The role the third sector plays in promoting social and economic wellbeing and tackling disadvantage is increasingly being recognized. With the growth in social enterprises, public procurement and other opportunities are opening up, leading to a more sustainable future. Those community and voluntary sector organizations that will be in a position to avail of these opportunities will be characterized by:-
- Visionary leadership to secure the future and simultaneously avoid mission drift.
- Effective team building to ensure individual members are operating as a cohesive unit and aligned to the mission.
- Ongoing management development to embed capability and capacity to deliver on the mission.