The Directory of Social Change, which has supported charities and community groups for more than 50 years, has announced its closure. It has citied tighter budgets for beneficiaries, rising supplier and NI costs, increased competition, changes in how people buy and learn, the growth of AI, and a funding landscape that does not favour causes as unexciting and never-ending as infrastructure.
You can read their full statement at https://www.dsc.org.uk/content/directory-of-social-change-is-closing-2/.
Many in the sector, ourselves included, will miss them.