Wake up and Smell the Roses

Wake up and Smell the Coffee

Context

Doomed ??

30-40% funding lost

Greater Competition

Less money more time

Low investment Returns

Groups are closing – perhaps???

• 8500 Charity commission

• Fade away

• Middle ground ???

• Lower groups find it difficult to tap in

Community sports clubs and charities face 15% slump in income – despite 'Olympic Effect'

70,000 posts in the sector have been lost

2010/11, nearly 60% of people donated to charity, but the value of their donations was worth £1bn less than the amount given in 2007/08, the year before the UK entered recession

Donations to Armed Forces charities surge, while giving to other charities dips

Private Sector

Where does the money go

Top 3% of Charities = 80%

Top 10% of Charities = 90%

£

Approx 850,000 people live in Berkshire

Means £50,000,000 given in Berkshire

On average 50% give £120 pa

@ 90% means £45m to large charities

A small percentage shift = big difference

50% do not know we exist

Good news – people

want to give locally

Localism - OpportunityTechnology - threat oropportunity

“The best way to predict the future is to create it”

Peter Druker

So a long way of getting to what's today about ?...

Its about….

You – how we can help lead the Voluntary Sector into a changeable and uncertain future

Your causes – about making sure you communicate what you do well and jointly our sector

Technology – how we can use new technologies effectively for a stronger local sector

You will be getting access to some very

bright and clever people

Now over to you

1. Today may be challenging – go with it

2. Do take back what you learn and implement it.

Write some postcards to

remind – we’ll a

ct as

your conscience

A big thank you to Amanda and BMG group for organising today and making today possible

And to Oracle and SteveFor hosting today