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I've just noticed Bassac has funding for involving volunteers in your organisation.

Community organisations are increasingly agents of the state, and no longer radical champions of social justice. Ruth Townsley, Voice and Impact manager, questions whether community organisations are losing their critical voice. The independent voice of the sector, the voice that challenges the 'one size fits all' policies of government, and which calls to account statutory services, the voice which connects with marginalised groups of many types to ensure they are not bypassed by the generic central government solutions, is being eroded.

If you are drawing down public funding, there has to be some agreement between funder and community organisation - otherwise why would we be given the money? I think we have to be subversive and creative, and tweak funding to fulfil our learners' needs.

Collaboration Benefits recognises the need to support the voluntary and community sector with collaboration skills. By offering training, Collaboration Benefits aims to reach organisations in the community where the awareness and skills in collaboration are most needed.