Voluntary and community sector too tame – Northern Ireland views welcome

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More than half of the voluntary sector thinks charities are too cautious about campaigning, according to preliminary results of a continuing survey by Third Sector magazine.

Third Sector Magazine logoEarly results from the survey, which is still open for responses, also show that 72% think that what it means to be a charity is increasingly blurred and 42% are in favour of more delivery of public services by charities.

Respondents were concerned about the need for greater transparency in the sector, achieving sustainable funding and balancing traditional voluntary ethos with the need to be business-like.

To have your say, visit www.nfpsynergy.net/stateofsector07 and click on the State of the Sector 2007 button. Anyone who works in the sector can take part, and the survey can be completed anonymously. There are 15 prizes of a bottle of champagne, which will be drawn from respondents who leave their names.

The survey covers the UK as a whole but people from Northern Ireland are particularly welcome to send responses.


CommunityNI.org | Third Sector Magazine | 08 Feb 2007
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