This viewfinder survey focuses specifically on two key themes; collaborative working and the impact of public sector cuts on the voluntary and community sector.
Viewfinder is a NICVA survey, distributed to members four times a year which focuses on issues that currently affect the sector.
In August 2011 the Viewfinder 10 questionnaire was circulated to 930 NICVA member organisations generating a response rate of 38% (356 returns).
Key findings include:
- Overall 58% of responding organisations have been affected by funding cuts in public expenditure.
- 84% of respondents currently work in collaboration with other organisations.
- Of those organisations working collaboratively, 77% aim to increase their current levels of collaboration.
- 46% of organisations that are not currently working collaboratively aim to so do over the coming year.
- Just over half of respondents (53%) believe that the newly elected Northern Ireland Ministers do not have an understanding of the value of the sector.
Previous Viewfinder surveys are available on our Research page.