Amanda Young
Policy & Development Officer (Infrastructure)
Voluntary Organisations' Network North East (VONNE)
http://www.vonne.org.uk
Amanda says...
VONNE is the regional infrastructure body for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in the North East of England. We represent over 600 charities, voluntary organisations, community groups, networks and social enterprises from across the region.VONNE's mission is to ensure that the voluntary and community sector plays a full part in the life of the North East.
Fears grow over potential losses in infrastructure organisations Results from the latest VONNE "Surviving not thriving" Survey (carried out April/May 2010) reveal that the demand for support and development services from frontline organisations continues to rise whilst funding for those VCS infrastructure organisations is increasingly at risk.
<>Infrastructure organisations are already delivering more for less and are under increasing pressure to meet the rising demand from individuals, VCS...