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Latest voluntary sector news covering charity finance, fundraising, governance & trustees, management, communications & campaigning, charity law & regulation and social enterprise.
Latest Charity & Voluntary Sector News
- Applications invited to run parts of National Citizen Service in 2013 and 2014
- Gift Aid scheme for small donations 'too bureaucratic', says Institute of Fundraising
- More than 500 complaints about charity data protection issues since 2007
- Court will decide in July whether to grant a judicial review of the Health Lottery
- Plans to cut red tape for charitable companies
- Survey indicates half of people believe sector does not get enough recognition in honours
- Twenty-eight codes will become one, says Institute of Fundraising
- Petition backing Scope's role in Bromley clothing banks gains 1,000 names
- Saleh Saeed appointed next chief executive of Disasters Emergency Committee
- Academic urges government to shelve tax relief cap
- Camelot announces record National Lottery sum for good causes
- Volunteers can have single 'portable' criminal records check under new law
- Investment and Contract Readiness Fund opens for grant applications
- Charity leaders call for fairness panel to scrutinise government spending decisions
- New charities are more likely to provide services than existing ones, Charity Commission finds
- Valldata buys 'in memoriam' fundraising website service Our Lasting Tribute
- Civil Service Benevolent Fund changes name to the Charity for Civil Servants
- Removal of VAT relief on listed buildings is a 'tax on community initiative', Heritage Alliance says
- Proposed accounting rules are contrary to charity law, conference told
- Nominet Trust seeks four charities for digital start-up programme
Latest News Analysis
Analysis: criminal damage
Charities that work with offenders rely on public funding more than those in other cause areas and have been disproportionately affected by the cuts. Chloe Stothart and Stephen Cook report
Analysis: funding the National Citizen Service
The government is planning to plough £200m into the National Citizen Service. Andy Hillier looks at whether the evaluation of last year's pilot schemes indicates that this will be money well spent
Analysis: the Canal and River Trust casts off from the moorings of state
After three years of planning, British Waterways is to leave government control and become a charity. David Ainsworth reports on progress and interviews its chief executive, Robin Evans
Columnists & Comment
Mike Carter: Charities need to be better prepared for the EU Privacy Directive
The 'cookie law' will be enforced later this month, but is the sector ready? The founder of Ixis discusses the impact of the directive and how websites run by not-for profit organisations are interpreting the rules
Debra Allcock Tyler: Accentuate the positive
It's possible for charities to get locked into despondency, says our columnist, but they should get the tough times into perspective
Editorial: strong proposals from NCVO legal group
Its submission to the Hodgson review of the Charities Act 2006 contains some sound, if controversial recommendations, says Stephen Cook
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Communications RSS
- Survey indicates half of people believe sector does not get enough recognition in honours
- Civil Service Benevolent Fund changes name to the Charity for Civil Servants
- Greenpeace advert condoned anti-social behaviour, says Advertising Standards Authority
- Last chance to enter this year's Third Sector Excellence Awards
- Big corporates to niche companies: Business Charity Awards are announced
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Finance RSS
- Sector needs to demonstrate effects of cuts more quickly, says report
- Applications invited to run parts of National Citizen Service in 2013 and 2014
- Gift Aid scheme for small donations 'too bureaucratic', says Institute of Fundraising
- Plans to cut red tape for charitable companies
- Academic urges government to shelve tax relief cap
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Fundraising RSS
- High Court closes companies involved in charity bag collection scam
- Gift Aid scheme for small donations 'too bureaucratic', says Institute of Fundraising
- Court will decide in July whether to grant a judicial review of the Health Lottery
- Twenty-eight codes will become one, says Institute of Fundraising
- Petition backing Scope's role in Bromley clothing banks gains 1,000 names
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Governance RSS
- High Court closes companies involved in charity bag collection scam
- Charity Commission scheme for school merger created 'unnecessary risks', says charity tribunal
- More than 500 complaints about charity data protection issues since 2007
- Plans to cut red tape for charitable companies
- New charities are more likely to provide services than existing ones, Charity Commission finds
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Infrastructure RSS
- Big corporates to niche companies: Business Charity Awards are announced
- Navca rejects Cabinet Office procurement pledge as too focused on big business
- A quarter of children's charities could close due to funding cuts, says NCB
- New charity launched to bring the net to more people
- Mixed response for Big Lottery Fund's new strategic framework
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Management RSS
- Charity Commission scheme for school merger created 'unnecessary risks', says charity tribunal
- Saleh Saeed appointed next chief executive of Disasters Emergency Committee
- Groundwork South West goes into administration with the loss of 130 staff
- Seven new jobs created in Institute of Fundraising restructure
- Prince Charles's complementary medicine charity has been dissolved
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Policy and Politics RSS
- Sector needs to demonstrate effects of cuts more quickly, says report
- Applications invited to run parts of National Citizen Service in 2013 and 2014
- Gift Aid scheme for small donations 'too bureaucratic', says Institute of Fundraising
- Petition backing Scope's role in Bromley clothing banks gains 1,000 names
- Academic urges government to shelve tax relief cap
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Social Enterprise RSS
- Grants and training offered for social entrepreneurs
- Investment and Contract Readiness Fund opens for grant applications
- Big corporates to niche companies: Business Charity Awards are announced
- Social investment will be hit by government's cap on tax reliefs, says NCVO
- Big Society Capital likely to invest up to £50m in first year
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Volunteering RSS
- Applications invited to run parts of National Citizen Service in 2013 and 2014
- Survey indicates half of people believe sector does not get enough recognition in honours
- Volunteers can have single 'portable' criminal records check under new law
- Bad volunteers are like a cancer, says Scout Association director
- Evaluation of National Citizen Service proposes improvements to last year's pilot projects
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Development Officer Barking & Dagenham CVS £29,604, London
- Head of High Value Events Save the Children £38,000 - £43,000 + pension, Farringdon
- Director The Marr-Munning Trust £47,500 per annum FTE salary (£38,000 pro rata) plus pension contribution, London
- Membership Payments Officer Royal Pharmaceutical Society 25,000 pro rata, Based at the Society's HQ in London. The offices are in close proximity to Vauxhall and Waterloo.
- Head of Volunteering Development Save the Children £45,000-£50,000 + pension, Farringdon
- Fundraising Manager (Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset) The Air Ambulance Service £25,000-£30,000 p/a, plus benefits, Home Based, South West England to cover Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset
- Press Officer - Asia Pacific Amnesty International Secretariat £41,124 per annum, London
- Fundraising Director National Trust c. £80k + excellent benefits, Heelis, Swindon
- Appeals Director Downside Fisher Youth Club (The Downside Settlement) £37, 848 - £40,555 (Inclusive of London Weighting), Southwark, London
- Head of Organisation Development British Red Cross £52,500 pa (incl. LW), UK Office, Moorfields, London (likely)
Most read
- Volunteers can have single 'portable' criminal records check under new law
- Investment and Contract Readiness Fund opens for grant applications
- Nominet Trust seeks four charities for digital start-up programme
- Proposed accounting rules are contrary to charity law, conference told
- Removal of VAT relief on listed buildings is a 'tax on community initiative', Heritage Alliance says
- Petition backing Scope's role in Bromley clothing banks gains 1,000 names
Most commented
Events
Small Charities Marketing Summit
- Date: Fri 25 May 2012 - Fri 25 May 2012
- Venue: Manchester
Mutuals: Economic Growth Through Employee Ownership and Joint Ventures
- Date: Tue 29 May 2012 - Tue 29 May 2012
- Venue: Central London
Mission Critical: Crafting Your Communications Strategy Workshop
- Date: Wed 30 May 2012 - Wed 30 May 2012
- Venue: St Albans Centre, Leigh Place, Baldwins Gardens, Holborn, London, EC1N 7AB.
