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Part one YBF Members Survey 22 “ “ Question 9. Please describe what you see as your greatest challenges over the next 12 months? “ Capacity FUNDINGSecuring sizeable grants/contracts -Capacity-regardinghumanresourcesand venues There are opportunities to increase provision and build capacity but it is difficult to access when you are a rather new charity and limited resources. “ Securing consistent SPACE, funding and managing governance. Key opportunities exploring wellbeing, education and heritage projects. ” ” “ Funding and resources - increasing awareness, Ability to facilitate growing numbers. Resources needed to address these issues would be money and staff. Our numbers grow but our funding doesn’t. to deliver is our greatest challenge. Meeting demand and need of services. Organisational structure. Funding for core costs vs projects. Ourstrengthsarethatwearerootedin the community - Led by, delivered and understanding of local people. Insight and local knowledge. Untapped potential of young people, staff and volunteers. Highly skilled staff and trustees. “ Retaining “ We will need affordable spaces to deliver. Weareworkingin partnership with other organisation's to deliver projects to their young people however need the flexibility to deliver in spaces at the times and dates needed to develop our business. We need spaces that are suitable for delivering training and dance. STAFF Challenges retaining volunteers with a team working attitude and time to develop themselves and deliver services locally. ” staff Managing growth Diversification of income Becoming commission ready. ” ” ” ”
Part one YBF Members Survey 23 Question 10. What big things keep you up at night? Funding “ Short-term funding does not enable any organisations to build up and sustain relationships with young people. The emphasis is on targeted youth work. Building trust and relationships is a long-term strategy. ” “ Our lack of funding impacts our ability to deliver more quality in programmes. Our lack of dedicated volunteers sometimes makes it difficult to meet the required ratios from a safety perspective. ” “ Securing core funding is my biggest concern. My ongoing concern up to the formation of YBF was poor partnership working relationships in Brent and the insular working practices of many young organisations working with young people. I believe this is a key factor as to why so many young people find themselves isolated. The other being poverty in the community and fear of gangs. The closure of so many community resources over the past 3 years and cuts to schools has had a negative effect not only on young people but the whole community. ” “ Lack of funding for necessary activities, reduction of youth funding. Increases in crime/anti-social activities, Brexit, rise of anti-immigrant feelings, economy worsening. ” “ I’m concerned that we are sometimes unable to make an impact on young people from the red tape of institutions and gaining access to funding. I’malso concerned that education establishments do not have records of integrated approaches with the community to benefit their pupils. ” “ There are very few youth service initiatives for young people that are broadly known in the borough. I think it all needs to be pulled together and also that there is a variety and way for community groups to work in closer proximity. (possibly having a central hub). ” “ The way the VCS works together needs to improve including how information gets out to families. Poor regards for the VCS needs to change. We need to find ways of securing long-term resources to support the desired outcomes for the community. ” Lack of coherence
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