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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
- Trafford Council plans to run two libraries entirely with volunteers
- Newcastle City Council considers by-law to restrict street fundraisers
- Asda has 'no plans' to extend Health Lottery ticket sales to all stores
- Redundancy on the agenda at West Berkshire Mencap
- David Miliband and Acevo taskforce to unveil report on youth unemployment
- North Somerset Council to consider new restrictions on charity shops
- Seventy-two partnerships will share £30m from Transforming Local Infrastructure
- PFRA role could change if members wish, says new chair
- Government gives £10m to youth groups
- Welfare-to-work charities move closer to merger
- Winners and losers hear results of bids for Transforming Local Infrastructure funds
- Hurd accuses Suffolk County Council of 'extremely bad commissioning'
- All departments must include Compact in their plans, says Cameron
- Government criticised for failing to follow Compact
- Defra announces £800m funding plan for Canal and River Trust
- Social Investment Business announces winners of Social Action Fund grants
- Social value bill passes second reading in the Lords
- IoF launches new website
- Private sector company on shortlist to run lottery programme
- Draft accounting regulations released for consultation
Latest News Analysis
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
Analysis: The rise and rise of contracts
Grant funding of charities by local councils and public bodies is giving way to contracts: why is this happening, and will grants disappear for good? David Ainsworth investigates
Analysis: Charities frustrated as volunteers are put on work schemes
Should jobseekers who volunteer for charities be told to work elsewhere for free? Kaye Wiggins reports
Columnists & Comment
Editorial: Work Programme woes
The sector's involvement in the government programme is starting to look like a car crash, writes Stephen Cook
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
Editorial: The regulator's untidy register
It could be time to flag up long-defaulted charities on the commission's register, says Stephen Cook
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Communications RSS
- IoF launches new website
- Red Cross received most press and broadcast coverage in 2011
- Uncertainty over postage costs hampers direct mail campaigns, agency warns
- Variety Club changes name to Variety, the Children's Charity
- National media briefing: Alzheimer's Research UK, One25, Age UK and Calm
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Finance RSS
- Malcolm Hayday to step down from Charity Bank
- 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
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Fundraising RSS
- Newcastle City Council considers by-law to restrict street fundraisers
- Asda has 'no plans' to extend Health Lottery ticket sales to all stores
- North Somerset Council to consider new restrictions on charity shops
- PFRA role could change if members wish, says new chair
- Lloyds Banking Group drops charity credit card scheme
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Governance RSS
- Equality charity chair hits back over 'shoddy' investigation
- PFRA role could change if members wish, says new chair
- Charity Commission examines alleged misuse of funds at equality charity
- Adoption charities announce merger
- Governance and transparency concerns dominate complaints to Northern Irish commission
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Infrastructure RSS
- Seventy-two partnerships will share £30m from Transforming Local Infrastructure
- Hurd accuses Suffolk County Council of 'extremely bad commissioning'
- Number of social enterprises could be half government estimate, says Findlay
- Work Programme targets put disproportionate pressure on subcontractors, says NAO report
- NCVO asks members to donate to the Charity Employees Benevolent Fund
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Management RSS
- Malcolm Hayday to step down from Charity Bank
- Trafford Council plans to run two libraries entirely with volunteers
- Welfare-to-work charities move closer to merger
- Hurd accuses Suffolk County Council of 'extremely bad commissioning'
- All departments must include Compact in their plans, says Cameron
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Policy and Politics RSS
- David Miliband highlights voluntary sector's role in tackling youth unemployment
- Work Programme performance is in line with expectations, says ERSA
- Redundancy on the agenda at West Berkshire Mencap
- David Miliband and Acevo taskforce to unveil report on youth unemployment
- Seventy-two partnerships will share £30m from Transforming Local Infrastructure
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Social Enterprise RSS
- Social Investment Business announces winners of Social Action Fund grants
- Social Investment Business to launch £10m pilot funds
- Social finance sector needs 'fundraisers', says Big Society Capital boss
- NCVO urges improved tax incentives for social investment
- Number of social enterprises could be half government estimate, says Findlay
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Volunteering RSS
- Trafford Council plans to run two libraries entirely with volunteers
- Social Investment Business announces winners of Social Action Fund grants
- Projects Abroad considers legal action over International Citizen Service expansion
- Eric Pickles to intervene in Nottinghamshire voluntary sector cuts
- Beatbullying project granted £1.3m from Social Action Fund
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Challenge Events Co-ordinator Myton Hospices £23,000, Warwick
- Corporate Fundraising Support Officer Myton Hospices £18,000, Warwick
- Application Support Analyst The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Circa £25k, Regent's Park, London
- PR Manager Cancer Research UK £35,000 - £38,000 pa inclusive, London - Angel Head Office - Islington
- Senior Press Officer Cancer Research UK Circa £30,000 pa inclusive, London - Angel Head Office - Islington
Most read
- Seventy-two partnerships will share £30m from Transforming Local Infrastructure
- Welfare-to-work charities move closer to merger
- Social Investment Business announces winners of Social Action Fund grants
- Hurd accuses Suffolk County Council of 'extremely bad commissioning'
- Private sector company on shortlist to run lottery programme
- Winners and losers hear results of bids for Transforming Local Infrastructure funds
Most commented
Events
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
