This 2013 report summarises the findings from the first ever survey of chief executives of UK non-profit environmental groups. 140 chief executives responded to the survey, with many of the UK’s leading environmental groups involved. Highlights include:

  • an overview of the income, staffing and membership numbers of UK environment groups
  • analysis of how income levels and income sources for the sector have changed in recent years
  • the advantages of philanthropic capital relative to other sources of income for environmental work
  • data on how environment group expenditure breaks down by geography, thematic issue, and approach, along with perspectives on the skill-sets and approaches most in need of additional resources
  • a ranking of the UK environment groups that achieve the most relative to their resources, as seen by their peers, and by foundations funding the sector
  • analysis of the strengths of the environment sector, and of the opportunities and challenges that it faces over the next three to five years
  • perspectives on contentious issues including funding from corporations, direct action, and the challenge of redefining economic growth

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Download the executive summary here, or the full report below.