Taking the Pulse: Policy and Communications at NCVS Ferg Slade Rich Fisher Roz Kelly

What we’re going to be talking about NCVS E-bulletin The NCVS and One Nottingham Advocates The ongoing Value of the Sector Report The State of the Sector Report NCVO training coming up

Comms at NCVS

The E-Bulletin Website Social Media ◦Twitter ◦Facebook – Nottingham CVS Working with the media

The NCVS E-bulletin

1) Intro

2) News section

3) Skillsbank section For more information about Nottingham Skillsbank, speak to Caroline Berrill or Stacey Foster in the NCVS Volunteering Development Team on

4) Training section

5) ‘Spotlight on’

6) Volunteering section For us to feature volunteer roles in our E-bulletin, we need the roles to be registered first with our Volunteer Centre. It’s a simple process – for more information you can contact our Volunteer Centre team on or via at

7) Events section

8) Funding section

9) Jobs section

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Want more information about the NCVS E-bulletin? Contact the NCVS Communications Team on Or via at

Policy at NCVS

Advocates In partnership with One Nottingham 15 Strategic Boards 37 Advocates Ensuring the sector’s voice is heard

Advocates

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Value of the Sector Report In 2010 NCVS commissioned Aspiren to provide evidence of the Voluntary and Community Sector’s economic as well as social impact on the city 227 Million Reasons to celebrate the Third Sector in Nottingham

What 227 Million Reasons Found Income added to the local economy estimated at £227 million Value of volunteering estimated at £14,194,345

What we looked at Scale and scope of the sector Income added to the local economy Value of Volunteering Local spend Contribution to the city’s strategic goals Lives touched (case study level)

Choosing our sample Advice and Information Children and Youth Health and Wellbeing Education and Training Community Development/Neighbourhood Faith Arts/Music/Media Sports and Leisure Housing/Homelessness Self Help Befriending/Mentoring Family/Parent Support Environment/Green Advocacy Employment/Worklessness Carer Support Campaigning Infrastructure Support Substance Misuse/Drugs/Alcohol Equalities/Human Rights Crime and Safety Resident/Tenant Group Animal Welfare Domestic Abuse Transport Heritage

Surveying the groups Team of 4 Surveyed groups over the summer 3 surveys ◦Services provided; Client groups; Volunteering activity; Staff time supporting volunteering; Contribution to Nottingham Plan ◦Organisational spend ◦Personal spend

What we’ve found so far From the 49 groups we have collected results from so far: Work and Volunteer Force: 461 full time jobs 233 part time jobs 129 sessional jobs 2,039 volunteers Economic value of volunteering activity - £1,487,986 (31 groups) Staff costs put towards supporting, managing and co-ordinating volunteers - £1,038,437 (34 groups) Turnover - £18,464,293 (37 groups)

What we’ve found so far 84% groups knew about the Nottingham Plan (49 groups) Aspiring – 79% Green – 31% Fair – 84% World Class – 24% Neighbourhood – 53% Family – 65% Working – 61% Safer – 51% Healthy – 84%

What we’ve found so far If we project the figures: Work and Volunteer Force ◦12,579 full time jobs ◦6,358 part time jobs ◦3,520 sessional jobs ◦55,636 volunteers Economic value of volunteering activity – £64,175,396 Staff costs put towards supporting, managing and co-ordinating volunteers – £40,835,008

What we’ve found so far Turnover: £667,209,723 BUT – we exercise caution when using these projected figures

What next? Case Studies Report to be published early next year Watch this space!

NCVO training We have partnered up with NCVO to deliver training on influencing local decision makers November or December Watch this space!

Questions?