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Latest Charity & Voluntary Sector News
- Nesta unveils online directory of UK crowdfunding platforms
- CVS application for judicial review of contract decision is rejected
- The Co-operative Group and British Gas are among the big winners at the Business Charity Awards
- Government contracts should enable sector organisations to improve employment conditions, report says
- NSPCC agrees deal to cover £63m of its pensions liabilities
- DWP ordered to name charities and companies providing 'workfare' placements
- WRVS changes name to Royal Voluntary Service
- Care2Save pledges to raise £1.7m for good causes
- Parking website that helps churches rent out spaces now has more than 100 clients
- Camelot chief wants to raise awareness of Lottery's good causes
- Local fundraising training scheme for volunteers offered to other CVSs
- National Lottery ticket sales reach all-time high of nearly £7bn in 2012/13
- BBC apologises to Help for Heroes over 'misleading' Newsnight report
- CSV launches volunteer placement scheme to help smaller charities in London measure impact
- Leadership and skills review calls for graduate training scheme for the voluntary sector
- Government figures indicate that local authorities' funding for charities 'increased by £1bn in four years'
- Youth homelessness charities the Albert Kennedy Trust and Outpost Housing merge
- Public Safety Charitable Trust loses High Court case over underpaid business rates
- Statutory funding for charities 'will fall by £1.7bn between 2010/11 and 2017/18'
- Funds allocated to help the sector compete for offender rehabilitation work
Latest News Analysis
Analysis: Charity lotteries - high stakes in the game of chance
The Health Lottery has set the cat among the pigeons, challenging the National Lottery and putting the rules for charity lotteries up for debate. Jenna Pudelek reports
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Analysis: The fortunes of volunteer centres vary from place to place
But Kirsty Palmer from Kensington & Chelsea and Heather Allen of Hemel Hempstead are both disappointed not to receive central government funding
Analysis: Watchdog under scrutiny after the Cup Trust scandal
Sir Stuart Etherington's criticism of the Charity Commission is endorsed by some, but not all
Columnists & Comment
Editorial: It's time to start the consultation on charity lotteries
Rules designed to protect the National Lottery need to be re-examined in the light of the impact made by the Health Lottery, writes Stephen Cook
Cathy Pharoah: Giving circles show that charity can be very much a social activity
There should be a collective drive to raise the profile of giving as a normal part of why people get together, writes our columnist
Bashing the Charity Commission won't prevent other Cup Trusts
The lawyer Ted Powell asks whether the fingers of blame are pointing in the right direction
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Communications RSS
- Nesta unveils online directory of UK crowdfunding platforms
- The Co-operative Group and British Gas are among the big winners at the Business Charity Awards
- WRVS changes name to Royal Voluntary Service
- BBC apologises to Help for Heroes over 'misleading' Newsnight report
- Chief executives invited to vote online for Britain's Most Admired Charities
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Finance RSS
- Regulators to launch consultation on new Sorp in July
- NSPCC agrees deal to cover £63m of its pensions liabilities
- Public Safety Charitable Trust loses High Court case over underpaid business rates
- Government figures indicate that local authorities' funding for charities 'increased by £1bn in four years'
- Statutory funding for charities 'will fall by £1.7bn between 2010/11 and 2017/18'
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Fundraising RSS
- Eight government departments below national average for payroll giving uptake
- Nesta unveils online directory of UK crowdfunding platforms
- Care2Save pledges to raise £1.7m for good causes
- Parking website that helps churches rent out spaces now has more than 100 clients
- Camelot chief wants to raise awareness of Lottery's good causes
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Governance RSS
- Second charity involved in business rates dispute
- Regulators to launch consultation on new Sorp in July
- CVS application for judicial review of contract decision is rejected
- Law firm appeals to tribunal against Charity Commission order
- Crimestoppers opens new charity fraud line
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Infrastructure RSS
- CVS application for judicial review of contract decision is rejected
- Local fundraising training scheme for volunteers offered to other CVSs
- Cabinet Office 'nudge unit' to adopt a joint venture business model
- Volunteer centres must move with the times, says NCVO executive
- Voluntary Action Westminster chief executive steps down after restructure
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Management RSS
- Eight government departments below national average for payroll giving uptake
- Second charity involved in business rates dispute
- CVS application for judicial review of contract decision is rejected
- BBC apologises to Help for Heroes over 'misleading' Newsnight report
- Leadership and skills review calls for graduate training scheme for the voluntary sector
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Policy and Politics RSS
- Eight government departments below national average for payroll giving uptake
- Regulators to launch consultation on new Sorp in July
- Specialist subcontractors involved in Work Programme 'need more protection'
- Government contracts should enable sector organisations to improve employment conditions, report says
- DWP ordered to name charities and companies providing 'workfare' placements
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Social Enterprise RSS
- Spin-outs with only 25 per cent staff ownership 'should not be called mutuals'
- Sell shares in your trading arms, says Social Stock Exchange chief
- Third Sector Excellence Awards now open for entries
- 'Hopeless commissioning' stops charities providing NHS services, says minister
- Only 60 per cent of voluntary sector providers 'intend to stay in the Work Programme'
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Volunteering RSS
- Local fundraising training scheme for volunteers offered to other CVSs
- CSV launches volunteer placement scheme to help smaller charities in London measure impact
- Unite calls for an end to unpaid internships in charities
- Half of volunteer centres in England lost more than a quarter of their income last year
- WRVS to drop the 'W' from its name, according to report
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Business Development Manager Richmond Fellowship Up to £38K (depending upon experience), Islington, London
- New Business Manager - maternity cover West Kent Housing Association £40,425 per annum pro rata, Sevenoaks, Kent
- Business Director The Kenelm Youth Trust - Archdiocese of Birmingham £32,000 to £38,000, Alton, Staffordshire
- Fundraising Assistant - Product Management NSPCC £18,800 - £20,800 per annum, Weston House, London EC2A
- Office Manager - 2 month contract post Calm £23-26K pro rata, 2 month contract, Southwark, London
Most read
- Leadership and skills review calls for graduate training scheme for the voluntary sector
- The Co-operative Group and British Gas are among the big winners at the Business Charity Awards
- Unite calls for an end to unpaid internships in charities
- Statutory funding for charities 'will fall by £1.7bn between 2010/11 and 2017/18'
- Public Safety Charitable Trust loses High Court case over underpaid business rates
- CSV launches volunteer placement scheme to help smaller charities in London measure impact
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Events
Corporate Partnerships and Fundraising Conference
- Date: Wed 22 May 2013 - Wed 22 May 2013
Institute of Fundraising North East group meeting
- Date: Wed 22 May 2013 - Wed 22 May 2013
- Venue: As You Like It Bar, Archbold Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1DB
Conducting effective member research to drive membership value and growth
- Date: Thu 23 May 2013 - Thu 23 May 2013
- Venue: National Liberal Club, London
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