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The UK Voluntary Sector
Ciaran Price Policy Officer, Directory of Social Change @CiaranDSC
The National Context
Rising demand
500,000 more weekly service users than in 2014 (CAF)
Twice as many people sleeping rough than in 2010 (DCLG)
163% increase in provision of emergency food (The Trussell Trust)
85% of charities reporting an increase are not resourced to cope (Localgiving)
dsc.org.uk/grantsforgood
“stick to your knitting”
Support from Business?
Support from the public?
History:
NCVO Civil Society Almanac 2016
14.2 million volunteers
The sector relies on
NCVO Civil Society Almanac 2016
Most generous in Europe
NCVO Civil Society Almanac 2016