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Dear Clinks member,
We have launched the 2023 State of the sector survey and would like to invite your organisation - as a Clinks member - to participate. This is an opportunity to make sure your voice is heard by key decision makers, help us to influence policy and practice on your behalf, and tell us your needs so that our support can help meet them.
Year-on-year, our research has shown the strengths of the voluntary sector. Despite having to deliver in often challenging environments with limited resources, the voluntary sector is resilient, innovative and remains committed to delivering high quality, diverse services to meet rising demand. At Clinks, we are proud to support and represent such an inspirational, diverse and committed sector that makes a real difference to people’s lives.
Your responses provide us with extensive and highly-respected evidence from the sector which is presented to a wide range of stakeholders, including key decision makers. State of the sector 2022 was presented to the Third Sector Strategic Partnership Board, key officials in the Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation Service, and the Association of Charitable Funders Criminal Justice Network. We have used data from the report in Parliamentary submissions, including to the Justice Select Committee, the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee, and the Public Accounts Committee.
Read our blog: State of the sector 2023 survey: why your response is crucial to find out more about how we use your responses and why your voice matters!
If we are to best represent and support you, we need the most up-to-date evidence on how you are faring and what your needs are. I would be very grateful if you or a colleague could take 20 minutes to respond to our 2023 State of the sector survey and tell us about the successes and challenges your organisation has faced over the last year.
The survey closes on Monday 7 August. Please contact Clinks Policy Officer, Franklin Barrington, at franklin.barrington@clinks.org for any questions about the survey or accessibility requirements.
Help us to keep on supporting you, and organisations like you, and make your voice heard!
Click here to respond to the State of the sector survey 2023
With my very best wishes,
Angela
Angela Lucas
Head of Area Development
Clinks
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