Full Results of the National Survey of Third Sector Organisations Published
On the 6 May 2009 the government published the full results of the National Survey of Third Sector Organisations. Nearly 50,000 charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations took part - making this the largest survey of its kind.
In January, the Government set each local authority a key performance target (National Indicator seven - NI7) to improve the way they work with the third sector in their area. The full analysis published on the National Survey website shows what needs to be done to help meet those targets.
The survey investigated whether third sector organisations felt that local statutory bodies helped them to succeed - i.e. the basis of their NI7 score. The results are striking, showing that:
When third sector organisations are satisfied with their ability to influence local decisions, and have some current contact with local statutory bodies, they give an NI 7 score of 75% (compared to the overall national score of 16%).
When there is dissatisfaction with the ability to influence local decisions and little or no current contact with local statutory bodies, third sector organisations give an NI 7 score of just 3%.
Commissioned by the Government and conducted by Ipsos MORI, the survey asked a range of questions about the relationship between third sector organisations and their local statutory bodies. The full results for each area are available via the Office of the Third Sector website, where users can pick the questions and answers they want to explore, cross-reference particular answers and compare local and national scores.
For further details click on the link below:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/news/news_stories/090506_survey.aspx
A copy of the key findings report and the overall report for Leicester are available below, along with other relevant documents.
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