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Good practice, case studies, expert advice and tips for charity and voluntary sector chairs and trustees, including changes to the Charity Commission and charity law, legal forms and regulation & regulatory action.
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Latest Charity Law
Sport and charitable status
Guidance on how charity law applies to sports clubs is long overdue, lawyers argue
Rise of the internal review
Jo Coleman, partner at IBB Solicitors, says many charities believe an internal review of a Charity Commission decision offers a quicker resolution than appealing to the charity tribunal
Peter Stanford: We need charity laws that look after large and small
Lord Hodgson's Charities Act review went some way to addressing the challenge of legislating for different sized charities, says our columnist
The long wait for CIO status
CIO legislation is set to go before parliament in autumn - but will it meet expectations?
Peter Stanford
Peter Stanford: Six puzzling appointments suggest something is afoot
The choice of the new Charity Commission members send an important signal to everyone working in charity governance, says our columnist
- Peter Stanford: Falling from grace should not rule you out as a trustee
- Peter Stanford: Shawcross's ordeal brings back my own memories
- Peter Stanford: 'Loose and baggy' defines the sector perfectly
- Peter Stanford: Religious charities will pay the price of discrimination
- Peter Stanford: Chairs and chiefs can get on famously - can't they?
- Peter Stanford: No one wins if an ex-leader becomes a backseat driver
- Peter Stanford: Trustee pay threatens the values that define charities
- Peter Stanford: I want neatness in delivery, not necessarily in structure
- Peter Stanford: Fining charities for the late filing of returns won't help
- Peter Stanford: The terrible risk of sending workers to conflict zones
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Head of People The Scout Association Competitive, Chingford, East London
- Senior Campaigns Officer UKHCA Circa £34,000, South West London
- Chief Executive STEPS Dependent upon experience, Cheshire
- Senior Development Manager Welsh National Opera (WNO) £26,034 - £28,927 per annum, Cardiff
- Chief Executive Southampton Solent Students' Union Salary range £37,894 - £42,652 per annum plus attractive benefits, Southampton
Most read
- Charity that owed more than £350k to HMRC closes
- Data on charities' income and spending to be made public from March 2014
- HM Prison Peterborough social impact bond has led to a fall in reconvictions, official figures show
- Local authorities should be able to 'de-commission charities at will', says council deputy
- Government appoints first social value ambassador
- Mental health charity leaves Mind network to avoid being 'pigeonholed'
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Events
Getting Ahead in the Charity Cloud - Cloud Strategy Charity Roundtable
- Date: Wed 19 Jun 2013 - Wed 19 Jun 2013
- Venue: Hyatt Regency London, The Churchill Hotel, 30 Portman Square, London, W1H 7BH
Third Sector’s Integrated Digital Fundraising Conference 2013
- Date: Wed 19 Jun 2013 - Wed 19 Jun 2013
Beginners' Legacy Management
- Date: Thu 20 Jun 2013 - Fri 21 Jun 2013
- Venue: Central London
Third Sector Insight
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Predicting Future Donor Behaviour to Maximise Funds (Document)
The majority of traditional charity donors are ...
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A Digital Face-to-Face Revolution (Document)
Face-to-face fundraising is without doubt the m...
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UK Corporate Citizenship In The 21st Century (Document)
This expert report asks 'What role should ...















