Take part in the latest surveys that have an impact on the voluntary and community sector.

We list relevant sector consultations here as they occur. If you can’t see any listed below, please keep checking this page. If you know of relevant consultations and surveys which should be shared with the sector, please send them for inclusion. Surveys are also included in our weekly Community First Yorkshire News. Sign up here.

Update on our VCSE and Partner 2024 Survey findings
Thanks to everyone who took part in our survey or came to our recent briefing. We’re exploring what you told us about your support needs and future areas of interest.
For example, you asked for training on care and wellbeing for employees and volunteers, different funding models and sources and how to measure and monitor impact – we’ve either already set these sessions up or are weaving them into our future training programme. Watch out for our detailed report focussing on ‘you said/we will’, highlighting our future actions.

Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises and Partner 2024 Survey – Summary Findings

Earlier this year Community First Yorkshire surveyed the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector and our partners about awareness and engagement with our services, priorities and challenges VCSEs are facing and suggestions for developing our service. Thank you to everyone who kindly responded. We’re exploring what you told us about your support needs and future areas of interest.

For example, you asked for training on care and wellbeing for employees and volunteers, different funding models and sources and how to measure and monitor impact – we’ve either already set these sessions up or are weaving them into our future training programme. A summary of our 2024 survey is available here.

We respond to consultations on your behalf.

Our position as an infrastructure organisation and the ACRE Network member for North, South and West Yorkshire means we use the intelligence we’ve gathered from across the sector to respond to local, regional and national consultations.

Our surveys.

During 2020 and 2021 we ran a series of surveys to measure the impact of the pandemic on the voluntary and community sector. You can find all the research findings and reports here.

Providing the voluntary and community voice

To make sure that voluntary groups and organisations have a voice, we coordinate representatives to be part of policymaking committees and boards across North, South and West Yorkshire. Take a look at agendas, minutes and papers for the groups listed.

• Rural issues
• Health and social care
• Equality and inclusion
• Children and young people
• Skills and business development including the North Yorkshire VCSE Leader’s group

Community First Yorkshire also represents the sector on the North Yorkshire and York Chief Executives Group.