- Key challenges include increasing demand, financial pressures, funding, staffing, and accommodation issues.
- Opportunities include influencing statutory partners, digitalisation, and developing local partnerships.
It concludes with recommendations to address:
- Accommodation needs, competitive compensation, and training for staff and volunteers.
- Increase understanding of the Integrated Care System and explore regional and sub-regional working.
- Need to understand the needs of smaller/UTR organisations
- Identify and address skills gaps in the sector
- Support staff/volunteer recruitment and retention.
- Support for funding
The report highlights key areas where collaboration between statutory partners, funders and the sector can lead to significant improvements in service delivery and community outcomes.
You may also be aware of the Government plans to develop a civil society covenant and the guidance recently published by the LGA/ NAVCA - Working with Local Infrastructure Organisations to engage smaller VCFSE organisations: Good practice guide | Local Government Association
We would welcome your feedback on the findings and recommendations to help us shape an action plan to take these recommendations forward.
Let us know your feedback by emailing christophere@communitylinksbromley.org.uk