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1 September 2010
Two-year investigation says Hindu charity did not do enough to protect grants but clears it of complaint that funds reached terrorist group
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Finance
News, analysis, good practice and in-depth coverage of charity finance, investment and accounting.
Latest Finance news
Wise Group bids for Work Programme prime contracts
31 August 2010
Scottish charity will bid against private companies for multimillion pound Department for Work and Pensions contracts
Money Matters: Charity Accountants' Conference, a YouGov poll and the Association of Consulting Actuaries
31 August 2010
David Ainsworth's round-up of what's happening in the finance world.
Treasury in talks to provide tax breaks on property gifts
31 August 2010
The move would help to boost 'lifetime legacies', which allow donors to give property to charities after they die
Big Lottery Fund promises £11.25m for social bond
31 August 2010
Peter Wanless, chief executive of the fund, says the bonds will be effective finance tools
- Charity Commission criticises African Aids Action over personal expenses
- Navca and Directory of Social Change urge government to preserve lottery funding
- Unison demands judicial review to NHS social enterprise reforms
- Former finance chief of Prince Charles's charity jailed for theft
- Administrators review sale of CSDM contracts and assets
Finance good practice
- The Numbers: Circus Space
- The figures behind the charity that raises the profile of circuses in the UK and provides education and training for current and potential circus performers
- IT Helpdesk: Email Newsletters
- If you plan to send out bulk emails, don't use your regular system, says Anne Stafford
- The secrets of training and benchmarking
- Use quiet periods to assess what you can learn from other organisations, says Chris Harris of Cipfa
In Depth
'Would I do it again? Of course I would'
Andrew Hind leaves the Charity Commission next month after six eventful years. John Plummer finds him in bullish mood and Stephen Cook examines his record
'We took early action to prevent cuts'
Naya Naqvi, chief executive of Thurrock Council for Voluntary Service, says rapid intervention helped to persuade the local authority to protect £625k in sector grants
How fraudsters claimed £500,000 from the likes of Children in Need, Comic Relief and the National Lottery
Kaye Wiggins discovers how simple steps made small grants fraud hard to detect
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
