The survey is from the Low Carbon Communities Network to understand local climate action. They want to know what groups are doing, priorities, and needed support to improve their work enabling local action. The anonymous survey should take less than ten minutes. Results will help LCCN better support local climate groups.

1. Local Action Survey Form
1. Low Carbon Communities Network
This survey is coming to you from the Low Carbon Communities Network. We’re a network of some 300 local organisations around the UK run
by a Management Group elected at our annual conference.
We are open to any group active on climate issues. We work with a wide range of organisations and groups from Climate Action Groups to
Centres for Voluntary Action to Transition Intiatives to Friends of the Earth groups to faith groups and parish councils groups.
We’re carrying out this survey to find out what people and organisations acting on climate change are doing at this time, what they see as
priorities, and what support they feel they need. We are doing this because we want to develop and improve what we do. We exist to
support and enable local action, so we need to know who’s doing what locally!
We’re keen to hear from you whether you are totally engaged with action on climate change or if it’s simply one issue you work on among
many.
The survey should take less than ten minutes. All information about individual groups will be kept quite confidential. The more accurate you
can be about your concerns and activities the better we will be able to develop our plans for better support. A report on the survey will be
emailed to everyone who responds.
Thanks for your help with this.
The LCCN Management Group
1. Personal Details
Name of organisation
Name of person filling in survey
Email
Website
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2. Local Action Survey Form
2. Your Group
2. Your aims / mission (if you have one) is
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3. Climate Change and/or low carbon activity is
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n Our main / single focus
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n A key part of our work
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n A big concern for us (but we have others as well)
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n One concern amongst many
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n On the edge of our activity
4. Please tick the statement that you feel most accurately
sums up your group in these sections
Our group / Organisation
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n Employs more than 1 person
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n Employs 1 person full-time
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n Employs 1 person part-time
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n Employs more than 5 people
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n Is run on an entirely voluntary basis
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5. We have been going
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n For over 10 years
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n For over 5 years
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n Since 2006
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n Since 2007
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n Since 2008
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n One year or less
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g Members who pay a subscription
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g Members or people who formally register in some way
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g People who turn up for meetings / actions
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g A loose association of people
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g An unincorporated association
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g A company limited by guarantee
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g A community interest company
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g An industrial and provident society
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g A charitable trust
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g An informal group (no constitution)
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g Other
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3. What We Do
Most groups work on Policy, on Projects and on engaging People
8. Policy
We (Tick all that apply)
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g Organised people to go to the Climate ‘Wave’ demonstration in
December 2009
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g Are on good terms with our council’s climate change staff member/s
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g Are in touch with our local council on climate issues
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g Lobby our MP / MEP regularly
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g Are formally linked in to a local climate or environment partnership
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g Have contacted an MP
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g Have organised a local demonstration of some form
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g Know which National Indicators our council are measuring on climate
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g Have lobbied our council on their climate policies / plans
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g Have written to our MP at least once
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g Have organised direct actions
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g Have supported direct actions
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9. Projects
We run projects on (Tick all that apply)
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g Energy
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g Food
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g Waste
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g Transport
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g Green space / conservation
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g We don't run any projects
Other (please specify)
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10. Energy Projects
We do practical work on
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g Home energy improvements
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g Energy advice to local people
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g Domestic renewables
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g Community scale renewables
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11. Engaging People
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g Organise public events such as films / talks
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g Offers talks to other local organisations
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g Run stalls at local festivals etc
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g Approach specific groups and seek to build links with them
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4. National / Local Links
12. Which national networks if any are you linked in with?
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g Rural Action
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g Low Carbon Communities Network
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g NAVCA
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g Friends of the Earth
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g Transition Towns
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g BTCV
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g EST/Café
Please List Any Others
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13. Is there one national network that you see as of particular importance for your group? If yes, write it in here
14. Are you involved in a local or regional climate /
sustainability network?
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n Yes, very
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n A little bit
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n No
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15. If yes, please add the name / website etc. for the network
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9. Local Action Survey Form
5. Money
16. Roughly how much money has your group spent in the
last year
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n Over £50,000
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n £10,000 - £50,000
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n £1000 - £10,000
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n Less than £100
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n None / no idea
17. Which of these sources of income fund you? (tick any / all that fund you)
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g Grants from national charities
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g Commercial sponsorship
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g The national lottery
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g Local grants
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g Local council funding
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g We sell services / products
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g Organised events (sales, concerts ect.)
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g Membership (if more than 20% of income)
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g Ourselves when we need money
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18. We
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n Are desperately short of money
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n Could do a lot more if we could raise more money
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n Do what we can with the money we have
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6. Where we get our information from
19. Our most important sources of information that relate to our work on climate change are
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g TV / Radio
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g Newspapers
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g Other local organisations / friends
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g Mailings from organisations / networks (please add them below)
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g Specific websites (please add them below)
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g Other (please add them below)
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20. As a group, we would say we are
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n Very knowledgeable on climate change
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n Fairly well-informed on climate change
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n Worried that we don't know as much as maybe we should
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n A bit confused on some issues
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7. Your effectiveness
This bit is inevitably Subjective!
21. On climate change, we've had
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n A big impact!
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n Some impact in our community and maybe wider
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n Some impact on our friends and colleagues
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n Not much impact, to be honest...
22. Compared to this time last year we are
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n Better organised and more active
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n About the same
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n Less organised / active
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n Not doing well at all
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13. Local Action Survey Form
8. Things we'd like help on
23. What are your biggest challenges?
Rate from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest).
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Getting more people involved j
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24. The LCCN is working to raise money to support local action. Let us know here the kinds of areas where help would be
most useful.
Tick three areas where you would most like help and support
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g Campaigns / action planning
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g Following new developments
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g Lobbying skills
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g Practical skills (e.g. draught proofing)
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g Fundraising
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g Computing / website skills
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g Work with diverse groups
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g Public speaking
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g Group Organisation
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g Understanding climate issues
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25. What kind of support would you like. Tick up to three ways that would work best for you
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g Web pages / tool kits
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g Training sessions
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g Podcasts
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g Electronic Mailings / briefings
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g Networking events
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g Online discussion forum
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g Mentoring by more experienced people or groups
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g On line case studies of similar groups
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9. Low Carbon Communities Network
THANKS! And lastly if you feel inspired...
26. What do you think is the most important thing any local group / organisation can do on or around climate change?
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27. What would you most like in the way of support from a national network (apart from money!)?
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Why not visit our Facebook page here - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Low-Carbon-Communities-Network/31874380721?ref=ts
Thanks again!
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