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The Information New research body aims to improve ‘piecemeal’ data about charities

The National Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Data and Insights Observatory will be funded and hosted by Nottingham Trent University

1	Regulator opens online system for annual returns after technical issue

2	The Information Charity leaders caught up in ‘constant firefighting’, think tank warns

3	Put people, not processes, at the heart of volunteering, charities urged

4	Charities creating ‘unrealistic expectations’ by taking on cut-price council contracts, think tank warns

5	‘Step change’ needed in funding for social justice charities, report finds

6	Charities ‘scarred’ by experience of applying for institutional funding

7	Charities call for dialogue after controversial audit proposals do not appear in Queen’s Speech

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St Mungo’s chief executive dies aged 57

Criminal justice charity appoints chief executive

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Tickets available for Third Sector’s 2022 fundraising conference Passes for the two-day virtual event start at just £15 per person for people working for small charities

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The Information How BSL Act Now! drove the British Sign Language Bill through parliament

Their message is simple: Give legal status to British Sign Language. Rebecca Cooney reports on the collaborative campaign to bring about a bill 19 years in the making.

Donor Pulse Spring Edition 2022

Insights and answers to help charities with their fundraising strategy and campaigns, including balancing ongoing concerns about Covid and the cost of living

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