Jonathan Lewis

Big Society not the begging bowl, by Jonathan Lewis

Most of us who work in the charitable, voluntary and community sector don’t care whether policy is badged as localism, Big Society or anything else – we just want the necessary resources and opportunity to get on and do our work. But it’s clear that standing still is not an option. Charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups need to be willing to accept new kinds of finance and break into new markets. Read more...

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A Budget for the Big Society? by Jonathan Lewis

I welcome the new government’s ambitious plans for growing and strengthening the third sector (now rebranded ‘civil society’). But the vision is the easier part – implementing it is more challenging. Read more...

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