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Kate Hodge

Voluntary sector network daily: Thursday 14 June

Sunrise and clouds
Voluntary Sector Network Daily: Thursday 14 June. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

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Third Sector: Fifteen sector organisations left Work Programme in second half of last year

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Charity Times: Financial shortfalls represent "biggest risk facing sector", says Leather

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ivo: Volunteering in the Age of Austerity

This week's Thoughtful Thursday on ivo is about how volunteer involvement and the role of volunteer managers is changing due to the tough economic climate

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