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Benefits to Members

Informing, Influencing and Networking

Members receive outstanding information through:

  • Regular news and policy e- briefings and updates, these offer short summaries, with useful further links, of topical issues targeted at member’s needs.
  • An inside track and advance notice of forthcoming change.
  • Benchmarking opportunities
  • Detailed information on key topics.
  • Expert advice.
  • Opportunity to meet with key sector leaders.

Members influence the sector through:

  • A combined and expert voice that is authoritative and based on applied experience- reinforced by research.
  • Effective partnerships with central government, key social care agencies, local government and the NHS.
  • Representation, at the highest level, on consultations.
  • Access to sector leaders through seminars, conferences etc.
  • Provision of a unique voice: pan disability, not-for-profit, national and collective.
  • Unique access to information on people who use services, their families and carers, and the social care workforce.

Membership offers exceptional networking opportunities and peer group support through:

  • Facilitation of topical discussions suitable for general attendance or specific to Chief Executives, or other Directors (Finance, Operations, HR, etc).
  • Informal networking at meetings and introductions between members.
  • There is also an annual dinner and away-day, which provide an unparalleled opportunity for Chief Executives to meet sector leaders and consider strategic and policy issues in a conducive and facilitated way

There are two forms of membership: Associate Membership (non-voting) which is aimed at smaller and medium sized organisations and attracts all of the above benefits.

Full Membership is aimed principally at larger national organisations and in addition to the above, benefits includes automatic participation in all VODG meetings and events, attendance at the popular annual dinner and away day, full membership voting rights and subsidised conference places.

Subscription levels for full membership are based on total income; Associate Membership attracts a flat annual fee.