Hundreds of thousands of elderly and disabled people face cuts to their support this year, as councils struggle to find new savings of £1bn from social-care budgets.

New research shows that charities are  battling to cope with a 'perfect storm' of increased demand and reduced funding. 93% of fundraisers say raising money has been harder in the past year – and this is before the announced tax relief cap.

Equally relevant to third sector leaders, this article looks at what entrepreneurs can do to bring their organisation successfully through a recession.

A new survey of charity leaders by the Charities Aid Foundation, quantifies their strong concerns over the effect of the charity relief cap on major donors.

Charities are unanimous that the proposed cap will have a damaging  effect on their ability to raise money.  It could  significantly hamper the work of charities, both  large and small, as almost half of all giving comes from just 7 per cent of donors.

Many of the strategies mentioned here are useful food for thought for third sector organisations  too.

A year ago, more than 200 cultural organisations lost their regular Arts Council England funding.  Given one year's notice, which ends this week, how are they faring now?

An interesting summary of an Open Weekend discussion on the role the arts can play in financially difficult times.