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Second charity recession meeting to take place in June
A second industry-wide meeting of how those working in the third sector can manage through the financial downturn will take place later this year.
Organised by the National Council of Voluntary Organisations and the Office of the Third Sector, the meeting - set to be held on June 2nd - will look to assess the impact of the government’’s action plan to help charities and voluntary groups in the current economic climate.
Although around 25 representatives from both the government and charity sector held a summit last November, third sector minister Kevin Brennan recently claimed that another one must be held to help assess the effectiveness of such a scheme.
Mr Brennan adds: "At present, the available evidence is incomplete and somewhat inconsistent, indicating that it is too soon since the start of the downturn to fully evaluate the impact on the sector."
Such news could interest those looking to improve their skills framework in an effort to manage through the recession.
Last month, trade union Unite claimed that the difficulties the third sector is under could be even bleaker than suggested in a recent Charity Commission study, which indicated that 52 per cent of charities have already been affected by the downturn.
More skills framework information.
