Supporting The Voluntary Sector

News, analysis and comment on the infrastructure and capacity of the UK voluntary sector, including third sector provision of public services, the "Big Society", NCVO, Acevo and other sector advocacy and support organisations.

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Latest Infrastucture & Support

NCVO to close standard for mentoring schemes

By Rebecca Cooney, Friday, 14 Dec 2018

Navca expects balanced budget in next financial year

By Andy Ricketts and Andy Hillier, Friday, 07 Dec 2018

Outgoing Navca chair Schwaller expresses frustration over government's failure to act

By Andy Hillier, Friday, 07 Dec 2018

Paul Streets: The local charities that reach 'invisible' people

Thursday, 29 Nov 2018

Rita Chadha: I didn't realise how diverse I was

Thursday, 20 Sep 2018

John Tizard: Let's persuade local government to support local VCS infrastructure

Friday, 07 Sep 2018

Sharing the happiness in Harrogate

By David Hobbs, Thursday, 30 Aug 2018

Overcoming isolation with collaboration in North Somerset

By Rebecca Cooney, Tuesday, 28 Aug 2018

Infrastructure & Support Comment

Clare Laxton: We are still a sector of women, led by men

Tuesday, 07 Aug 2018

John Tizard: A dozen tenets that national VCS infrastructure bodies might consider

Tuesday, 19 Jun 2018

Joe Saxton: Is it time for new leadership at the NCVO?

Thursday, 17 May 2018

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Expert Hub

Insurance advice from Markel

Managing risk at outdoor events

Wednesday, 15 Aug 2018 Partner Content: Presented By Markel

Voluntary and community events are increasingly popular, especially around this time of year.

In Depth

Commissioning comes to the fore in Richmond upon Thames

By Andy Ricketts, Monday, 20 Aug 2018

Third Sector's news editor Andy Ricketts asks what has happened in recent years to the charity sector in his home borough

Walsall's voluntary sector looks to bounce back

By Andy Hillier, Tuesday, 14 Aug 2018

In the first of a series of articles about the local voluntary sector, Third Sector's editor Andy Hillier returns to his home town to look at how organisations are faring

Disqualified... from being a trustee or a senior manager

Monday, 19 Dec 2016

The automatic disqualification rules will be extended to cover even more criminal convictions in 2017. As John Plummer discovers, there is disquiet about the implications