Somerset VCFSE Insights Hub

Strengthen funding bids, support service development and demonstrate your impact.  

 

We know that running a group or charity can be challenging – with so much focus on day-to-day delivery, it can be hard to keep track of the changing needs of our communities and measure the full impact of what we do.  

That’s where the Somerset VCFSE Insights Hub comes in. By bringing together national, regional, and local data in one easy-to-access place, it can give you the information you need to: 

  • Strengthen your funding applications 
  • Develop new services that meetcommunity needs 
  • Identify opportunities for collaborations and partnerships 
  • Demonstrate your impact to funders, stakeholders, and partners 
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Activity reporting

Upload your activity data and see what other organisations are doing across Somerset to help build a picture of just how much we do in our communities.

Knowledge and research hub

Read and share research findings, and upload and access local and national reports that help us learn together about best practice and innovation. 

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Impact and social value

Share and explore impact data – both the numbers and the stories behind them – through impact reports and case studies

Local Insight

Access data on over 300 local need indicators with a focus on neighbourhood level insights and help us build the local picture by sharing your own.

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“Having Local Insights – and the knowledge library – at our fingertips has transformed our approach to data collection and needs analysis, ensuring our grant-funding is truly directed towards areas of need.”

Emily Berridge, Somerset Community Foundation

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Got questions or want a demo?

We‘d love to hear your thoughts on how we can further develop the Insights Hub to meet your needs. 

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