The Building Change Trust sets out to equip the voluntary and community sector to meet the changing needs of disadvantaged communities in Northern Ireland.
In February 2010, we commissioned FGS McClure Watters to evaluate how the effective the Trust model is in engaging with the voluntary and community sector and in developing community capacity.
The evaluation ended in 2012. Among other things, the final report found that:
- The Trust model has been an effective, efficient and flexible way of supporting the voluntary and community sector.
- Being independent of funders, the Trust has offered the sector in Northern Ireland a degree of security and stability in a time of wider uncertainty.
- The Trust has had notable successes in promoting partnership and collaboration between voluntary and community sector groups.
- A survey of groups that had taken part in Building Change Trust projects found that over 60% reported that involvement had increased their capacity. Almost 80% reported that it had helped them to learn.
The report also made a number of recommendations to help support the successes of the Trust into the future.
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