The Programme Advisory Group assembled at St Chad’s College, Durham University on 28th July 2016 for its second meeting this year. The group includes representatives from IPPR\North, Community Foundation for Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, TSRC, VONNE, Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation, Social Enterprise Coalition and Durham and Sheffield Universities.

Professor Tony Chapman, of St Chad’s College, who is a member of the advisory group, spoke about the forthcoming Third Sector Trends study which will contribute research intelligence to the discussions which will be taking place over the next three years in this major programme of IPPR work, funded by Garfield Weston.  The Third Sector Trends Study is funded in the North East of England by Community Foundation for Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, In Yorkshire and the Humber by Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and in the North West by IPPR\North and Garfield Weston.