ABSTRACT
One contribution to defining the sector we have not discussed has been that provided by religion. This is not to deny the importance of religion in today’s charity sector both numerically and financially. Its importance was recognized by government who singled out religion for discussion in the 1989 White Paper on Charities (Home Office 1989). Religion also features in the NCVO review of charity law as a distinct question. Nor are religiously motivated definitions all historic, as former Jesuit, now fund-raiser, Redmond Mullin proves with his definition:
an agency, which exists solely to make an adequate and relevant response to need within the community.
