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Kids Company closure
Change at the Charity Commission
The lobbying act
The collapse of BeatBullying
Islamic Charities
The Big Society
Chief Executive Pay
Latest Comment
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Rita Chadha: I didn't realise how diverse I was
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Paula Laird: How finance and IT have built the foundations for a digital future at WaterAid
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Peter Stanford: I had to eat my words on mass-participation events
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Clare Laxton: Is bigger actually better?
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Sue Tibballs: Is the Civil Society Strategy really just an act of seduction?
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Seb Elsworth: Is social investment reaching rural communities?
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Fundraiser of the Week: Tracey West of The Word Forest Organisation
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Ian MacQuillin: When we call for change, we must ask 'how?'
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Ikhlaq Hussain: 'Active listening' will help you to be a better leader
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Craig Dearden-Phillips: Change is needed to attract and retain charity chief executives
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Debra Allcock Tyler: Focus on the facts - not the fear
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Javed Khan: Why we signed up to civil marriage equality in Northern Ireland
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Harriet Jones: How finance teams can power digital change
Latest Jobs
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Community Transformation Lead
Starfish Community Based, North East & The Midlands
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Team Leader/ Assistant Team Manager - Looked After Children
Achieving For Children Kingston Upon Thames (London Borough), London (Greater)
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Head of Finance
Refugee Council Stratford, London
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Chief Executive
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, West Midlands
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Chair of the Church of England Pensions Board
The Church of England Pensions Board London
Expert Hub
Insurance advice from Markel
Managing risk at outdoor events
Voluntary and community events are increasingly popular, especially around this time of year.
Fundraising
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Hodgson still hopeful his lobbying act reforms will be revived
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Isle of Man consults on dormant accounts scheme
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Scope for more place-based giving schemes, says report
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Beware fraudulent emails asking for money, Fundraising Regulator warns
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Sector's campaigns are not professional enough, says Reclaim chief executive
Governance
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Citizens Advice employee unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules
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Charity Commission redirects £15,000 from organisation posing as a registered charity
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Regulator opens fresh inquiries into five 'double defaulters'
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Military charity 'reconstructed' after regulator's inquiry and police investigation
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Regulator to shut down suicide prevention charity
Finance
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Highest earner at Canal and River Trust was paid almost £220k last year
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Former head of Barnardo's Trading was constructively dismissed
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Spending cuts on preventive public services 'increasing pressure on charities'
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British Asian Trust announces 'world's largest impact bond for education'
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National Trust takes out £100m loan to improve visitor facilities
Communications
Management
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Government response 'does nothing' on Motability's pay and reserves policies, committee chair says
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Oxfam appoints Danny Sriskandarajah as next chief executive
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Regulator appoints interim manager to school for autistic children
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Trauma support charity rejects 'unsubstantiated allegations'
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University of the First Age becomes part of the P3 Group
Volunteering
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Government response on full-time youth social action 'hugely disappointing', says City Year UK
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NCVO drawing up guidance on supporting full-time volunteers
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Poppy-seller for 97 years appointed MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours list
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Record number of groups given the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
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vInspired begins £1m volunteering scheme aimed at young people
Policy
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Uniformed youth groups promised £5m to create 5,500 places
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IoF backs plans for society lottery annual sales limit of £100m
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'Radio silence' from government on sleep-in care issue 'unacceptable'
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Tamsyn Barton to become head of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
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No-deal Brexit is high-risk strategy for the sector, CFG warns
Social Enterprise
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Big Society Capital records first profit
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Deadline approaching to enter this year's Third Sector Awards
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Community trust completes £4.4m right-to-buy purchase of Scottish island
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Impact for Growth fund awards last £680k to charities and social enterprises
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Community businesses can apply for grants of £50k-£300k