Additional key findings were:

• 79% of organisations hold reserves, with 21% (18 organisations) holding no reserves.
• Skills currently lacking:
  54% fundraising
  41% social media
  28% website
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) – 45 groups are interested in help from VAS to further develop this area.
• 65% of organisations support beneficiaries of all ages.
• Trustees are each providing, on average, a combined 406 volunteer hours per year.
• Most organisations use volunteers for support:
  41% organisations saying they have between 1 – 10 volunteers.
  76% stated that ‘word of mouth’ was the best way to recruit volunteers.
• 30% declared an income of between £10,001 – £100,000, 30% have less than £10k. 

You can read the full report here 

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