RCVS 2013 Annual Survey

77 77% of respondents were charities. Starting to see charities with trading arms appear increase in social enterprises

60 60% of respondents deliver services to Older People

Just over 42% provide services to Children & Young People and 42% people with physical disabilities35% to people with mental health needs

70 Optimism among our respondents with over 70% foreseeing their services staying the same or expanding in 2013. This is higher than the outlook this time last year.

2/3 delivering services in the Borough - 1/3 already delivering services in other Boroughs.

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50 Nearly 50% of organisations providing Health & Social Care services

40% providing Advice and Advocacy services

1 Obtaining Grant funding

2 Recruiting & retaining volunteers

3 Developing partnerships

4 Finding new revenue streams

Two-fold increase in organisations wanting to find new revenue streams from 2012 to 2013

Top Priorities in 2013

Funding

4040% of organisations don’t have a funding strategy for the next three years.35% already receiving revenue from outside of the Borough. 65% still receiving in-Borough funds.

Partnerships

6060% have already partnered with other organisations77% looking to partner through 2013

Barriers to partnering:1. Lack of time / money2. Risk of losing identity & independence3. Lack of knowledge of appropriate partners

A lot of organisations already creating their own press coverage, events and promotional materials.Would like more support with press coverage, online promotion and email campaigns.

MarketingOrganisations finding it hard to measure longer term impact and soft / qualitative outcomes

Monitoring & Evaluation

That’s what you told us. So…how can Richmond CVS help to address some of the issues raised?

What’s already happening?

What’s coming in 2013?Richmond CVS Procurement Event 17 April

We’ll be looking at procurement in a wider sense in our morning session with a more local focus in the afternoon, including…

• What’s happening outside of the Borough• Best practice procurement• Social Value Act impact• Role of the Compact in commissioning

You can book your place online now

Our Richmond Exchange Project is already offering Audits and Training on how to use ICT Tools to save money on running costs and improve efficiency.

Richmond CVS are looking to support the Council and local organisations delivering Health & Social Care services to prepare for upcoming commissioning tenders (in particular, Adult Community Services), including partnership and consortia development opportunities.

Services available:

• Diagnostic sessions• Training courses• Advice• Consultations• Helpine

Topics:

• Starting Up • Funding• Governance• Finance• Business Development• Personal Budgets

More information to come in our email bulletins and at www.richmondcvs.org.uk

New Sustainability & Skills service will be launched later in March to support charities, community groups and social enterprises in the Borough.

Social Enterprises

As a sponsor of the Richmond Den competition, we’ll be offering intensive 1:1 support to the finalists as they prepare their pitches for investment.

See the Richmond Den website for more information on how you can enter from 22 March.

We’ll also be offering wider support for new and emerging social enterprises as part of our Sustainability & Skills programme.

RCVS 2013 - Annual Survey

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