Going Forward Together: summary

External recommendations

1. Recognise the need to develop further the policy and representation role of NICVA.
2. Continue to develop a challenging independent role from government.
3. Develop lobbying / campaigning capabilities and facilitate similar development throughout the voluntary and community sector.
4. Continue to develop strategic relationships with networks and sub-sectoral umbrella groups promoting greater synergies and effective information and skills flows.
5. Promote and develop the right conditions that facilitate sustainability.
6. Further develop the role in the area of funding advice to the sector.
7. Continue to develop and promote the essential ethos and values of voluntary action, separate to public and private sector influences.
8. Continue to provide added value services to members which are additional to their own resources and activities.
9. Develop mechanisms to measure NICVA's success in terms of outcomes.

Internal recommendations

1. Develop a system of quality standards.
2. Develop a means of better measuring success / impacts.
3. Refine the NICVA Strategic Planning process.
4. Refine the internal structure of the organisation to promote more internal cohesion in key related work areas.
5. Continue to develop a more flexible organisation responsive to changes in the external environment.