Foundation urges charities to have their say in “valuable research”

Wednesday 29 September 2021

With just one week to go, Guernsey Community Foundation’s Charity Support Centre is encouraging charities and not for profit organisations to complete its online survey into the sector’s needs and challenges.

Around 300 organisations have been sent an email, via the Charities Register, asking them to take part in a valuable piece of research to help the Foundation better understand their needs, particularly in relation to governance, and administrative and accounting requirements.

It is the first survey of its kind to be conducted in the Bailiwick and will provide the Centre with invaluable insight into the needs and challenges charities and not for profit organisations face.

Charities should have received an email from the Charities Register on Tuesday 7 September asking them to complete the online survey by Wednesday 6 October.

“Even if you believe everything is going well and you don’t think your charity has any gaps or specific needs, we would still like you to complete the survey,” said Lois Falla, the Centre’s Manager.

“However big or small you are this data will enable us to identify everyone’s needs and crucially, work out how to model our services and resources in the most appropriate way.

“If you are put off by the length of the survey and complexity of the questions, please get in touch and we can arrange a meeting to run through it together.”

In November this year, a number of changes to the Charities Law will be coming in that are likely to affect charities.  

“It could be the first time you have had to file accounts,” said Mrs Falla of those changes. “The landscape is changing and to provide help we need your feedback to be able to tailor our services in the best and most efficient way.”

Results of the survey will build on work already carried out by the Foundation’s Charity Support Centre.

If you are a charity or not for profit organisation on the Charities Register, and have not received an email, get in touch with Mrs Falla at Charity Support Centre at lois@foundation.gg