About Your Recent Experience Thank you for taking part in our survey. First a few questions about your organisation. Question Title * 1. Where does your organisation work? Halton St Helens Across both boroughs Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Which of the following describes your organisation? Community group Faith group Registered Charity Community Interest Company Mutual or Community Benefit Society Voluntary group Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Who is involved with doing the work of your organisation?Please tick all that apply Trustees/management committee Volunteers Staff Peers Students Local people Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. How old is your organisation? less than one year old 1 to 3 years old 4 to 10 years old 11 to 20 years old more than 21 years old Now a few questions related to health Question Title * 5. I understand what is meant by "health inequality" Strongly agree Agree Don't know/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 6. Our local voluntary sector is well positioned to tackle health inequality in our community Strongly agree Agree Don't know/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 7. I understand how my organisation contributes to reducing health inequality Strongly agree Agree Don't know/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree If you agree please give one or two examples of how your organisation contributes to reducing health inequality Question Title * 8. My organisation is funded to provide services that challenge health inequality Strongly agree Agree Don't know/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree If you agree please give one or two examples of your services that challenge health inequality Question Title * 9. Voluntary and community sector organisations experience barriers when providing services that challenge health inequality Strongly agree Agree Don't know/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree If you agree please give one or two examples of barriers your organisation faces Question Title * 10. My organisation has opportunities to influence public services and decision making Strongly agree Agree Don't know/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 11. My organisation is part of the drive for change in relation to overcoming health inequality Strongly agree Agree Don't know/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 12. My organisation has the opportunity to work with statutory partners to drive change Strongly agree Agree Don't know/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 13. My organisation has the opportunity to work with other voluntary and community organisations to drive change Strongly agree Agree Don't know/Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree Finally a few questions about confidence and hope. We describe 'confidence' as feeling certain that we can trust our own abilities and the abilities of others. We describe 'hope' as belief that it is possible for good things to happen. Question Title * 14. How confident does your organisation feel about playing a part in tackling health inequalities? Very low confidence Very high confidence Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 15. How hopeful do you feel about playing a part in tackling health inequalities? Not hopeful Very hopeful Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 16. How hopeful do you feel at the moment about the future for your organisation? Not hopeful Very hopeful Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 17. How hopeful do you feel at the moment about the future for the community your organisation serves? Not hopeful Very hopeful Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 18. Does the work of the VCA - such as providing information and advice, organising forums or delivering training - influence the confidence of your organisation to engage with statutory partners? Yes No Don't know/Unsure Question Title * 19. If 'Yes' the VCA influences confidence: please say a little more about what helps and why..... Question Title * 20. If 'No' or 'Don't Know/Unsure' the VCA does not influence confidence: please suggest anything you can think of which the VCA could do that might support your organisation to feel more confident That's it. We are done. Thank you very much for your insights. The results of this survey form part of the evaluation of a three year Community Connectors Lottery funded project that has now come to an end. Question Title * 21. All responses to this survey are anonymous. Headline findings will be made public through the VCA website later this Spring. If you would like to be directly notified of these headlines when they are published please provide a contact email address. All finished.