2011 Progress

Our main targets for 2011 are as follows:

 

• Increase furniture beneficiaries – by 5% from 85 people per month to 89 people per month.

We are managing to help 91 people per month a 7% increase. This includes people who are:

• Homeless  • Fleeing Domestic Violence  • Leaving Care  • Registered Disabled

That is 820 individuals and families (from January-September) in need have been helped with low cost furniture, compared to 778 during the same period in 2010.

• Maintain home collections – at 102 collections per month.

We are managing to complete 104 collections per month a 2% increase. That is 936 furniture collections with 2847 furniture items have been completed free of charge for local residents (929 for this period in 2010).

• To maintain our current services and broaden Revive’s Charitable objects and Articles of Association allowing Revive to explore partnership, collaboration, facilitation with different organisations and individuals; which will (in turn) build local Social Capital and Capacity.

 

Our results for 2011 (January to September) are as follows:

• 2847 furniture items reused & provided to people in need instead of going to landfill. (2695 for the same period in 2010). 6% increase.
• 15 people on work experience placements, have received extensive on job training in areas of warehousing, office administration & customer service skills.
• 2 people have found employment who were previously volunteering or on work experience placements.
• We have reused 72 Tons of furniture, which equates to saving 202 Tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions.
• 193 Agencies registered so that their clients could use Revive’s services.
• We have achieved one of our long-term aims having successfully trialled our new warehouse team in the last quarter of 2010, creating up to 3 new placements. This has improved the efficiency of the Furniture Project by establishing “goods in” and “goods out” areas which are organised and serviced by the warehouse team. This has freed up more time for our Van Collection/Delivery team, which will allow them to complete more collections and deliveries. We are now aiming to establish this team during 2011, recruiting volunteers and people on work placements to continue to fulfil these posts.
• In April 2010, we successfully recruited an Operations Manager. This has released Paul Smart (now Chief Executive) from day to day operational duties into a Developmental Role for both the furniture project and future projects whilst still assuming responsibility for Fundraising, Marketing, Publicity, Financial oversight and Strategic Development.
• Our Volunteers put in an amazing over 2500 hours to help others. I believe that the people who volunteer with Revive are our greatest asset. They are selfless in their service to help others who are less fortunate.

Sustainability

During 2011 (January to September) we have been able to further increase our sustainability:

• £41,344 raised from furniture sales, compared to £39,458 to the same period in 2010, an increase of 5%.
• Partnerships. We have seen another large increase in people accessing Revive’s services via Wansbeck Home’s Voucher Scheme. This ensures that tenants on low incomes are able to access our services with some extra financial support so that they can successfully setup in a new home.
• 2011 is our second year of claiming Gift Aid from the sales of donated furniture items. This adds another valuable income stream into Revive’s finances.