What stops people...?
Big Society is on the Big Agenda. But what is stopping people from helping out and mucking in?
This is what the Government wanted to know, so they appointed a task force headed by Lord Hodgson to find out.
They were asked to consider how to cut red tape for small charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises (known as Civil Society Organisations or CSO's).
They have produced a really interesting report titled "Unshackling Good Neighbours" (May 2011) and it addresses 3 questions
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What stops people giving time (Volunteering)?
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What stops people giving money?
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What stops CSO's growing?
The answers they have received during the course of their research reflects what is going on in communities. They quote real examples of the barriers CSO's face.
It is refreshing to read this and I hope it gives Government a clue about the red tape we encounter on a regular basis.
At the end of the report they also give some practical, legal pointers, which is and added bonus.
It's 42 pages, but worth the read.
Unshakling Good Neighbours
