Policy and campaigning

Information about policies affecting voluntary organisations in Nottingham, and advice on campaigning.  Follow the links on the left.

About the voluntary and community sector

The voluntary and community sector is the collective name for local community groups, voluntary organisations, charities, faith groups, social enterprises and community interest companies.  There is the public sector, the private sector and the voluntary and community sector.  Some people prefer to use the term civil society or the third sector.

In Nottingham:

• Total income of the sector in 2009 was at least £227 million
• There are 896 registered third sector organisations
• There are 100,000 volunteers
• If these volunteers were paid a salary in line with their job description, their value would be over £14 million.

Source: Graham Gardiner and Toni Esberger of Aspiren Ltd, July 2010.