1. Rhif elusen gof. 226227 Reg charity no. 226227 Next Steps for Wales The role of the Third Sector Ceri Jackson Acting Director RNIB Cymru Chair Wales Vision Strategy Advisory Group

2. Rhif elusen gof. 226227 Reg charity no. 226227 Third Sector Wales 31,000 organisations 400,000 volunteers 51,000 paid staff £1.2billion income

3. Rhif elusen gof. 226227 Reg charity no. 226227 Third Sector Flexibility and diversity Timely Independence Collaboration Skill base Integrity Funding

4. Rhif elusen gof. 226227 Reg charity no. 226227 Sight Loss Third Sector UK Organisations Umbrella body National Organisations Local Societies Clubs

5. Rhif elusen gof. 226227 Reg charity no. 226227 Sight loss is devastating Over 75 per cent live in poverty 90 per cent more likely to fall 3 times more likely to have depression One of top three causes of suicide 66 per cent are unemployed Almost 50 per cent report feeling moderately or completely cut off from people and things around them

6. Rhif elusen gof. 226227 Reg charity no. 226227 Do you know? £120m £250m double over the next 25 years 50 per cent

7. Rhif elusen gof. 226227 Reg charity no. 226227 Did you…? NHS spending £120m on eye health in Wales every year Indirect cost of sight loss in Wales £250m Sight loss expected to double over the next 25 years 50 per cent of sight loss is avoidable

8. Rhif elusen gof. 226227 Reg charity no. 226227 Policy context Welsh Government Eye Care Plan Social Services Bill Public Health Bill Over 50s Health Checks Welfare Reform Independent Living framework

9. Rhif elusen gof. 226227 Reg charity no. 226227 Collaboration Welsh Government Eye Care Plan Next Steps Forum Focus On Ophthalmology Wales Vision Strategy

10. Rhif elusen gof. 226227 Reg charity no. 226227 Quote from Colin Powell If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

11. Rhif elusen gof. 226227 Reg charity no. 226227 Thank you for listening Ceri Jackson Ceri.jackson@rnib.org 029 2045 0440 www.rnib.org.uk/cymru