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think their community would be a better place if charities had more involvement in decision making at local level
61%
think the UK would be a better place if charities had more involvement in decision making at national level
69%
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74% believe charities will be important in helping the country level up
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believe charities are effective
have volunteered their time 
have had contact with a local charity in the last year
56% trust charities to provide services reliably and on budget
66% trust charities to accurately represent the views and interests of the communities they serve
81% trust charities to bring people together to address social issues
73% trust charities to tell the truth about the scale of problems
83% believe charities will play an important role in the recovery from Covid 
believe charities' evidence can be partial or flaky
believe charities can be amateurish or unprofessional
believe charities have a tendency towards political bias
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Only a third of Conservative councillors trust charities and community groups to:
• tell them the truth about the scale of a problem
• accurately represent the views and interests of the communities they serve
• provide services reliably and on budget

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believe their local party should establish closer links with charities and community groups
76%
think there should be more engagement between their local council and charities 
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Source: YouGov survey, 6-28th July 2021, 186 Labour councillors
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Receiving a letter or email
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The top ways Labour councillors like to be engaged by charities are:
Conservative councillors want to see charities using well-evidenced information and acting in a professional, politically neutral manner
tailored information to the area of their work
more frequent provision of information 
more detailed outputs from charities
communicating with
Labour Councillors
There is a significant opportunity for charities to engage more with Labour councillors
Conservative councillors particularly need more convincing that charities can be effective partners
Labour councillors believe charities have many strengths which can be drawn upon.
The majority of Labour councillors have strong relationships with charities.

They hold very positive opinions about them.

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