Derbyshire Voluntary Action Annual Survey 2021

Thank you for taking the time to complete Derbyshire Voluntary Action’s Annual Survey 2021.

This questionnaire should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.

All questions refer to your experiences over the past 15 months - from April 2020 to June 2021.

The deadline for responses is Friday 9 July 2021.

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* Before we get started, we'd like to know in what capacity you are completing this questionnaire

An individual / member of the public with no affiliation to any community group or organisation

A volunteer with a voluntary and community sector group / organisation

A paid member of staff from a voluntary and community sector group / organisation

A representative of Derbyshire County Council

A representative of NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG Derbyshire

Other (please specify)

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* PART 1: Please tell us how far you agree or disagree with the following statements:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Not applicable
I am aware of and understand the services and support that Derbyshire Voluntary Action offers	I am aware of and understand the services and support that Derbyshire Voluntary Action offers Strongly agree	I am aware of and understand the services and support that Derbyshire Voluntary Action offers Agree	I am aware of and understand the services and support that Derbyshire Voluntary Action offers Neither agree nor disagree	I am aware of and understand the services and support that Derbyshire Voluntary Action offers Disagree	I am aware of and understand the services and support that Derbyshire Voluntary Action offers Strongly disagree	I am aware of and understand the services and support that Derbyshire Voluntary Action offers Not applicable
Derbyshire Voluntary Action has a strong local presence in North Derbyshire’s Voluntary and Community Sector	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has a strong local presence in North Derbyshire’s Voluntary and Community Sector Strongly agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has a strong local presence in North Derbyshire’s Voluntary and Community Sector Agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has a strong local presence in North Derbyshire’s Voluntary and Community Sector Neither agree nor disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has a strong local presence in North Derbyshire’s Voluntary and Community Sector Disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has a strong local presence in North Derbyshire’s Voluntary and Community Sector Strongly disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has a strong local presence in North Derbyshire’s Voluntary and Community Sector Not applicable
The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation/group to develop and improve	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation/group to develop and improve Strongly agree	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation/group to develop and improve Agree	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation/group to develop and improve Neither agree nor disagree	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation/group to develop and improve Disagree	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation/group to develop and improve Strongly disagree	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation/group to develop and improve Not applicable
The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation to access existing and new sources of funding	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation to access existing and new sources of funding Strongly agree	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation to access existing and new sources of funding Agree	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation to access existing and new sources of funding Neither agree nor disagree	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation to access existing and new sources of funding Disagree	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation to access existing and new sources of funding Strongly disagree	The support I receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action helps my organisation to access existing and new sources of funding Not applicable
Derbyshire Voluntary Action’s work and the support it provides helps my organisation/group to improve the health of the people we are here to help	Derbyshire Voluntary Action’s work and the support it provides helps my organisation/group to improve the health of the people we are here to help Strongly agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action’s work and the support it provides helps my organisation/group to improve the health of the people we are here to help Agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action’s work and the support it provides helps my organisation/group to improve the health of the people we are here to help Neither agree nor disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action’s work and the support it provides helps my organisation/group to improve the health of the people we are here to help Disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action’s work and the support it provides helps my organisation/group to improve the health of the people we are here to help Strongly disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action’s work and the support it provides helps my organisation/group to improve the health of the people we are here to help Not applicable
Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes and supports volunteering in North Derbyshire	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes and supports volunteering in North Derbyshire Strongly agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes and supports volunteering in North Derbyshire Agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes and supports volunteering in North Derbyshire Neither agree nor disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes and supports volunteering in North Derbyshire Disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes and supports volunteering in North Derbyshire Strongly disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes and supports volunteering in North Derbyshire Not applicable
Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes community groups/community activity in North Derbyshire	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes community groups/community activity in North Derbyshire Strongly agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes community groups/community activity in North Derbyshire Agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes community groups/community activity in North Derbyshire Neither agree nor disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes community groups/community activity in North Derbyshire Disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes community groups/community activity in North Derbyshire Strongly disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action actively promotes community groups/community activity in North Derbyshire Not applicable
Derbyshire Voluntary Action has helped my organisation/group (or me as an individual) to develop or improve volunteering practice	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has helped my organisation/group (or me as an individual) to develop or improve volunteering practice Strongly agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has helped my organisation/group (or me as an individual) to develop or improve volunteering practice Agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has helped my organisation/group (or me as an individual) to develop or improve volunteering practice Neither agree nor disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has helped my organisation/group (or me as an individual) to develop or improve volunteering practice Disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has helped my organisation/group (or me as an individual) to develop or improve volunteering practice Strongly disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action has helped my organisation/group (or me as an individual) to develop or improve volunteering practice Not applicable
Derbyshire Voluntary Action provides a strong strategic voice for the health and care related voluntary sector	Derbyshire Voluntary Action provides a strong strategic voice for the health and care related voluntary sector Strongly agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action provides a strong strategic voice for the health and care related voluntary sector Agree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action provides a strong strategic voice for the health and care related voluntary sector Neither agree nor disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action provides a strong strategic voice for the health and care related voluntary sector Disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action provides a strong strategic voice for the health and care related voluntary sector Strongly disagree	Derbyshire Voluntary Action provides a strong strategic voice for the health and care related voluntary sector Not applicable

PART 2: Please tell us how well Derbyshire Voluntary Action has performed over the past 15 months:

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* Thinking about DVA’s Forums - our quarterly Health and Social Care Forum, the forums organised by the Mental Health Liaison Service, and our regular, informal Mini Forums – how well have we performed in:

	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Poor	Don't know	Not applicable
Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Excellent	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Good	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Satisfactory	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Poor	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Don't know	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Not applicable
Providing an opportunity for the VCS to come together to discuss topics of interest and concern, and offer mutual support	Providing an opportunity for the VCS to come together to discuss topics of interest and concern, and offer mutual support Excellent	Providing an opportunity for the VCS to come together to discuss topics of interest and concern, and offer mutual support Good	Providing an opportunity for the VCS to come together to discuss topics of interest and concern, and offer mutual support Satisfactory	Providing an opportunity for the VCS to come together to discuss topics of interest and concern, and offer mutual support Poor	Providing an opportunity for the VCS to come together to discuss topics of interest and concern, and offer mutual support Don't know	Providing an opportunity for the VCS to come together to discuss topics of interest and concern, and offer mutual support Not applicable
Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Excellent	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Good	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Satisfactory	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Poor	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Don't know	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Not applicable
Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Excellent	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Good	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Satisfactory	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Poor	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Don't know	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Not applicable

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* Thinking about our e-bulletins and our Network newsletter, how well do you feel we have performed in:

	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Poor	Don't know	Not applicable
Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Excellent	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Good	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Satisfactory	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Poor	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Don't know	Keeping you informed about topics of interest and concern to the voluntary and community sector Not applicable
Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Excellent	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Good	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Satisfactory	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Poor	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Don't know	Keeping you informed of new developments in the statutory health and care sector Not applicable
Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Excellent	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Good	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Satisfactory	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Poor	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Don't know	Keeping you informed of commissioning intentions Not applicable

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* In addition, how do you feel we have performed in?

	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Poor	Don't know	Not applicable
Representing and promoting the interests of the VCS at strategic level	Representing and promoting the interests of the VCS at strategic level Excellent	Representing and promoting the interests of the VCS at strategic level Good	Representing and promoting the interests of the VCS at strategic level Satisfactory	Representing and promoting the interests of the VCS at strategic level Poor	Representing and promoting the interests of the VCS at strategic level Don't know	Representing and promoting the interests of the VCS at strategic level Not applicable
Enabling dialogue between VCS and statutory commissioners	Enabling dialogue between VCS and statutory commissioners Excellent	Enabling dialogue between VCS and statutory commissioners Good	Enabling dialogue between VCS and statutory commissioners Satisfactory	Enabling dialogue between VCS and statutory commissioners Poor	Enabling dialogue between VCS and statutory commissioners Don't know	Enabling dialogue between VCS and statutory commissioners Not applicable
Providing opportunities for members to network and develop collaborative partnerships	Providing opportunities for members to network and develop collaborative partnerships Excellent	Providing opportunities for members to network and develop collaborative partnerships Good	Providing opportunities for members to network and develop collaborative partnerships Satisfactory	Providing opportunities for members to network and develop collaborative partnerships Poor	Providing opportunities for members to network and develop collaborative partnerships Don't know	Providing opportunities for members to network and develop collaborative partnerships Not applicable
Managing and administering small grant schemes	Managing and administering small grant schemes Excellent	Managing and administering small grant schemes Good	Managing and administering small grant schemes Satisfactory	Managing and administering small grant schemes Poor	Managing and administering small grant schemes Don't know	Managing and administering small grant schemes Not applicable

PART 3: And Finally:

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* What would you say you VALUE MOST about the support you receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action?

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* What would you say you VALUE LEAST about the support you receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action?

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* What are the things Derbyshire Voluntary Action should CONTINUE TO DO WELL over the coming 12 months?

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* What are the things Derbyshire Voluntary Action needs to IMPROVE ON over the coming 12 months?

Thank you for taking the time to complete our Annual Survey 2021.

Derbyshire Voluntary Action Annual Survey 2021

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* Before we get started, we'd like to know in what capacity you are completing this questionnaire

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* PART 1: Please tell us how far you agree or disagree with the following statements:

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* Thinking about DVA’s Forums - our quarterly Health and Social Care Forum, the forums organised by the Mental Health Liaison Service, and our regular, informal Mini Forums – how well have we performed in:

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* Thinking about our e-bulletins and our Network newsletter, how well do you feel we have performed in:

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* In addition, how do you feel we have performed in?

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* What would you say you VALUE MOST about the support you receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action?

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* What would you say you VALUE LEAST about the support you receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action?﻿

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* What are the things Derbyshire Voluntary Action should CONTINUE TO DO WELL over the coming 12 months?

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* What are the things Derbyshire Voluntary Action needs to IMPROVE ON over the coming 12 months?

* What would you say you VALUE LEAST about the support you receive from Derbyshire Voluntary Action?