Walsall Partnership Voluntary Sector Strategy Launch

16 July 2009

Vanessa Holding HoldingV@Walsall.gov.uk(Resources Directorate; Corporate Performance Management)

NI 7 Environment for a successful Third Sector

State of Walsall’s Third Sector

Background• Largest ever survey of the third sector. • Funded by the Office of the Third Sector

(Cabinet Office); researched independently• Recognises increasingly important role the third

sector plays in both society and the economy. • Presents a picture of the state of the third

sector• Helps to inform local partnerships when

developing local strategies to create an environment for a thriving third sector.

TSO by type in Walsall (all)

Community Interest Companies

< 1%

Company Limited by Guarantee

20%

Registered Charity 74%

Industrial & Provident Society

5%

• Based on 523 registered third sector organisations

• 234 respondents (in which)

– 965 full time equivalent employees

– Approx 2,075 volunteers

Approx annual turnover/income Walsall

No income 3%

£1-£2000 7%

£2,001- £5,000 7%

£5,000 - £10,000 12%

£10,001 - £25,000 12%

£25,000 - £50,000 11%

£25,001 - £50,000 5%

£50,001 - £100,000 20%

£100,001 - £500,000 10%

£500,000 + 13%

55% have income £50k or less

Funding summary

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Q13 and Q26 – Funding summary (National/Local)

Walsall TSOs - Sources of incomeSources Of which are most

important to the success of TSO

Donations and fundraising activities 63% 29%

Membership fees/subscriptions 43% 20%

Grants from non-statutory bodies 21% 9%

National Lottery 13% 3%

Grants or core funding (inc SLAs) 19% 11%

Earned income from contracts 14% 8%

Earned income from trading retail 22% 10%

Income from investments 21% 7%

Other 8% 4%

None of these 5% 4%

Don’t know 1% 2%

No answer 0% 9%

Walsall TSO main customers/beneficiaries(Q2 Which are the main clients/users/beneficiaries of your organisation?)

The general public/everyone 44%

Children (aged 15 or under) 30%

Women 30%

Men 27%

Older people 24%

Young people (aged 16-24) 24%

People with physical disabilities / special needs

14%

People from BME communities 10%

Walsall TSO key areas of work(Q4 Which are the main areas in which your organisation works?)

Culture & leisure (inc arts, music, sport & recreation)

30%

Community development & mutual aid 23%

Education and lifelong learning 23%

Health & well being 16%

Religious/Faith based 14%

Training 13%

Other Charitable, social or community purposes

11%

Walsall TSO Main organisation roles(Q6 What are the main roles your organisation undertakes?)

Delivery of other services (e.g. business, financial services, leisure, retail, manufacturing, community support)

24%

Community development & mutual aid 23%

Delivery of public services (e.g. social housing, health care, day care, counselling, community safety)

22%

Buildings and or facilities (e.g. community centres, village halls, religious buildings)

14%

Advancing religion and or spiritual welfare by supporting religious or spiritual practice

14%

Advice to individuals 11%

Help people access services or benefits 10%

Q8 Which one is the main geographic area in which your organisation carries out its activities?

Q8 Where TSOs carry out their activities

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Influencing success

2008 baseline

NI 7 Walsall resultTaking everything into account, overall, how do the statutory bodies in your local area influence your organisation’s success?

Recipe for influencing success (key drivers)

To what extent you agree/disagree that local statutory bodies in your local area….(Strongly agree/tend to agree)

Walsall Nationally

Value the work of your organisation 32% 38%

Understand the nature and role of your organisation 31% 36%

Respect your organisations independence 33% 37%

Inform your organisation on issues which affect you or are of interest to you

29% 26%

Consult your organisation on issues which affect you or are of interest to you

26% 22%

Involve your organisation appropriately in developing and carrying out policy on issues which affect you

17% 16%

Act upon your organisations opinions and or responses to consultation

15% 13%

Q 21 To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

Meeting Walsall TSO’s

objectives

Had insufficient resources over last 12 months?

Walsall Nationally

Overall income from all sources (inc grants, lottery, earned income and fundraising)

49% 39%

Management and leadership staff 15% 17%Paid staff 15% 16%Volunteers 27% 30%Trustees/management committee members

14% 17%

Financial reserves 41% 32%Space to operate (Office) 17% 20%ICT 18% 18%Advice and support 16% 16%Networking opportunities 15% 14%Q11 Thinking back over the last 12 months, has your organisation had sufficient or insufficient of the following resources to meet its main objectives?

How dissatisfied are you with the support available to help with the following…

Walsall Nationally

Recruit and retain management and leadership staff for the organisation

11% 9%

Recruit and retain paid staff for your organisation 9% 7%

Find volunteers for your organisation 17% 15%

Find trustees/management committee members for your organisation

13% 13%

Access advice and support for your organisation 17% 13%

Ensure you have enough space to operate (office space) 16% 12%

Maintain sufficient financial reserves 23% 16%

Apply for funding or bid for contracts 26% 18%

Access training 14% 8%

Work together with other third sector organisations to influence local decisions

18% 12%

Work together with other third sector organisations to deliver local services

14% 10%

Q 17 How would you rate the support available in your local area from all bodies to help your organisation to do the following…?

By support mean, advice, guidance, signposting, training etc but excluding external funding

Q12 Looking forward over the next 12 months, how confident, or not, are you that your organisation will be successful in meeting its main objectives?

Q12 How confident for 2009?

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Useful Information

• Walsall’s top line results • National analytical report and tool

(see) http://www.nstso.com