Emphasis on campaigning in third sector review

By Stephen Cook, Third Sector, 25 July 2007

The Government is planning to produce a step change in local community action and the campaigning role of charities through the measures in this week's third sector review.

These include new endowment match-funding for local grant-making foundations and more money for ‘community anchor organisations’. The Charity Commission is also planning to revise its charity campaigning guidance, widely seen as a brake on charities advocating their causes effectively. The review sets out the Government’s vision of its work with...