News - CWVA shares positive survey results

Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) is pleased to share the results of its survey for 2025, with overwhelmingly positive feedback from both community sector organisations and public sector partners.

82 staff and volunteers completed the survey – 66 from the community sector and 16 from the public sector.

CWVA offers a wide range of support for community sector organisations in areas like governance, group development, lived experience, training, volunteer management and much more, while alliances and partnerships help create a stronger, collective voice for the sector on key themes, as well as offer a strategic link for public sector partners.

Survey highlights

• Everyone was either very satisfied or satisfied with CWVA’s overall support*
• 88 per cent strongly agreed or agreed that CWVA had helped them build relationships and partnerships across sectors*
• 86 per cent strongly agreed or agreed that CWVA had helped make sure the community sector is treated equally**
• 86 per cent strongly agreed or agreed that they feel well represented by CWVA**
• 86 per cent strongly agreed or agreed that CWVA had helped them to promote their positive impact in the community**
• 91 per cent rated the communication they receive from CWVA as either excellent or good*
• Everyone said they would recommend engaging with CWVA to others*

*Based on 82 responses from staff and volunteers across the community and public sectors
**Based on 66 responses from community sector staff and volunteers

One community sector staff member commented: “I think you cover everything really well, and keep us informed of any new issues and initiatives that are popping up.”

A public sector staff member added: “I personally think CWVA does a tremendous job and has really helped us to work in partnership with the community sector, seeing fabulous results. It would be great to see more services from the Council working in partnership with CWVA to achieve the Compact principles.”

Gary Cliffe, Chief Executive of CWVA, said: “The survey is a good opportunity to look at where we’re making the biggest impact as an organisation, as well as where we can make improvements.

“Our work is diverse and how we support different staff and volunteers can vary significantly, even within one organisation depending on their roles.

“We’re pleased with the survey results as they show community sector organisations and public partners are broadly very happy with the support we’re offering.”

If CWVA can offer you support in any way, please reach out to: enquiries@cwva.org.uk.