What are the drivers and barriers of other funders of the sector, including social and mainstream investors and commissioners?

Background

CSY is keen to develop its evidence base in order to better understand how it can best support the growth and resilience of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors to foster a strong and healthy civil society.

Next steps

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Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

DCMS areas of research interest GOV UK

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