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In June 2020, the long-established Third Sector Trends Study carried out a ‘one question survey’ with former participants of its major … Continue reading Charity leaders’ confidence about the future is plummeting
When community business leaders completed their Third Sector Trends survey in 2019, there was a good deal of optimism in the … Continue reading How will community businesses fare in future?
Professor Fred Robinson of Policy&Practice, St. Chad’s College, Durham University, looks at the economic outlook for the region – and nation. … Continue reading ‘A time for imaginative and competent Government’
We’ve launched our reports from Third Sector Trends today. But we wanted to ask one of our questions again to see … Continue reading Third Sector Trends ‘One Question Survey’
Third Sector Trends is a long-term study of the voluntary and community sector which began in 2008 in North East England … Continue reading Third Sector Trends in North West England 2020
Third Sector Trends is a long-term study of the voluntary and community sector. It began in Yorkshire and Humber in 2010 … Continue reading Third Sector Trends in Yorkshire and Humber
A Tale of Three Sectors The world was a very different place when the latest Third Sector Trends survey for the … Continue reading Launch of the findings from Third Sector Trends in North West England 2020
In an article in The Guardian yesterday it was claimed that 10% of charities could collapse. Yes, times are going to … Continue reading Are one in ten charities facing immanent collapse? I don’t think so.
We have put together a series of Chad’s mini Zoom lectures for the month of June on Wednesdays 6 – 7pm. … Continue reading Zoom Lectures – June 2020
The fifth iteration of the Third Sector Trends study in North East England is published today and will be launched in … Continue reading How will charities respond to the aftermath of Covid-19? A tale of three sectors
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