What sort of support should the voluntary sector expect from the government?
What kind of support should the government be giving? Jon Barrick and Nick Hurd share their different perspectives
Nick Hurd, Shadow Minister for charities, social enterprise and volunteering:
Having been a trustee of a small charity, I know how hard they are to run in the best of times. The worst recession in living memory now carries the potential of a ‘perfect storm’ for charities: rising demand and falling income. To make matters worse, it is estimated that over 100 charities have more than £100m of hard earned cash frozen in failed Icelandic banks.
Author: Nick Hurd
Shadow minister for charities, social enterprise and volunteering.
Author: Jon Barrick
Jon Barrick is chief executive of the Stroke Association having formely been director of community services for the RNIB. He is a trustee of the neurological Alliance, a trustee of the Association of Medical Research Charities, and trustee/secretary of the Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE). He is also co-author of a book about disability access, Building Sight. Jon holds an MBA from Henley Management College and a sociology degree from Bath University, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute
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