2012 annual VCS surveyBuilding a strong voluntary and community

sector in South Gloucestershire

Report to South Gloucestershire Local Strategic Partnership

15th April 2013

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

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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

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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

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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

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Contracts and SLAs

Answer Options Response Count

South Gloucestershire Council - Environment and Community Services

20

South Gloucestershire Council - Children and Young People14

South Gloucestershire Council - Community Care and Housing

19

South Gloucestershire Council - Corporate Resources and CEX

1

NHS South Gloucestershire7

Police / Safer and Stronger Communities5

Town or Parish Council8

Skills Funding Agency3

DWP prime contractor1

Other7

Other (please specify)18

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SOCIAL VALUE

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

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

with 2011

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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)

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Support needs

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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

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Activity in Priority Neighbourhoods

Priority Neighbourhood

Number of organisations

2011

Number of organisations

2012

Cadbury Heath 32 35

Filton 47 54

Kingswood 46 64

Patchway 45 63

Staple Hill 39 45

Yate and Dodington

49 69

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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

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What volunteers do

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Volunteer centres

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

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Outcome 5The VCS in South Gloucestershire is financially sustainable

Income profile

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Annual income 2011(%) 2012 (%)

< £1000 17 13

£1000 - £5000 25 23

£5000 - £50,000 23 37

£50,000 - £100,000 7 10

> £100,000 28 18

Anticipated income this year compared with last

• Sector relatively optimistic

Anticipated income this year compared with last

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  2011(%) 2012 (%)

More 17 25

About the same 58 53

Less 25 22

Sources of funding

How successful have you been in attracting funding from the following sources for the current financial year?      

 Very

successfulFairly

successfulNot very

successfulNot at all successful

Never applied

  2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012Local statutory bodies

24 21 34 37 6 7 4 3 24 30

Public sector contracts6 2 20 18 5 8 6 4 58 62

National funders e.g Big Lottery, Children in Need 11 7 20 18 10 7 8 7 47 51

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Likely use of reserves

Answer OptionsResponse

PercentResponse

Count

Very likely 23.9% 58

Possibly 23.9% 58

Not very likely 20.6% 50

Not likely at all 26.3% 64

Don't know 5.3% 13

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Diversification

Answer Options Response Percent Response Count

We are already using new ways to generate income

27.6% 72

We are seriously investigating new ways to raise funds

25.7% 67

We may consider new ways to raise funds in the future

29.9% 78

We are unlikely to consider new ways to raise funds

16.9% 44

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

Merger and collaboration

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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)

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Poole Court, Poole Court Drive, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 5PP

Tel: 01454 865205 www.cvs-sg.org.uk info@cvs-sg.org.uk

Funded by South Gloucestershire Council, South Gloucestershire Local Strategic Partnership NCVO Sustainable Funding Beacons Programme

Company Number: 4831569 Registered Charity Number: 1099702