changed? Between 2008/09 and 2009/10 Source: NCVO/TSRC, various sources

  6. The ostrich solution?

  7. Some quick research • How many of you have cut staff posts? • How many of you have cut projects or services? • How many of you are dipping into reserves? • How many of you are using more volunteers? • How many of you are developing new projects or services?

  8. Changing customers

  9. Changing routes to influence • Health and Wellbeing Board and commissioning boards – have you attended a workshop? • Joint Strategic Needs Assessment – have you had your say? • Public Involvement Network – have you registered on the website?

  10. Working together • Nationally e.g. • NAVCA and Community Matters • NCVO and Volunteering England • Locally e.g. CABx in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire Community Benefit Society • OCVA and other support organisations • Oxfordshire Stronger Communities Alliance (OSCA)

  11. Social value in Oxfordshire • Small working group set up by OSCA • Starting point Social Value Act 2012: Consider the economic, social and environmental well being of the relevant area and apply this to the procurement process • The Compact states that Government will ensure that social, environmental and economic value forms a standard part of designing, developing and delivering policies, programmes and services. • Working group has drafted a list of ideas we want to consult on.

  12. The draft list... • Creatingemploymentand skills • employment for local people in general and in specific subsets e.g. • disability • older • mental health • young • volunteering opportunities • skills development and learning opportunities including • opportunities and skills for self-employment

  13. Spending money locally • Reinvestment of profit into the community • Valuing local knowledge • Contribution to local knowledge infrastructure (contributing local brainpower) • Local engagement and collaboration

  14. Combating social isolation and improving social contact Reducing inequalities Encouraging self-help and mutual support

  15. And finally - we need your feedback • OCVA has commissioned research about the need for a new website that brings together a number of different resources. • Go to http://svy.mk/10UvhSFto fill in our customer survey. The link and QR code are also on the postcard in your pack and Louise from Insight Oxford is here today.

  16. The road ahead?

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