Say It With Your Chest, which provides training programmes and workshops for young people at risk of exclusion says its decision to closure after five years in operation was prompted by a “significant shift in the landscape of the not-for-profit sector".
Competition for funding and resources in the sector have become "increasingly fierce", said the organisation's founder Sabrina Jones in a blog. A shift in the education sector’s priorities and the impact of the cost-of-living crisis also led to the decision, she added.
The charity has urged other not-for-profit organisations to carefully consider the sustainability of their operations and to recognise when it may be time to close, to ensure resources are being used effectively.
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