The charitable sector has become professionalised with recognised qualifications, not completely laugh-out-loud salaries and a key role providing services for local and national authorities. Is this a sustainable approach or a short-term solution? And if the Big Society turns out to be no more than big spin, is there an alternative?
Hannah Kowszun works in public relations for a well- known health charity. She edits the Faith in Practice interviews for Third Way magazine.
