Comment & columnists

Comment from Third Sector writers, columnists and experts including Stephen Cook, Peter Stanford, Stephen Pidgeon and Martin Edwards.

Cathy Pharoah: We need a rational public debate about cost-effective donation

7 February 2012

The transaction costs charities incur on all methods of fundraising is the elephant in the room and needs to be addressed, says our columnist

A recent survey found that charities feel anger and injustice about the fees they have to pay the Newspaper Licensing Agency, says Stephen Cook

The difficult decisions ahead will require a changing of the guard in the sector, says our columnist

Chasing money in the years of plenty caused some charities to forget what they are really about, says our columnist

The Panel on the Independence of the Voluntary Sector should beware of tired arguments and widen its terms of reference, says our columnist

Spending cuts may reduce the sector's ability to alleviate suffering, but do not reduce its power to draw attention to it, says our columnist

Charities make mistakes but it rests on the shoulders of trustees to ensure that the slip-ups are few and far between, says our columnist

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