Positive Steps First Monitoring Report

'Positive Steps' was launched in March 2005 to an expectant voluntary and community sector. The document was Government's response to 'Investing Together', the report of the Task Force on Resourcing the Voluntary and Community Sector, and was the culmination of a process that was first proposed in the Harbison Report in 2000.

NICVA'S MONITORING ROLE

'Positive Steps' outlined the need to assess the impact of the recommendations on the voluntary and community sector. NICVA has agreed with DSD that this first report would be a short update and that a full report would be done in six months' time.

We surveyed our members to examine their views on what impact 'Positive Steps' has had on them. The survey was circulated during February and a response rate of 17.9% was achieved.

Read the Monitoring Report for an update on what NICVA has achieved in response to issues in ‘Positive Steps'.

Key areas are:

• NICVA's role in policy skills training and development.
• NICVA's role in developing a skills strategy.
• The development of an ICT strategy for the voluntary and community sector.
• Improving governance and accountability.
• NICVA's monitoring role and the implementation of ‘Positive Steps'.

Download the First Monitoring Report below.