<!--StartFragment--><p><span>The late twentieth century saw charitiesgrow from timid service deliverers into major providers with campaigning teeth.What caused this? How did they gain confidence and strength? In thisfascinating history, examined through the eyes of RNIB from 1970 to 2010, IanBruce examines the internal drivers and the external socio-politicalenvironment that allowed and encouraged this explosion. <o></o:p></span></p><p><span style=''font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibr