INTEGRATION & SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW BOARD PRESENTATION TO THE COMMUNITY 13 TH June 2011.

INTEGRATION & SUSTAINABILITY

REVIEW

BOARD PRESENTATIONTO THE COMMUNITY

13TH June 2011

BACKGROUND TO THE REVIEW

• History of losses in the organisation that were not sustainable –

• Retirement of Chief Executive –

• Appointment of DCA for management support -

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

• What have we done?- taken action to reduce the cost of the business, returning to surplus;

- approached Disability Services Commission for assistance to develop a longer term strategy and as a result they funded this Review;

- Appointed Matrix on Board – September 2010

- Matrix Report delivered – May 2011

- The Board has considered the Report

What are the next steps?

• Continued discussions with Community and Stakeholders about the Report;

• Development of a three year strategic plan to respond to the key findings of the Report.

STRATEGIC PLAN

• Purpose of WA Deaf Society

• Values

• Key Result Areas

TIMELINE

• Next 5 months:

- Develop Plan- Consultation with Deaf Community, Government and other organisations- Present to AGM: October 2011

REVIEW REPORT

The Review Report is made up of five separate reports:•Interstate Comparison•Funding and Policy Context•Deaf Community Needs•WADS Organisation Review•Strategic Directions

1. Interstate Comparison

• Key finding:

Compared to other States, WADS gets much less $s, including Government support, fundraising and investment income

Community, disability and NRS services per deaf person

• SLC and

• DEAFINITE EMPLOYMENT

Doing well compared to other Societies.

2. Funding and Policy Context

• Other Deaf Societies get Government $s for deaf people;

• WA has no funding for “deaf people”, only for deaf people with other needs.

Key action:Work with Disability Services Commission to Work with Disability Services Commission to

negotiate satisfactory funding for the deaf negotiate satisfactory funding for the deaf community.community.

3. Deaf Community Needs

• Data from the Community Needs surveys, interviews and group meetings was compared with the DSC Count Me In - Disability Future Directions 2009 strategy.

• This Report presents 35 deaf specific pathways to address the priority areas for the deaf community.

• A lot of discussion will be had about these and how we work together with the community to address these needs.

4. Organisation Review

• Data was collected from the survey, focus groups and interviews.

• 11 areas were identified and 68 recommendations made to the Board.

• Services Community Services SLC Interpreting DEAFinite Employment Community Development

• Operations Communication Funding Organisational Culture Physical Environment

Governance Governance DCA partnership Stakeholder relationships

• The Board will develop a work plan for each of these for further consultation.

5. Strategic Directions

•A summary of the other Reports and recommended actions.

•Still work to do but key directions will be:Still work to do but key directions will be:

Strategic Plan 2011-2014Strategic Plan 2011-2014

• Purpose of WADS (including who is target user group)

• Values• Key Result Areas• Service Plan• Fundraising Plan• Complete for AGM – October 2011

• PartnershipsPartnerships

With Government and non-Government organisations

WA Foundation for Deaf Children – development of Cottesloe land and community hub

• InfrastructureInfrastructure

Community Space – very few people are satisfied with the East Perth Community space

• Regional Services Regional Services

Need to invest in improving access for deaf people in regional and rural WA including investment in technology and training.

• CommunicationCommunication WADS needs to improve its internet and video

technology and also its website.

• ManagementManagement Executive Services Manager, WADS