Best of the blogs: young trustees, personalisation gone wrong, volunteer numbers and the Big Lottery Fund
29 July 2010
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Latest jobs
Jobs of the week
- Director, The Soil Association
- CIRCA £90K, Bristol
- Director of Finance and Resources, UK Council for International Student Affairs
- £44,623 to £52,642 including London Weighting,
- Chief Executive, Scottish Veterans’ Garden City Association
- c.£35,000, Edinburgh
- Managing Director - £35K - Surrey, Link Leisure Ltd
- £35 000, Woking, Surrey
- Chair-Elect and Trustees, Sports Leaders UK
- Voluntary (expenses only paid), Unspecified
Famous names
Daniel Roche supports environmental organisation Wren's Biodiversity Action Fund
Governance
The latest news, opinion and analysis about governance and regulation for charity staff and trustees.
Latest Governance news
Research finds little evidence that public services run by third sector are better for users
28 July 2010
Third Sector Research Centre says commissioners still have doubts about the ability of voluntary organisations to run services
Charities will not lose music licensing exemption before September
27 July 2010
NCVO claims its letter to the minister influenced the decision to delay
Charity Commission orders Atlantic Bridge to 'cease its current activities immediately'
27 July 2010
Regulator says charity founded by defence secretary Liam Fox promotes policy 'closely associated' with Conservative Party
Funders should reward open trustee reviews, New Philanthropy Capital report urges
27 July 2010
Think tank says the move would 'promote transparency at the top'
- Charity Commission axes 'bold, innovative' Faith and Social Cohesion Unit
- Sex offender appointment leads to closure of website for disabled
- Complaints to the Independent Complaints Reviewer about the Charity Commission rise by a third
- Local Age Concerns to break away from Age UK
- Trust and confidence in charities stays static, Charity Commission survey shows
Governance good practice
- Daycare Trust
- Governance at the childcare charity
- Dealing with revolts by members, incorporation and payment of trustees
- Tony Kennan, chair of the MS Society, tells Andy Ricketts you have to meet the challenges head-on
- Checklist - Whistleblowing procedure
- by governance expert Rodney Buse
In Depth
How does the Royal Opera House pass the public benefit test for charities?
Femke Colborne discovers the charity's elitist image does not match the reality
Mergers: Who's the leader of the brand?
The merger of Cancerbackup and Macmillan Cancer Support has produced good results, but the former chairman of Cancerbackup has some regrets. Jenny Cornish finds out why.
The role of fundraising in service-delivery charities
The voluntary sector receives more than a third of its income from the public sector, but with swingeing spending reductions on the way, fundraising chiefs in service-delivery charities face new dilemmas. Richard Gutch reports
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 law
When should charities call in lawyers? Should charities take legal action against their public sector paymasters? And what have been the sector's biggest legal blunders? Find out in our charity law special
Public benefit
From 1 April, all registered charities will have to demonstrate that their activities are for the public benefit. But how will it work and what does it mean for charities and would-be charities?
