Sustainability Action Plans

From the National Council for Voluntary Organisations

Fundraising overview…

What is happening with the EEC’s and wider…

Information from the KPI’s…

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13£ 0

£ 200,000

£ 400,000

£ 600,000

£ 800,000

£ 1,000,000

£ 1,200,000

£ 1,400,000

£ 1,600,000

Environment Centre Income ~ 7 years

Chargeable ActivityExternal funding and partnersSite MaintenanceNational Grid Core

Overview of total activity…

2005/062006/07

2007/082008/09

2009/102010/11

2011/122012/13

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

80000

Centre activity ~ 7 years

VolunteeringCommunity in-volvementCentre Visits

Playing with the stats…

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

National Grid investment 201450 202405 177845 179870 179701 184078 119710 121836

Centre added investment 882221 982139 1108054.18 1221246 1248993 1408918 907315 922738

£ 100,000

£ 300,000

£ 500,000

£ 700,000

£ 900,000

£ 1,100,000

£ 1,300,000

£ 1,500,000

Direct value added

Some examples of where the money comes from??

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13£ 0

£ 500,000

£ 1,000,000

£ 1,500,000

£ 2,000,000

£ 2,500,000

Total value of EEC activity...

Value of volunteeringCentre added investmentNational Grid investment

Playing with the stats…contd…

2005/062006/07

2007/082008/09

2009/102010/11

2011/122012/13

£0.00

£2.00

£4.00

£6.00

£8.00

£10.00

£12.00

For every pound invested by National Grid...

Trends

• Reduction (and more competitive) grant funding• Move towards commissioned services/contracts• Pressure on “traditional” education visits• Partners viewing the EEC as an asset to deliver a

number of services from…rather than a stand alone project/cost centre??

Operating in a corridor…• 6 EEC’s ~ £1.5 million ~ 65 to 75,000• 4 EEC’s ~c £1 million ~ 45 to 50,000

Wider trends..

• Mergers & Acquisitions: - Groundwork• Going Bust: - FWAG

• Movement of NGDB’s…(Canal and River Trust, English Heritage) into charity sector

• Third sector research shows that charities of £5m+ are growing, less than <£5m mixed picture depending on assets, financial reserves, unrestricted income and brand

So what

• For a sustainable business a return of £1 to between £8 and £10…”feels about right”

• How do these numbers add up compared to other National Grid sponsorships?

• How do these numbers compare to other corporate sponsorships?

Since KPI’s began (or over the last eight years) the EEC’s have…

• Worked with over ½ million people

• Worked with over 14,000 volunteers who have given 35,000 days of their time worth over £2½ million

• Delivered over £10 million worth of activity on substation sites and in their local communities

• …will have delivered an additional £2.5 million of economic impact in the community…

Social return on investment??

Key Facts (new economics foundation)• £1 invested in high-quality residential

care for children generates a social return of between £4 and £6.10.

• £1 invested in alternative, non-prison based sentencing for women offenders generates a social return of £14.

Social return on investment for the EEC’s???

• At least £5million per year????...

“How do we avoid measurement anxiety and achieve a proportionate approach to measuring outputs,

outcomes and impact?”

Future Focus

• How do we take things forward?

Short term ~ to OctoberMedium term ~ to end of financial yearLong term ~ into 2014??

What’s in the in tray?

Property• A review of the roles and responsibilities between

National Grid and the EEC’s for the maintenance of property. Initial work has been carried out with Bishops Wood and could lead to the development of a capital works programme.

• As part of the above there is the issue of the Rainbow Cabin, a building owned by National Grid at Bishops Wood that needs to be addressed

• A proposal has been received for community use of the woodland at Penwortham and needs consideration

Other items • Partnership Agreements have been reviewed and agreed with partner

organisations. National Grid need to action. They are necessary documents for partners from an audit and governance perspective

• Key Performance Indicators for 13/14 will need reviewing and updating in light of information needs from SSR

• Links to National Grid social media?? Information on the National Grid website could be updated. Links are made to centre websites, could more use be made of NG social media (Facebook/Flickr) channels? Who in NG is responsible for this?

• Links to National Grid Energy Education Centre ~ share learning?? LondonPowerTunnels.co.uk what are their outputs and outcomes?

• Links to Social Purpose report and main themes ~ Investing in People, Environmental responsibility and working with communities