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The Road Ahead 2020

A review of the sector's operating environment

  • Elizabeth Chamberlain
  • Lisa Hornung
  • Véronique Jochum
  • Chris Walker
  • Paul Winyard

Published: 27 January 2020

  • Introduction
    • Acknowledgements
  • The Road Ahead: What next for the voluntary sector?
    • Getting Brexit done
    • An uncertain economic outlook
    • More unites us than divides us
    • New activism and technology
    • Thinking about the bigger picture
  • Political drivers
    • A decline in the political importance of Brexit
    • A government majority means more action but less scrutiny
    • Lower political importance of Brexit doesn’t mean it will go away
    • More political focus on the ‘red wall’
    • A new centre ground?
    • Possible constitutional and legal reforms
    • House of Lords reform
    • Moving forward
    • Links and resources
  • Economic drivers
    • The economic outlook
    • Productivity and household income
    • The UK shared prosperity fund
    • Austerity paused, not reversed
    • The state of public services
    • The future of giving
    • Philanthropy under scrutiny
    • Moving forward
    • Links and resources
  • Social drivers
    • The geography of ageing
    • An ageing population, a changing workforce
    • A divided country?
    • Increasing social isolation
    • A more decentralised world of ‘doing good’
    • How younger people get involved
    • Climate change and activism
    • Moving forward
    • Links and resources
  • Technological drivers
    • The importance of being strategic about digital
    • GDPR and cybersecurity remain a high priority
    • Many charities need to update their systems and tools
    • Spotlight: Tech for good applications
    • Generating insights from data, not just generating data
    • Creative and flexible ways to improve digital skills
    • Using technology to distribute power
    • Moving forward
    • Links and resources
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