London Development Agency scraps plans for fund to support sector contract bids
29 July 2010
Mayor's Incubator Fund, due to open in two months, was worth £4m
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Daniel Roche supports environmental organisation Wren's Biodiversity Action Fund
Finance
News, analysis, good practice and in-depth coverage of charity finance, investment and accounting.
Latest Finance news
V fears 90 jobs will go after £8m schools volunteering programme is abolished
29 July 2010
The youth volunteering charity says Department for Education's decision to cut vschools is 'complete folly' and won't save much money
Best of the blogs: young trustees, personalisation gone wrong, volunteer numbers and the Big Lottery Fund
29 July 2010
Charity-related debate online
Office for Civil Society cuts £11m from Capacitybuilders, v and the Commission for the Compact
29 July 2010
Ministers Francis Maude and Nick Hurd also write to sector asking for cost-saving ideas
Zurich offers 'cheaper' public liability insurance to small community groups
28 July 2010
Offer developed with local umbrella body Navca
- Big Lottery Fund announces 50 areas that can apply for new Big Local money
- Charities will not lose music licensing exemption before September
- Sex offender appointment leads to closure of website for disabled
- Money matters: Triodos Bank, BLF in Scotland and accounting for international aid charities
- More charities outsourcing cash management services
Finance good practice
- The numbers: The Gorilla Organization
- The figures behind the charity that exists to preserve gorillas in their natural habitat in Africa and to protect them from extinction.
- Profile: Stephen Dolphin, director of finance and corporate services at Groundwork UK
- Dolphin says the umbrella body for regeneration organisations is facing difficulties in the public sector commissioning environment
- What do government cutbacks mean for your investment portfolio?
- The new environment is not good news for charities looking for a return on their cash, says John Hildebrand of Rensburg Sheppards
In Depth
Charities need fairer and simpler tax rules
Caron Bradshaw, the new chief executive of the Charity Finance Directors' Group, outlines her goals to David Ainsworth
Interview: Andrew Haigh
Help business angels to help others, says the managing partner of Coutts & Co's entrepreneur group
Interview: Mike Clarke, chief executive, RSPB
The charity's new leader tells John Plummer his priorities are spending cuts and responding to the big society agenda
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
