Will charity careers be affected by public spending cuts?-Charity recruitment News 30 Mar 2010

A majority of UK-based charities have been affected by the economic downturn, with one in four wary that public sector cutbacks could impact upon their operations and even charity recruitment plans.

That is according to new research carried out by the Charity Commission, which found that 62 per cent of those organisations questioned have experienced a drop in income since the onset of the downturn.

Notably, with 24 per cent stating that they consider public sector funding to be their most important source of income, a significant proportion admitted to being wary of the potential consequences of government setbacks.

Dame Suzi Leather, chair of the Charity Commission, explained: "There is a real concern that charities which receive money from the public purse to fund their valuable work could find themselves at a financial cliff edge in March 2011."

At the same time, however, prospects for charity jobs over the short to medium-term future still look strong, with 84 per cent of respondents stating that they are optimistic about the outlook for the next six months, in spite of the current economic climate.

News of the study findings comes soon after the Charity Commission announced its endorsement of the Standard of good practice of the charity Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE).

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