To join or not to join? That is the question

By Mathew Little, Third Sector, 30 May 2007

The voluntary sector's umbrella bodies are enjoying record levels of membership. But are they all on the same wavelength, and how could joining one benefit your charity? Mathew Little investigates.

If anyone in the voluntary sector knows how street fundraisers feel, it is probably the umbrella bodies. When they attempt to draw the attention of busy charities to cross-sector issues or professional development, the umbrellas are often brushed aside by organisations with much more pressing concerns. "We are all too...

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