3. 82% of the
total number
of voluntary
organisations… … account for
80% of total
income
£0-£100k annual income
£1m+ annual income
…share 5% of total income
3% of voluntary organisations…
This is important: it describes the world as is now, but our challenge is that we are starting to transiton to a world where the millentials are giving smaller amounts of time, not necessarily for the same organisations. Much of my talk is about where next.
We are not competing against other charities or museums for people’s time. We are competing against the box set.
Local govt funding - worse than we think?
Large charities and public services now experiencing stress
Hammond - the end of Austerity?
It’s not just about the financial crisis though: its about the relentless pressure of demographic (and social) change: a rapidly ageing, more atomised population that will demand greater levels of public services.
And that’s before we’ve even got into a discussion about changing expectations.
Currently, people on average visit their GP 6 times a year; that compares with roughly 3 times a year 20 years ago.
It’s not just about the financial crisis though: its about the relentless pressure of demographic (and social) change: a rapidly ageing, more atomised population that will demand greater levels of public services.
And that’s before we’ve even got into a discussion about changing expectations.
Currently, people on average visit their GP 6 times a year; that compares with roughly 3 times a year 20 years ago.
We’re all investors now: shift from altruism to reciprocity and return
New breed of social investors: earned not inherited wealth; demand metrics; comfortable with technology and (big) data; want scale and replication
These all point to a new wave of doing good based on making a difference
Source: http://designtaxi.com/news/356555/2005-VS-2013-The-Difference-Between-8-Years-As-Seen-At-St-Peter-s-Square/
The two pictures are of the papal inaugeration. Digital has changed everything. Everything. Not just how organisations deliver services, or fundraise, or campaign, but the cultures and values of our stakeholders. Business models everywhere are being disrupted. The rise of ubiquitous, always-on mobile tech means we are always on, in the public eye. And these weapons of mass distraction mean the only thing that’s scarce these days is attention.
This has been a difficult year for charities in the media
Shouldn’t assume that volunteering is immune – particularly if the volunteering experience doesn’t meet the promise
So, things have been tough; the ‘sector’ may have peaked in size; so what’s going to shape us in coming years?
Predictions are always difficult, especially when they’re about the future…
People want to do good. They don’t care in which sector they do it.
So for the time precious, the cash poor, the outcome is the same: if they don’t think that we are using their resource to make the biggest impact, we wont be in the business of doing good.
Note this is a relative proposition, not an absolute. It’s no longer good enough to say we do good in the voluntary sector.
Not just charities engage volunteers
New types of role – Edward Parr, the human sat nav, wrexham hospital
http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2016-04-07/human-sat-nav-encourages-people-to-volunteer-at-hospitals/
Microvolunteering
Embed social action into things that people are already doing
Need to embed volunteering into other activities, see volunteering as serious lesiure
Good gym another example of social action, this time using technology.
The good gym connects runners with isolated older people.
Employer supported volunteering – companies compete for sector agnostic milennials
I can confidently predict that allotments will be THE next big thing in public policy. I’m calling it right now that we’ll soon have a National Allotments Service.
(Thanks to @lewiscoakley for that one)
More seriously- this raises the bar in terms of expectations and I fret slightly about our ability to meet these.