All our research and support is carefully designed to strengthen the sector – but in this section we focus on support that is designed specifically for our key audiences:
Funders, trusts and foundations
Voluntary organisations
Commissioners and public agencies
We address some of the key themes that we find reoccurring in our work and point directly to relevant resources.

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Voluntary and community organisations
We have identified some common stress factors for voluntary organisations. In this section, find useful and usable insights in 90 seconds.
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Funders
With cuts and rapid change in the operating environment it is important to look at ways to refine and improve practice and collaborative working. Through our work with funders and grantees we gather insights and consider how to move practice forward.
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Commissioners and public agencies
The effects of austerity and the changing nature of public service delivery and commissioning prompt the need for real, tangible improvements in cross-sector working.
Voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations (VCSE) deliver essential health and social care services and need to become fully included in local planning, goal setting and wider processes of transformation and modernisation. Commissioners play a key role in making this happen.
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