Have your say - Local surveys to improve support for local people and community organisations

Tell us what you think should be in Hackney's voluntary and community sector strategy and win a BlackBerry 9300!

At HCVS, our focus is supporting local voluntary and community organisations to do the best for local people.  Ensuring Hackney Council has a strong plan in place for Hackney’s voluntary and community sector (VCS) is one of the ways HCVS is working to do this, by leading the development of this first strategy for the VCS in Hackney. 

Please give us your views on this important document by:

-         Completing our online survey here – it should take 10 – 15 minutes: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCQ663N

-         Responding to the questions in the consultation paper here:  http://www.hcvs.org.uk/en/pages/3rdsectorstrategy.aspx

-         Attend one of our consultation events on Monday, 17 January: http://www.hcvs.org.uk/EN/store/hcvs/2010_VCS_Strategy_bkg.doc

You have until the 25 February 2011 to let us have your views – many thanks for your support.

What are the effects of cuts and changes to benefits for your service users and your organisation

City & Hackney Health & Social Care Forum in conjunction with the Community Empowerment Network and HCVS are launching a survey to collect evidence on the impact of Government policy on Hackney residents.

Please fill in the short survey here http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5J9CQ26 - looking at your experiences since May, we will be resending the survey monthly to track changes over time.  The survey is eight questions long and should be possible to complete in less than 10 minutes.  

Please email Jackie Brett on hscf@hcvs.org.uk if you have any comments on the survey or questions about it.