1st Edition
Sweet Charity The Role and Workings of Voluntary Organizations
246 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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The world of UK charities has been transformed. Gone are the days when charities gained the majority of their money from rattled tins. Fundraising is a sophisticated art and charities often manage multi-million pound contracts to provide services. Those who manage such organizations are expected to adapt to an ever-changing world. Sweet Charity is about this changing world; the skills needed to... Read more
List of illustrations, Notes on the contributors, Introduction, 1. To the millennium: the changing pattern of voluntary organisations, 2. Map of the new country: what is the voluntary sector?, 3. Swimming together: the tidal change for statutory agencies and the voluntary sector, 4. A mixed blessing? How the contract culture works, 5. From those who know: the role of service users, 6. Standing up to be counted: campaigning and voluntary agencies, 7. In trust: the changing role of trustees, 8 Giving in trust: the role of the grant-making trust, 9. A lawful endeavour: charities and the law, 10. Balancing the books: charitable finance, 11. At the top: the role of the chief executive, 12. Beyond the rattling tin: funding and fundraising, 13. Marketing force: meeting true need, 14. Light at the end of the tunnel? A European perspective, Name index, Subject index
Biography
Hanvey, Chris; Philpot, Terry
'I would definitely recommend it to those working in the voluntary sector, and it provides essential information to anyone considering forming a voluntary organisation or charity' - Tony Russell, Director of Breakthrough, in Health Service Journal
'Both the new trustee and the weary secretary would do well to make themselves familiar with the issues expertly analysed here.' - Mark Latimer, National Lottery Charities Board, in Trust & Foundation News
