The document discusses sustainability and the way forward for an organization that promotes, supports, and develops volunteering. It outlines the organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It proposes ways to promote volunteering through increased awareness, support volunteers through training and resources, and develop new training opportunities and income generation strategies to help ensure the long-term sustainability of the organization.

1. The way Forward with regard to a sustainable future "The wise man doesn’t give the right answers - he poses the right questions." Claude Levi Strauss

2. Sustainability is the capacity to endure Wikipedia

3. Brokerage Marketing Volunteering Good Practice development Developing Volunteering opportunities Policy response Campaigning

4. Where are we now? “ Our aims are to promote support and develop volunteering. We aim to deliver high quality services to organisations that involve volunteering, so making a positive impact to their lives and community life in Warrington”

5. SWAT Analysis

6. Strengths Excellence in Volunteer Management programme Do It Database Youth Volunteering (V Programme) Good Values Well Managed NI6 included in Warrington's LAA

7. Weaknesses Lack of long term Core Funding V programme short term future (ends next march) Uncertainty of future of Excellence in Volunteer Management Independence - Additional costs of own building

8. opportunities Review Values Review marketing strategy Bring in business support New political landscape Income generation opportunities

9. Threats Council budget likely to shrink Managerial change Unclear government strategies for volunteering Increase in demand with no new resources Lack of money for others to buy in our training No clear future picture for youth volunteering

10. So what next? The sustainability Plan Promoting, supporting and developing volunteering

11. Promote Widen awareness of volunteering To volunteers To organisations To potential and current funders Training programmes

12. How do we promote more? Socialnomics Closer links with statutory bodies Network with Chamber of Commerce Develop web site High profile –events i.e awards evenings Increase visability in local press and radio

13. support Support volunteers with training Continue to increase database Support council to develop NI 6 Support new organisations to take on volunteers Support other organisations to develop their volunteer stratagies

14. How do we support ? Encourage volunteers to become involved in Local Strategic Partnership boards Build up links with Chamber of Commerce, Job Centre Plus and other new networks to nurture new opportunities Talk to Housing associations to encourage new links with residents groups

15. Develop Training opportunities (evm) Review values and mission statement with staff and board New fundraising strategy Explore skills and resources the Centre has that could be used to income generate

16. How do we develop? Look at using training as an income generation opportunity Look at other possibilities for income generation Identify 5 possible funders for future funding Develop new marketing strategy based around values, mission and future direction

17. “ Nothing is unthinkable, nothing impossible to the balanced person, provided it arises out of the needs of life and is dedicated to life's further developments." - Lewis Mumford

18. Together we will be flying high