# Do government grants restrict campaigning?

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/01/11/do-government-grants-restrict-campaigning/
- Published: 2001-01-11T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Although charities have broadly welcomed today’s announcement of £300m for volunteering
by Chancellor Gordon Brown, there are some concerns about how much government might
wish to place restrictions organisations it funds. Some charities, for example, 
are concerned that they might risk losing government funding if they criticise government
policy or decisions.

Read Charities grill the government on volunteer plan by Nicola Hill at SocietyGuardian.

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