Best of the blogs: praise from an Aussie, chuggers, VAT compensation, Norman Tebbit on the big society, and Gift Aid

Third Sector, 15 July 2010

Your round-up of charity-related debate online this week

Aussie Jonathon Grapsas praises British charities.

John Burton says chuggers should be outlawed.

Labour MP Ian Lucas says charities should be compensated for the VAT rise.

Norman Tebbit is sceptical about the coalition’s plans for a big society.

Ian Cowie marvels at the increase in Gift Aid.

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
Head of Volunteering Macmillan Cancer Support £60,000 - £65,000 pa + benefits, 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-£47,000 + 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