NCVO partners with the rural support charity Acre
The strategic alliance will give members of Acre free access to the benefits of NCVO membership
Grant-makers accused of bias against ethnic minority-led charities
A report by the Grant Givers' Movement says a lack of diversity at trusts and foundations affects the fundraising efforts of charities run by people from minority backgrounds
Some alternative medicine charities could be deregistered after commission review
After a consultation, it says it will consider the range of sources available to demonstrate public benefit, not just medical evidence that a treatment is effective
The Big Hire: Danny Sriskandarajah, Oxfam GB
The international aid charity hopes its new chief executive will help put a difficult year behind it
More than a decade for Cash Converters link-up
Golf and cycling have helped the partnership with Dreams Come True remain strong
Ministers appoint three new Charity Commission board members
And the regulator has amended its governance rules so that the chief executive can join the board
We do not have gagging clauses in contracts, says Theresa May
Responding to a letter from the NCVO's Sir Stuart Etherington, the Prime Minister says the wording of contracts will be reviewed to ensure they don't prevent charities from criticising the government
Rita Akushie appointed chief financial officer of Cancer Research UK
She joins from Sovereign Housing Association and will replace Nigel Armitt
Beefeaters among staff being balloted for strike action at Historic Royal Palaces
The charity plans changes to the pension scheme that the GMB union calls 'a pay cut for the rest of their lives'
Civil society under 'serious attack' in majority of countries, says report
People Power Under Attack by the global alliance Civicus says repression of peaceful civic activism is a 'widespread crisis for civil society in all parts of the world'