Local Community Support Organisation

1. Opportunities for collaboration

1.1. Other voluntary sector organisations

1.2. Local Authority funding / co-production opportunities

1.3. CCG funding / co-production opportunities

1.4. Volunteers

1.5. Private sector / social enterprises

2. Competition / choice

2.1. Local Authority

2.1.1. Benefits

2.1.1.1. High level of resource

2.1.1.2. Sustainable

2.1.2. Drawbacks

2.1.2.1. Driven by government targets

2.1.2.2. Disconnected from local community

2.1.2.3. High levels of bureaucracy

2.2. Private sector / social enterprise

2.2.1. Benefits

2.2.1.1. High level of resource

2.2.1.2. Professional output

2.2.2. Drawbacks

2.2.2.1. Disconnected from local community

2.2.2.2. Driven by profit

3. Benefits

3.1. Connection with local community

3.2. Focus on community development

3.3. Minimal levels of bureaucracy

3.4. Run by the local community

4. Drawbacks

4.1. Low levels of resource

4.2. Lack of long term funding

4.3. May be deemed not as professional

5. Management /operational structure

5.1. Board of Trustees

5.2. Chief Officer and senior management team

5.3. Staff

5.4. Volunteers

5.5. Outsourced elements