Strengths Weaknesses Well established (75 year history). Structural financial deficit. Strong and growing membership base Membership and governance structure and associated mandate. can make us less agile. New fit for purpose staff structure. New structure needs time to bed in. Strong in 1:1 support. Existing Expensive delivery methods need to be training programme. reduced and less expensive ones increased. Experienced and skilled staff, Inexperienced and less well skilled in volunteers and Trustees. market driven environment: charging for services. Committed staff, volunteers and Recent instability, change and trustees. temporary staffing. New HR function can better support Restructure has contributed to some managers and develop staff. unsettling of staff team. New Trustees, Chief Executive and Experience in context necessarily senior managers bring new limited. Relationships need time to be perspectives and stability. built. Fresh new brand identity and Nationally and historically challenging consistency. to communicate what we do. Brand identity and messages only recently established, not yet internally embedded or well recognised externally. New functionality and clarity with New skills and ways of working required website and VC Connect database. to maximise success. Established home at Priory Street. Limitations of historic building. External
Strengths Weaknesses Well established (75 year history). Strong and growing membership base and associated mandate. New fit for purpose staff structure. Strong in 1:1 support. Existing training programme. Experienced and skilled staff, volunteers and Trustees. Committed staff, volunteers and trustees. New HR function can better support managers and develop staff. New Trustees, Chief Executive and senior managers bring new perspectives and stability. Fresh new brand identity and consistency. New functionality and clarity with website and VC Connect database. Established home at Priory Street. Structural financial deficit. Membership and governance structure can make us less agile. New structure needs time to bed in. Expensive delivery methods need to be reduced and less expensive ones increased. Inexperienced and less well skilled in market driven environment: charging for services. Recent instability, change and temporary staffing. Restructure has contributed to some unsettling of staff team. Experience in context necessarily limited. Relationships need time to be built. Nationally and historically challenging to communicate what we do. Brand identity and messages only recently established, not yet internally embedded or well recognised externally. New skills and ways of working required to maximise success. Limitations of historic building. External
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