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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
Clic Sargent's impact report: the difficult second album
The youth cancer charity's report drew praise from around the sector last year, but it left it with a challenge: how to make it even better
Third Sector Awards 2019: Charity Partnership of the Year - Family Action with Magic Breakfast
Awarded to a partnership between two or more charities that has enabled the partners to more effectively deliver services to beneficiaries, reach new groups or reduce costs
Third Sector Awards 2019: Charity of the Year - The Safer Living Foundation
This prestigious award goes to the charity or voluntary sector organisation that has had a truly exceptional year and whose recent achievements have attracted the admiration of the sector
Third Sector Awards 2019: Rising Chief Executive - Joel Davis, Tutors United
For the chief executive who has made an outstanding contribution to their organisation, or the wider sector, during their first two years in post
Downsizing with dignity
It's easy to botch the process and demoralise staff and supporters. So how do you make cuts well, asks John Plummer
A chief executive and a parent...
A growing number of sector chief executives successfully juggle the day job with parental duties. John Plummer talks to four of them about how they make it work
Peter Cardy: Take care before you delve into personal issues
Sector veteran Peter Cardy offers answers to your workplace dilemmas
Peter Cardy: The perils of moving into an open-plan office
Sector veteran Peter Cardy offers answers to your workplace dilemmas.
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: Don't fuel negative stories about chief executive pay
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Debra Allcock Tyler: Don't shut up just because some want us to
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Debra Allcock Tyler: 'Bugger off' Charity Commission
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Debra Allcock Tyler: It's natural for people to want to help each other
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Debra Allcock Tyler: Mind your language
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...