Mapping the Voluntary & Community Sector (2009)
In 2003, RAWM produced ‘Mapping the Contribution of the Voluntary & Community Sector to the Economy of the West Midlands’. Drawing on the Charity and Companies House Registers, this comprehensive survey demonstrated the sizeable contribution made by non-statutory, not-for-profit organisations to the financial economy of the region.
We have now been commissioned by Advantage West Midlands to update the report with some key differences:
- The report is being undertaken in two parts: 1) GuideStar has been commissioned to update the original report on registered organisations across the West Midlands; 2) The Centre for Community Research has been contracted to track down unregistered ‘below the radar‘ organisations in geographical sub-regions starting with Coventry/Warwickshire and Stoke/Staffordshire.
- The Voluntary & Community Sector has been combined with social enterprises and housing associations to create the ‘Third Sector’.
- Initial findings are given in the attached promotional flyer and the Executive Summary has been published. Both of these are available for download from the toolbar on the right.
For more information contact Kate Gordon on 0121 359 9114 or email katherineg@rawm.co.uk.
