A third of Scottish councils claw back surpluses from charity contracts
11 March 2010
Report by SCVO and Voluntary Action Scotland also finds more than half of local authorities do not offer three-year funding regularly
Latest jobs
- Trust and Statutory Fundraiser - Chester (9 m contract)
- £23,712 + benefits
- Major Donor Officer
- £26'000 - £28'000
- BBC Charity Appeals Advisor
- c.£42,000pa
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- c.£40,000
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Famous names
"Three times as many women could survive if ovarian cancer was diagnosed at the earliest stage"
Gaby Roslin backs the Unzipped project by Target Ovarian Cancer
Finance
News, analysis, good practice and in-depth coverage of charity finance, investment and accounting.
Latest Finance news
We can't estimate the cost of removing charity music exemption, says Office of the Third Sector
11 March 2010
But it says the original estimate was of a worst-case scenario that would never happen
Give us the right figure on removal of music exemption, NCVO tells the Government
11 March 2010
Charities minister Angela Smith tells Commons £20m figure is out of date
Nick Hurd: Charity Commission spending on recruitment is 'extravagant'
10 March 2010
Regulator spent £450,000 in 2008/09
Angela Smith: charities are not there to deliver services on the cheap
9 March 2010
Third sector minister addresses mass meeting organised by Unite
- Charity income from wills 'has fallen by 3.4%'
- Money Matters: Social Entrepreneurship Policy Group, Charity Finance Directors' Group and young high-fliers join social enterprises
- Increase in VAT rate 'could mean £1bn bill for charities'
- Call for a common accounting standard
- 'Racism' blamed for decline in funding for ethnic minority charities
Finance good practice
- Profile: David Hercock, finance director at Chase
- The director of finance at the palliative care charity says it's tougher than the private sector.
- An ageing population is an investment opportunity
- Demographic trends carry implications for charity portolios, says Nicola Donnelly of Wheb Asset Management
- The Numbers: The Thalidomide Trust
- The figures behind the charity
In Depth
Interview: Richard Litchfield
Third sector bidding consortium 3SC last week won a contract to deliver 4,000 jobs under the Government's Future Jobs Fund. The organisation's interim chief executive talks to David Ainsworth
Third Sector Excellence Awards 2010: It's time to celebrate your achievements
The 2010 Third Sector Excellence Awards are open for entries. Tristan Donovan provides an introduction
Sam Conniff: "Social enterprise is too timid"
A lack of confidence is holding the sector back, the co-founder of social enterprise Livity tells David Ainsworth
Investing during a recession
The value of charity investments fell by billions in 2008 as the economic downturn took hold. Is it too late to protect what's left? When do experts believe the crisis will be over? Steer your way through the crisis with our in-depth reports
Charity tax special
Will increased income tax for top earners affect charity donations? Are charity tax breaks under threat? And what can we learn from the Danes? Find out in our in-depth features
