What commissioners really think of charities

Third Sector, 27 February 2008

Research shows more than half of commissioners do not believe charities have the resources to deliver public services. John Plummer reports on how a new programme plans to change that.

In two months' time, the first batch of 2,000 public sector employees will take part in a new training programme that has been created to encourage them to commission more services from the voluntary sector. Judging by research published today, they need it. The research, Evaluation of the National Programme...

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