A rise in volunteering and activism suggests some storms have been weathered, as annual NCVO conference looks to the positives for the sector
The word is that Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive of the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), is going to be upbeat when he gives his “state of the sector” address to the annual conference of the voluntary sector umbrella group on Thursday 20 April. Curious, then, that the motivational speaker following later is survivalist Bear Grylls.
Will the assembled charity leaders be captivated more by Etherington’s reasons to be cheerful or by Grylls’ tips for wrestling alligators? After seven years of austerity, many charity bosses must feel up to their armpits in the latter.
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