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Good practice, case studies, expert advice and tips for charity and voluntary sector managers, including human resources, employment law, pay & conditions, mergers & partnerships, CRB vetting and The Compact.
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Latest Management Good Practice
Peter Cardy: The perils of moving into an open-plan office
Sector veteran Peter Cardy offers answers to your workplace dilemmas.
Peter Cardy: How can we cope with a tinkering chair?
Sector veteran Peter Cardy offers answers to your workplace dilemmas
Peter Cardy: Collaboration is hard and rarely works
Sector veteran Peter Cardy offers answers to your workplace dilemmas
Craig Dearden-Phillips: Charity governance is broken - and here's how to fix it
The independent leadership adviser says we have to admit there are problems, then change our ways, including allowing charities to pay trustees
'You don't get much thanks - just abuse'
Some charities attract public hostility for their work. PJ White examines how two unpopular causes are meeting the challenge
My predictions for 2018
Craig Dearden-Phillips looks into his crystal ball for the forthcoming year and concludes that it's not all doom and gloom for the sector
Peter Cardy: Do not play softball with Kids Company
Sector veteran Peter Cardy offers answers to your workplace dilemmas
Fundraiser of the Week: Malcolm Tyndall, Whizz-Kidz
In the first of a new series, we talk to Malcolm Tyndall, director of fundraising at the disabled children and young people's charity, which provides mobility equipment, training and opportunities to meet and have fun
Latest Management Jobs
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Director of Communications
The Royal Hospital School Located in 200 acres of Suffolk countryside just 55 minutes by train from London.
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Fundraising Manager
SOSDAP Southend-on-Sea, Essex
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Business Development Manager
World Skills UK London (Greater)
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Chief Executive Officer
Haemochromatosis UK Office based in Rugby, Warwickshire with option to work flexibly
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Campaign Manager
Longmire Recruitment London (Central), London (Greater)
Expert Hub
Insurance advice from Markel
Charity property: could you be entitled to a huge VAT saving?
When a property is being constructed, VAT is charged at the standard rate. But if you're a charity, health body, educational institution, housing association or finance house, the work may well fall into a category that justifies zero-rating - and you could make a massive saving
Management Book Reviews
Kids - Child Protection in Britain: The Truth
Third Sector columnist Craig Dearden-Phillips finds that this spirited defence of Kids Company by its founder Camila Batmanghelidjh is a better read than he imagined it would be
Book review: A shared faith in the power of the sector
Colin Rochester reviews the new volume by Luke Bretherton on the work of London Citizens
Book review: The crisis of third sector leadership
Stephen Cook reviews Public and Third Sector Leadership: Experience Speaks by Brian Howieson and Julie Hodges, which takes a collaborative approach to management advice
Thinking of starting a charity? Read this first
Run a Successful Charity by Nick Marr & Claire Gillman provides a realistic take on life in the sector, writes Stephen Cook
Tribunal Report
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Tribunal Report: How a charity mishandled a dismissal for misconduct
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Tribunal Report: Why a practising Christian lost a discrimination case
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Tribunal Report: The scope and limitations of a staff code of conduct
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Tribunal Report: Redundancy must always be handled with caution
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Tribunal Report: Allegations of misconduct must be pursued with care
Lessons In Leadership
with Debra Allcock-Tyler
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Debra Allcock Tyler: Criticise the policies but lay off the personal attacks
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Debra Allcock Tyler: Bullying can make working in the sector horribly lonely
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Debra Allcock Tyler: The commission should not be a slave to public opinion
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Debra Allcock Tyler: Why private schools must remain charities
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Debra Allcock Tyler: Focus on the facts - not the fear
Management Problems Solved
with Valerie Morton
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I challenge The Mail and The Sun to run a charity with volunteers
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Valerie Morton: The death of Olive Cooke tells us that fundraisers haven't got the balance right
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A new logo should reflect the values of your charity
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Is it better for fundraising and comms to be separate?
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A new boss is your chance to either shine or move on
Third Sector Insight
Sponsored webcasts, surveys and expert reports from Third Sector partners
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How charities can make the right impact
For charities today the challenge is that...
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How charities’ workplace culture can prevent controversies
The third sector has never been under such...
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Cyber and data security - how prepared is your charity?
This report provides an overview of the current...