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Latest Finance Good Practice
Yes, it's gloomy, but patient investors need not despair
There are opportunities out there despite a volatile market, says Kate Rogers of Schroders
So do cuts to SRI mean it has come into the mainstream?
Many investment houses are cutting down their socially responsible investment teams. But this might be a good thing, says Rod Schwartz of ClearlySo
Working from home might save on more than tea bags
It's time to look at whether rent is a necessary expense, says Helen Simmons of the Diocese of London
Accountants divided over principles and pragmatism
Having principles can lead you into difficult territory on occasions and may require exercising some pragmatism, says Ray Jones of the Charity Commission
Latest Finance News
- Redundancy on the agenda at West Berkshire Mencap
- Seventy-two partnerships will share £30m from Transforming Local Infrastructure
- Government gives £10m to youth groups
- Winners and losers hear results of bids for Transforming Local Infrastructure funds
- Defra announces £800m funding plan for Canal and River Trust
- Challenge Network to get £7m this year for National Citizen Service
- Social Investment Business to launch £10m pilot funds
- Acevo membership has fallen, according to annual report
- RNLI efficiency programme has led to 41 redundancies
Charities and cuts
How charities are affected by funding cuts and the recession.
Charity Financial Profiles
The Numbers: The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 The figures behind the charity which built the Albert Hall and now provides fellowships in areas including science, engineering and industrial design
The Numbers: The Royal Society for Public Health The figures behind the charity that supports public health
The Numbers: The Field Studies Council The figures behind the charity that promotes understanding of the environment
The Numbers: Shrewsbury School The school provides education for children aged 13 to 18
The Numbers: The London Playing Fields Society The figures behind the charity that provides, protects and promotes playing fields in Greater London
Latest Finance Comment
Debra Allcock Tyler: Did playing Superman lead us astray?
Chasing money in the years of plenty caused some charities to forget what they are really about, says our columnist
Craig Dearden-Phillips: austerity will bite even harder in 2012
The difficult decisions ahead will require a changing of the guard in the sector, says our columnist
Editorial: An environment changed completely
Results of Third Sector's latest State of the Sector survey reveal a sector that is struggling to cope in a changed landscape
Debra Allcock Tyler: Government is sending us the way the banks went
It is wrong to encourage charities to build up debt, says our columnist
Charity Finance Skills Zone
Expert advice and tips in specialist areas
Additional Information
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- Head of Major Giving Breakthrough Breast Cancer £43,000-£53,000, Central London - Holborn
- Corporate Fundraising Support Officer Myton Hospices £18,000, Warwick
- Challenge Events Co-ordinator Myton Hospices £23,000, Warwick
- PR Manager Cancer Research UK £35,000 - £38,000 pa inclusive, London - Angel Head Office - Islington
Most read
- Lloyds Banking Group drops charity credit card scheme
- Seventy-two partnerships will share £30m from Transforming Local Infrastructure
- Social Investment Business announces winners of Social Action Fund grants
- Welfare-to-work charities move closer to merger
- Hurd accuses Suffolk County Council of 'extremely bad commissioning'
- Private sector company on shortlist to run lottery programme
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Career Change Programme
- Date: Wed 25 Jan 2012 - Wed 22 Feb 2012
- Venue: Institute of Fundraising Offices, London, SW8 1UD
Externalisation: Public sector to social enterprise
- Date: Wed 8 Feb 2012 - Wed 8 Feb 2012
- Venue: iSE, Avoca Court, 23 Moseley Road, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0HJ
Introduction to The Raiser's Edge
- Date: Thu 9 Feb 2012 - Thu 9 Feb 2012
- Venue: The Hub, Kings Cross, 34B York Way, London, N1 9AB
