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Aberdeen's Third Sector Jigsaw

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1. Organisations Details:

Name of Organisation:*

Contact Person:*

If you are a Charity please state your Charity Number:

Address (inc. postcode):*

E-mail:*

Tel No:*

Website:

2. Do you refer to your organisation as a........ (Please tick all that apply):

Unincorporated Association:

Industrial & Provident Society:

Company Limited by Guarantee:

Trust:

Charity:

Social Enterprise:

Community Interest Company:

Other, please note:

3. Are you aware that ACVO supports, develops and represents third sector organisations in Aberdeen?

YesNo

4. Is your organisation a member of ACVO?

YesNo

5. Please tick the categories that describe the work of your organisation (please tick all that apply):

• Animals and Pets

• Art and Culture

• Armed Services and Ex-services

• Blind & Partially Sighted

• Carers

• Children and Young People

• Community Care

• Community Safety

• Counselling

• Crime, Prisoners and Ex-offenders

• Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Disability

• Domestic Violence

• Drugs and Addictions

• Education and Literacy

• Science and Technology

• Emergency Services

• Environment and Conservation

• Family Welfare

• Finance and Money

• Food, Farming and Rural Affairs

• Funders/Grant-Making Trusts

• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transexual

• Health, Medicine, Hospitals and Hospices

• Heritage and Regeneration

• Housing and Homelessness

• Human and Civil Rights

• International Development and Disaster Relief

• Learning Disabilities

• Legal Aid and Justice

• Medical Research

• Mental Health

• Older People

• Overseas Aid

• Politics

• Race, Ethnicity and Refugees

• Religion

• Sensory, Mobility and/or Dexterity Problems

• Social Welfare/Social Inclusion

• Sport, Leisure and Outdoor Activities

• Training and Employment

6. What is your area of operation? (Please tick all that apply)

UK Wide

Scotland

Grampian

Aberdeen City

Part of the City/Neighbourhood (Please State)

Community Planning can be described as: Making sure people and communities are genuinely engaged in the decisions made on public services which affect them; allied to a commitment from organisations to work together, not apart, in providing better public services.

8. Have you heard of Community Planning previously?

YesNoNot Sure

The Single Outcome Agreement between the Scottish Government and Aberdeen City Council sets out priorities which will focus the delivery of better outcomes for the people of Aberdeen.

9. Have you heard of the Single Outcome Agreement (SOA) previously?

YesNoNot Sure

10. The City Priorities are linked to specific themes. Please tick the theme/s that your organisation's work connects with? (Please tick all that apply)

Alcohol and Drugs

Art

Children and Young People

Community Engagement

Economy

Employability

Environment

Equalities

Health

Heritage

Homes

Land Use

Lifelong Learning

Neighbourhood/Locality Planning

Safer Communities

Sport

Transport and Connections

11. Does your organisation work with any of the Community Planning Partners? (Please tick all that apply)

Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeen City Centre Association

Aberdeen Civic Forum

Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce

Aberdeen College

Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations (ACVO)

Aberdeen Harbour Board

Aberdeen Trades Council

Aberdeen University

Federation of Small Businesses

Grampian Fire and Rescue Service

Grampian Police

NESTRANS

NHS Grampian

Robert Gordon University

Scottish Enterprise

The Regional Ecumenical Team

12. Does your organisation work with other Third Sector Organisations?

YesNoNot Sure

13. Are you involved with any of the Third Sector Fora? (Please tick all that apply)

Aberdeen Committee for Older People

Aberdeen Volunteer Co-ordinators Forum

Care and Support Providers Aberdeen

Children and Young Peoples Providers Forum

North East Scotland Equalities Network (NESEN)

Social Enterprise Forum

Other:

If you think other networks or virtual groups should be established, what themed networks would you like to see being developed? Any suggestions welcomed.

Beyond April 2010, ACVO's work will be increasing and incorporating the Volunteer Centre and the coordination of the Social Economy Partnership. It has been suggested that we should have a new name.

14. What do you think of ‘Third Sector Aberdeen’ as a new name?

YesNoNot Sure

15. Do you have any other suggestions for a possible new name for ACVO? Any suggestions welcomed.

Thank you for completing this Questionnaire.

ACVO will highlight the Volume and Value of the Sector with Community Planning Partners. This may enable greater connectivity and increased collaborative working to achieve the desired outcomes for the City of Aberdeen and it’s citizens.

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Please note that ACVO will hold your details on our database/records and may request your participation in future consultations. If you do not wish us to do so, please tick the box.

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