1. VAS
Change, what change?

2. Voluntary and Community sector in Sheffield
Scale: 3300 groups delivering 7.2m interventions
Economic contribution: £810m GVA; staff
Challenges: 47% of groups expenditure increased, only 36% had increased income. 30% had reduced income, only 16% reduced income
88% of groups are actively pursuing a change strategy

3. VAS – what we’re about
Purpose: to support the development of voluntary and community … so it brings about positive change
Values: committed to promoting social justice, fairness and respect, valuing diversity and empowering and enabling others.

4. “The great war aftermath saw boom, industrial unrest and economic depression reflected in Sheffield by political transformation. That is the context for two grants of up to £250 made in 1929 and 1932 to the Sheffield Council for Social Services now Voluntary Action Sheffield, towards the provision of allotments for the unemployed.”
Sheffield Town Trust records

5. We represent
We enable
We connect
We broker

7. Crisis Pressure VAS – what has driven it Acquisition or merger
New technologies
Crisis
Pressure
Acquisition or merger

8. VAS – what we’ve done
Refresh
Review
Close
Sell
Acquire

9. “The only thing which isn’t going to change is that we need to change”
VAS – change how?
“Business as usual”
“The only thing which isn’t going to change is that we need to change”