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FD in Five Minutes: John Whiterow
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Liam Kay: The commission should end its failed spending ratios experiment
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Kate Rogers: A more equal culture will support the next generation of women in investment
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Michael O'Donnell: We need to get smarter about evidence
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Peter Stanford: Does the charity sector need a revolution?
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Kate Sayer: How to develop a treasury policy
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Stella Smith: Don't wait for a scare to review your business model
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Seb Elsworth: Social investment is truly a broad church
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Girish Menon: Collaboration not competition is the key to success
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John Tizard: Compassion is not enough - we must act on our words and thoughts
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Ian MacQuillin: The ethical challenge of 'donor dominance'
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Debra Allcock Tyler: The food accident that encapsulated the Brexit problem
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Paul Streets: Funder Plus will benefit robust charities the most
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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
Fundraising
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New website offers free tools to help charities increase their impact
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Less than a third of charities using new technology effectively to increase giving, report finds
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New game set up to raise funds for air ambulance charity
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IoF updates guide to GDPR for fundraisers
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Fundraising income and spending among best-known charities down by £300m last year
Governance
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President of the National Childbirth Trust resigns
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Regulator to contact charity over £50k payments to chair
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Unfair dismissal claim against horse charity rejected for arriving a day late
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Charities in Northern Ireland will now have just 30 days to apply for registration
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Garden Bridge saga a 'failure for charity', regulator concludes
Finance
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Board replaced and two arrested at RSPCA branch in fraud probe
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Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust makes an extra £3m worth of grants available
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Only about a third of the best-known charities are being transparent about senior pay
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Probate reform could cost four of the top legacy-receiving charities £1.5m a year
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Gender pay gap among charities better than UK average, analysis shows
Communications
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Mind launches free mental health training for small charities
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Volunteering does not guarantee young people jobs, report reminds charities
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Executive director of 38 Degrees sacked for providing illegal drugs to staff
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Twenty per cent of charities suffered data attacks in last 12 months
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Continuous financial growth is over, warns NCVO head
Management
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Policy
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Clinks urges government to commission charities directly for probation services
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Government might consider raising limit for Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme
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Scottish government offers grants to improve cyber protection
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Cancer Research UK says probate fee changes could cost it £600k a year
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Blueprint published for unlocking further dormant assets for good causes
Social Enterprise
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Government promises more small charity involvement in commissioning
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Catch22 opens applications for social entrepreneurship programme
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Government at risk of breaking promise to diversify supply chain, says SEUK
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Number of responsible finance providers' loans up, but their value falls
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Minister promises smaller contracts that will take greater account of social value