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Phase 2: State of the Voluntary and Community sector 2024

Impact Consultancy & Research have been commissioned by Herefordshire Council to undertake a study into the state of the voluntary and community sector in Herefordshire.  This survey will enable us to collect essential information from which we can start to build a picture of the scale of the sector and the social and economic contribution that organisations and groups like yours make to the county. Findings from this research will be published and we will contact you to let you know when this is and where to find it.

The survey should take you approximately 15 minutes to complete. 

Please feel free to pass the link to this survey on to other voluntary organisations or community groups you may know.

The survey went live on the 3rd January 2024 and the closing date is midnight on the 28th February 2024.
 
Everyone who fully completes the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win £500, from which the winner will be randomly selected. If you wish to be entered into this draw please enter contact details in section 1 of the survey.
Any personal information you provide will be held and used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.  
Your information will be used for one or more of the following:
Entering you into a prize draw
To add your organisation’s details to a Herefordshire Council VCS database to be informed of  future events, activities and information which may benefit you
For further information on how your data will be used please visit www.herefordshire.gov.uk/council/access-information 
 
If there is a technical issue with the survey please contact Impact Consultancy & Research claire@impactconsultancy.co.uk

Thank you for participating in our survey your time is greatly appreciated.
1.About your group or organisation:
2.What is the postcode of your base of operations?(Required.)
3.Where does your group or organisation operate? (Tick all that apply)
4.How would you describe your group or organisation?
5.Approximately how many years has your group or organisation been operating?
6.What does your group or organisation do?
Please indicate your main area of activity (1st column) and any other activities you do (2nd column)?
Main area of activity (Please tick only 1 option)
Other areas of activity (Tick all that apply)
Advice, information and advocacy
Citizens' Groups (e.g. Rotary Club, Lion’s Club, Women’s Institute)
Culture and recreation E.g. Arts, sports, hobby clubs
Debt/financial management
Education E.g. adult/continuing education
Employment and training - Job training programmes
Environment E.g. Animal protection and welfare, wildlife preservation and protection
Faith based
Family support
Grant-making foundations
Health, social care and well-being
Housing
International E.g. International development organisations, cultural programmes
Local community or neighbourhood groups (e.g. Tenants’ / Residents’ Association)
Parent-teacher associations
Playgroups and nurseries
Scout groups and youth clubs
Transport
Umbrella bodies E.g. local infrastructure organisation
Village halls / community buildings
Other
7.Who is your group or organisation aimed at? (Tick all that apply)
8.With the ever increasing reliance on the internet for services and connecting people, we would like to understand how your community group or organisation helps people to engage digitally.  Does your group or organisation:
(Tick all those that apply).
We would like to get a feel for how best Herefordshire's community is supported by the VCSE sector. Please can you answer the below questions as best you can?
9.During the last 12 months (Jan- Dec 2023), how many people engaged with your group or used your services?
10.Please indicate how these people were engaged? Please provide an estimated number for each type of engagement.
11.How has demand for your service changed over the last 12 months?
12.What needs do the people that attend your group/organisation have that are not currently being met?
13.Over the next 2 years do you think demand for your service/activities will...?
14.Over the past 12 months, has your financial position...?
15.In the next 12 months, do you expect your financial position to ...?
16.One way of measuring a group/organisations resilience is by calculating how many months of  operating expenditure they have in reserves.  Does your organisation have enough reserves for...?
17.Is there anything that risks your group or organisation not continuing in the near future?
18.What is the size of your group or organisation (based on turnover in a typical year)