A challenging year for the charity and voluntary sector – but one that shows our strength

Many organisations are approaching 2026 with trepidation, knowing there are significant programme cuts ahead that will be ...
The Conversation

As our voluntary sector vanishes, we mustn’t just wave it goodbye

Paul Smyth previously received funding from the ARC for research on 'State and Civil Society in the Delivery of the Social Services'. Does contract research including for the Brotherhood of St ...
The Malta Independent

National Strategy for the Voluntary Sector launched for public consultation

Government has launched a public consultation on the National Strategy for the Voluntary Sector, aiming to strengthen the voluntary sector in Malta and Gozo over the next five years, leading up to ...
The Guardian

Social work for a charity: why I’m sticking with the third sector

The job satisfaction and diversity of work with young people means I can’t imagine life in a local authority After finishing my final student placement as a social worker, I decided to move to London ...
Personnel Today

Voluntary sector salaries – the annual Celre survey

The voluntary sector is no longer the preserve of well-meaning middle-aged ladies. It is increasingly professional, and this is reflected in the salaries on offer. Celre’s voluntary sector salary ...
The Malta Independent

Government launches National Strategy for the Voluntary Sector 2025 to 2030

Minister for Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector Julia Farrugia has launched the National Strategy for the Voluntary Sector for the years 2025 to 2030, setting out a strategic plan for the sector, a ...
UK Fundraising

Voluntary sector workforce growing despite pandemic challenges

NCVO has published its annual overview of the voluntary sector, the UK Civil Society Almanac, showing early indications of a decline in the sector’s income as well as a decrease in the number of ...
Community Care

‘The voluntary sector is key to health and social care integration, not an optional extra’

The Better Care Fund has been hailed as the beginning of a radical new system that promotes wellbeing and integration.Speaking at last week’s NHS Confederation Conference, both Jeremy Hunt and Norman ...
The Guardian

If charities can't inspire loyalty, 'caring capitalism' will take over

Companies focus on passion and ethics while the voluntary sector strives to sound more businesslike. It’s time to fight back – here’s how It’s been a punishing year for charities as public trust hit ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Towards a new partnership – NICE and the voluntary and community sector

I am delighted to share news of NICE’s latest exciting initiative, our voluntary and community sector (VCS) forum. The forum brings together a range of organisations who want to inform and shape our ...
Indiatimes

National policy on voluntary sector soon

The draft aims at creating an enabling environment for voluntary organisations and facilitating their partnership with the govt. NEW DELHI: The first-ever national policy on the voluntary sector is ...
JSTOR Daily

Voluntary Sector: Complementing or Replicating the State?

The 2007 National Policy on the Voluntary Sector aims at creating an enabling environment for voluntary organisations and facilitating their partnership with the government. But it suffers from a ...