The Black Third Sector

The third sector in the UK, consisting of vital organisations from charities to social enterprises to voluntary organisations, generates around £100 billion each year. Though the sector serves important socioeconomic issues and protected groups, it is less diverse than both the private and public sectors, with 9% of its employees being from an ethnic minority background. Simultaneously, Black organisations and professionals in the third sector are often underfunded, underrepresented and isolated.

The Black Third Sector exists to shift the current environment and seeks to improve diversity in the sector by improving the connectivity, resourcing and influence of the Black presence within it. Too often, for Black professionals, it is an inaccessible area, where there is a lack of resources, i.e. funding, networks, etc., available for us. To combat this, we are creating an open, supportive and well-resourced community for Black people working in, hoping to join, leading and building organisations across the UK's third sector. 

We want a community that centres our lived experiences, organisations and connections across a sector in which we have collective power and stakes. We aim to build shared insights, opportunities and ultimately, collaborations to build the Black third sector vertically and horizontally. 

We are building a community...

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