Over the course of the last five to ten years, policy making in relation to the voluntary and community sector has seen a significant and tangential shift. This move has seen a far less proportionate emphasis placed upon grant funding as one of the primary income streams for voluntary and community sector organisations alongside donations; with more of a shift towards contracting and commissioning organisations within the sector to deliver services.

This is an edited version of a paper published in March 2010 by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) and Voluntary Sector North West (VSNW).

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