# NCVO members happy with its services to them

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/10/10/ncvo-members-happy-its-services-them/
- Published: 2002-10-10T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Almost 9 out of 10 members of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (
NCVO) think that NCVO is effective in

representing the voluntary sector.
The findings come from a survey by independent
consultants Compass Partnership. Even non-members think NCVO does a good job: most
charities and voluntary organisations that have not yet joined the umbrella body
agreed, with 71% of non-members voicing their satisfaction. The results are based
on the opinions of over 1,200 voluntary organisations.

Areas which most respondents cited as being examples of effective representation
by NCVO were the reform of charity law, the sector’s involvement in the delivery
of public services, tax changes to encourage giving and criminal record checks. 
Both members and non-members commonly associate NCVO with being national in its 
thinking, professionally run and

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