Viewfinder 6 Released.

NICVA

Free

Leeann Brady, Research Officer at NICVA, presents the results of the sixth Viewfinder survey.

This survey was administered at the beginning of the summer of 2006 and it sought to examine the voluntary and community sector on a range of relevant issues.

As the long summer nights become somewhat of a distant memory, we now can take time to examine the results of this survey. The issues covered, included the new Peace III programme, and the challenges of including full cost recovery into contracts. This survey also examined the reform of education in Northern Ireland and attitudes towards parades.

The Viewfinder 6 survey was circulated to 881 NICVA members in June 2006. There was a 27.2% response rate.

Read the attached for full results and analysis.

• Funding should be allocated entirely on objective need (according to 67.6% of respondents).
• There is very strong support for the principles set forward by NICVA to be included in the new Peace III programme.
• Approximately two-thirds (64.7%) of respondents do not believe that funders make it easy to build Full Cost Recovery into contracts.
• Almost seven out of every ten respondents (68.2% of respondents) believe that ensuring board members have up to date skills is a difficult task (68.2% of respondents).
• The proposed end to academic selection at age 11 is viewed to be a positive development (60.6% of respondents).
• Four out of every ten respondents (42.6%) are aware of the existence of a community support plan in their area.
• Over half of respondents (58.1%) view the summer parades season to be part of the culture of Northern Ireland.