Winter issue of Engage

After a year of financial upheaval, Britain is now bracing itself for political upheaval.
The coming general election, following so closely after a recession (or perhaps even during one, should economic indicators continue to fail to impress), will spark debate about the kind of Britain we want to build. The role of the voluntary and community sector will very much be part of this debate.
Diana Aviv, president and CEO of Independent Sector, NCVO’s American equivalent, talks to Engage this month about the impact of political regime change on the voluntary sector and its role as a driver for social change.
Elsewhere in our winter edition we consider how changing the world is no longer being left to large organisations, and technology is helping everyone feel as if they can be involved in making the world better.
We look at online campaigning and find that it’s more than just a cheap way for those with a campaigning agenda to work.
One of the more popular campaign issues is the environment.
We discover how climate change may impact on your organisation in ways you hadn’t predicted and offer practical ways to prepare for what it may bring.
Developing your organisation is never-ending work and we spell out 12 extremely effective tasks you should complete this year if you want to get the most out of every month.
Whatever the new decade brings, the need for a vibrant and forward-thinking voluntary sector is unlikely to diminish.
Engage will be with you every step of that journey.