Vital Signs North East, from the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, is designed to inform the work of charitable donors, grant-making bodies, front-line charities and community organisations, and all those wishing to support them. It covers our whole region: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and the Tees Valley.  
 
Vital Signs draws on statistics and published research, but the input of our area’s people is what brings it to life. In 2024, Vital Signs will cover 10 themes, with reports on each published during the coming year. There’ll also be an overview summarising the main findings.  
 
We want your help to identify what our reports should cover by completing this survey. You don’t have to comment on every theme, just those that interest you. We know statistics and published research don’t always tell the whole story, so this survey is about understanding what’s important to people who live, work and play here.  
 
We’d also like to know a little bit about you, and whether you’d like to be involved in further consultations over the coming year. The information you provide may be used in our reports, but we will never attribute anything you say to you individually without your express written permission.

Your views and ideas on our Vital Signs themes

We’d like to hear your views on what you think are the main issues we should cover in each of the themes. And – above all – what role you think charitable donors and funders, and the charities and community organisations they support, should play.

We suggest responses should be a maximum of 100 words long.

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* 1. Building a strong regional economy that enables everyone to benefit from increased prosperity

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* 2. Providing opportunities for education so people can learn, develop skills and achieve their potential

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* 3. Improving the overall health of our region, and reducing differences in health between richer and poorer people 

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* 4. Ensuring that there are decent, secure homes for everyone who needs them 

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* 5. Looking after the environment and ensuring the region rises to the challenge of climate change

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* 6. Helping every community be strong, welcoming and able to cope with the challenges of uncertain times 

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* 7. Preserving the North East’s unique culture, from iconic theatres, museums and concert halls to diverse community arts, heritage and sports groups 

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* 8. Ensuring justice by protecting people from crime, preventing discrimination and giving opportunities for offender rehabilitation 

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* 9. Helping those faced with a decline in living standards due to economic pressures and rising costs 

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* 10. Reducing barriers people face in getting access to opportunities and services because of who they are or where they live   

About you

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* 11. What is your full name? 

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* 12. Would you like to be contacted about further Vital Signs consultations, surveys or other opportunities? If so please provide your email address (you may opt-out at any time) 

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* 13. Which area(s) of the region do you live and/or work in? (you may pick more than one) 

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* 14. Which of the following are you actively involved in at the present time? This might be as a Board member, supporter or paid/voluntary worker (you may pick more than one) 

For further information on Vital Signs North East, please contact Mark Pierce or Rob Williamson at the Community Foundation.

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