Analysis: Funding that will change the face of local infrastructure

7 February 2012

Kaye Wiggins canvasses opinion on the distribution of Transforming Local Infrastructure funds

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Citizens Advice report finds evidence of bullying and harassment

Complaints about Cylch Conwy District CAB by former volunteer Gillian Brocklehurst will be independently investigated

Transforming Local Infrastructure 'could entrench inequality'

£30m fund risks sidelining BME communities, says Vandna Gohil, director of Voice4Change England

Healthcare community interest company to be challenged in High Court

Transfer of more than 3,000 staff to Gloucestershire Care Services is unlawful, claims Michael Lloyd of Stroud

Defra promises up to £125m to protect British Waterways pensions

But it warns that when the body becomes a charity in June, pension arrangements will change for new staff

Lily Carter joins the Children's Society

Plus Catherine Murray-Howard, Jayne Manley, Dr Julian Thompson, Andy Wasley and Nick Perks

Analysis: Blowing the whistle

What happened when one woman went to the Charity Commission with information about the charity she worked for? Kaye Wiggins reports

Analysis: Charities make the most of business rate relief

The practice of charities occupying empty premises so landlords can benefit from business rate relief has come under scrutiny from the sector, councils and lawyers. David Ainsworth reports

Interview: Sarah Wootton

The chief executive of Dignity in Dying talks to Nicola Merrifield about how having opponents can help to secure coverage

Case Study: Mind and Rethink Mental Illness

The mental health charities have teamed up to run the Time to Change campaign, aimed at ending stigma about mental health in England

The first move in mergers should be communication

Rumours about mergers can cause uncertainty among staff so it's best to get a communications plan in place first, says Valerie Morton

Board Talk: When chief executive and chair are at loggerheads

Penelope Gibbs and Alec Sandison discuss handling conflict in charity boardrooms

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Billed as the sector's best hope for winning government contracts, the Work Programme continues to attract criticism.

"At first sight Charity Business had an impressive client base, but we now understand that this was not necessarily completely as portrayed."

Peter Gotham, Third Sector finance columnist

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