The way Forward with regard to a sustainable future

"The wise man doesn’t give the right answers - he poses the right questions."

Claude Levi Strauss

• Sustainability is the capacity to endure• Wikipedia

• Brokerage• Marketing Volunteering

• Good Practice development• Developing Volunteering opportunities

• Policy response• Campaigning

• Where are we now?• “Our aims are to promote support and

develop volunteering. We aim to deliver high quality services to organisations that involve volunteering, so making a positive impact to their lives and community life in Warrington”

• SWAT Analysis

Strengths

o Excellence in Volunteer Management programme

o Do It Databaseo Youth Volunteering (V Programme)o Good Valueso Well Managedo NI6 included in Warrington's LAA

Weaknesses

o Lack of long term Core Fundingo V programme short term future (ends next

march)o Uncertainty of future of Excellence in

Volunteer Managemento Independence - Additional costs of own

building

opportunities

o Review Valueso Review marketing strategyo Bring in business supporto New political landscapeo Income generation opportunities

Threats

o Council budget likely to shrinko Managerial changeo Unclear government strategies for

volunteeringo Increase in demand with no new resourceso Lack of money for others to buy in our trainingo No clear future picture for youth volunteering

So what next?

• The sustainability Plan

Promoting, supporting and developing volunteering

Promote

o Widen awareness of volunteering• To volunteers• To organisations• To potential and current funderso Training programmes

How do we promote more?

o Socialnomics o Closer links with statutory bodieso Network with Chamber of Commerceo Develop web siteo High profile –events i.e awards eveningso Increase visability in local press and radio

support

o Support volunteers with trainingo Continue to increase databaseo Support council to develop NI 6o Support new organisations to take on

volunteerso Support other organisations to develop their

volunteer stratagies

How do we support ?

o Encourage volunteers to become involved in Local Strategic Partnership boards

o Build up links with Chamber of Commerce, Job Centre Plus and other new networks to nurture new opportunities

o Talk to Housing associations to encourage new links with residents groups

Develop

o Training opportunities (evm)o Review values and mission statement with

staff and boardo New fundraising strategyo Explore skills and resources the Centre has

that could be used to income generate

How do we develop?

o Look at using training as an income generation opportunity

o Look at other possibilities for income generation

o Identify 5 possible funders for future fundingo Develop new marketing strategy based

around values, mission and future direction

• “Nothing is unthinkable, nothing impossible to the balanced person, provided it arises out of the needs of life and is dedicated to life's further developments."- Lewis Mumford

Together we will be flying high