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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
- National media briefing: Cancer Research UK, Action on Hearing Loss, Barnardo's, and father accused of defrauding charity set up to help his own son
- Burnley bans street fundraising on five days of the week
- New Work Programme figures fuel our concerns, argues NCVO
- Youth employment scheme open for applications from charities and companies
- Institute of Fundraising calls for reforms to boost payroll giving
- Lifeline staff call off planned strike action
- Co-operative Group partnership with Mencap raised record-breaking £7m
- Cadbury Wishes packaging 'not complying with charity law', says lawyer
- Ex-offenders charities Stepping Stones Trust and Langley House Trust merge
- Charities withdraw from the government's work experience scheme over docked benefits
- Poverty charities for restricted groups fulfil public benefit, charity tribunal rules
- Awema sacks chief executive and finance director following government investigation
- Charities vow to continue street fundraising after Gift Fundraising goes into administration
- Gift Fundraising goes into voluntary administration
- Health Lottery 'costs good causes and government £20m a year'
- Investigative journalism should be a charitable purpose, say peers
- Volunteers should be involved in drafting charities' values statements, says report
- Birmingham education charity BXL Services closes with 26 job losses
- First 20 charities in Northern Ireland to register in spring 2013
- Governance of Royal Zoological Society of Scotland criticised by regulator
Latest News Analysis
Easing the insurance burden on volunteers
The Big Society Deregulation Taskforce, led by Lord Hodgson, looked at the red tape that volunteers encounter. Mathew Little reports
Analysis: Can Pennies change the future of giving through shopping?
Sophie Hudson looks at how top-up donation schemes are faring
Analysis: Cause-related marketing - A stated amount - and a fair share
Charities that strike deals to have their logos on consumer goods hope to be rewarded with a cut of sales and publicity. But are the arrangements always fair and legal? Sophie Hudson reports
Columnists & Comment
We need to keep impact measurement simple
Knowing which of the methodologies to use is the first hurdle, says Cath Lee of the Small Charities Coalition in an online commentary
Editorial: Crucial choice of an heir to Leather
A timely and politically neutral appointment is needed at the Charity Commission, writes Stephen Cook
Kevin Curley: Nottinghamshire cuts devastate the sector and make ministers look foolish
Our new columnist says guidance for councils on sector funding cuts is worth little if the government does not enforce it
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Communications RSS
- National media briefing: Cancer Research UK, Action on Hearing Loss, Barnardo's, and father accused of defrauding charity set up to help his own son
- Investigative journalism should be a charitable purpose, say peers
- Business Charity Awards close for entries today
- Government is undecided on abolition of edited electoral register
- Innovation in Giving Fund makes nearly £1.5m of awards
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Finance RSS
- Charity Business files held in storage in Gloucester
- Youth employment scheme open for applications from charities and companies
- Health Lottery 'costs good causes and government £20m a year'
- Investing for Good plans to launch large bond programmes this year
- Arts organisations could receive £200m more lottery funding, says Ed Vaizey
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Fundraising RSS
- JustGiving begins In Memory initiative
- Burnley bans street fundraising on five days of the week
- Institute of Fundraising calls for reforms to boost payroll giving
- Co-operative Group partnership with Mencap raised record-breaking £7m
- Cadbury Wishes packaging 'not complying with charity law', says lawyer
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Governance RSS
- Margaret Hodge urges DWP to suspend A4e Work Programme contracts
- Burnley bans street fundraising on five days of the week
- Poverty charities for restricted groups fulfil public benefit, charity tribunal rules
- Awema sacks chief executive and finance director following government investigation
- Investigative journalism should be a charitable purpose, say peers
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Infrastructure RSS
- Yorkshire infrastructure organisations to share a chief executive
- Challenge over Gloucestershire care services 'shows social enterprise is misunderstood'
- Cambridge House offers book-keeping services to former Charity Business clients
- Healthcare community interest company to be challenged in High Court
- Transforming Local Infrastructure 'could entrench inequality'
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Management RSS
- Charity Business files held in storage in Gloucester
- NCVO and Cass to host events to help women on to boards
- Lifeline staff call off planned strike action
- Co-operative Group partnership with Mencap raised record-breaking £7m
- Ex-offenders charities Stepping Stones Trust and Langley House Trust merge
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Policy and Politics RSS
- Margaret Hodge urges DWP to suspend A4e Work Programme contracts
- New Work Programme figures fuel our concerns, argues NCVO
- Youth employment scheme open for applications from charities and companies
- Institute of Fundraising calls for reforms to boost payroll giving
- Charities withdraw from the government's work experience scheme over docked benefits
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Social Enterprise RSS
- Investing for Good plans to launch large bond programmes this year
- Online social investment tool published by NCVO and CAF Venturesome
- Challenge over Gloucestershire care services 'shows social enterprise is misunderstood'
- Gloucestershire PCT reconsiders transfer of NHS services to social enterprise
- Most charities seek social investment of less than £250,000
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Volunteering RSS
- Charities withdraw from the government's work experience scheme over docked benefits
- Volunteers should be involved in drafting charities' values statements, says report
- Criminal records checks on volunteers double in six years, campaign group says
- Innovation in Giving Fund makes nearly £1.5m of awards
- National Citizen Service might cost £110m in 2014, says Cabinet Office
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Chief Executive Richmond Fellowship Competitive, Islington, London
- Supporter Services Assistant Blind Veterans UK £12,625 pa, London, W1
- Senior Direct Marketing Officer (Acquisition) Blind Veterans UK £34,000 pa, London, W1
- Senior Database Officer Blind Veterans UK £34,000 p a, London, W1
- Part-Time Senior Interim/Change Manager The Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling £55-60,000 pro rata, London
- Head of Media - 12 Month Maternity Contract Breast Cancer Campaign £44,787 plus benefits, Central London
- Media Officer Gingerbread £32,413, Kentish Town, Camden
- International Assistant Director of Fundraising, Individual Giving The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) Competitive salary and benefits, London (with international travel)
- International Assistant Director of Fundraising, Partnership Giving & Fundraising Resources The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) Competitive salary and benefits, London (with international travel)
- Director of Fundraising & Communications The Fire Fighters Charity Circa £65,000 plus car allowance, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Most read
- Gift Fundraising goes into voluntary administration
- Business Charity Awards close for entries today
- Investigative journalism should be a charitable purpose, say peers
- Criminal records checks on volunteers double in six years, campaign group says
- Health Lottery 'costs good causes and government £20m a year'
- Charities vow to continue street fundraising after Gift Fundraising goes into administration
Most commented
Events
Career Change Programme
- Date: Wed 25 Jan 2012 - Wed 22 Feb 2012
- Venue: Institute of Fundraising Offices, London, SW8 1UD
Designing and Running a Successful Fundraising Event
- Date: Tue 21 Feb 2012 - Wed 22 Feb 2012
- Venue: Resource for London, Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA
Event Fundraising: Strategy and Planning
- Date: Fri 24 Feb 2012 - Fri 24 Feb 2012
- Venue: Institute of Fundraising Offices, London, SW8 1UD
