Professionalisation of sector might have alienated donors, suggests Tory MP | Third Sector

Professionalisation of sector might have alienated donors, suggests Tory MP | Third Sector: Rory Stewart tells fringe event at the party conference that the modernisation of charities has removed the lifeblood and energy that motivates volunteers

The professionalisation of the charity sector and the influence of national charities might have alienated donors, according to Rory Stewart, the Conservative MP for Penrith and The Border.

Stewart made the comments yesterday during a fringe meeting hosted by the Charities Aid Foundation at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

Research published last month by CAF showed that more than half of all donations to charities now come from the over-60s, compared with just over a third 30 years ago.