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Latest Comment
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Ian MacQuillin: Empowering beneficiaries will require a radical change of mindset
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Andy Ratcliffe: We need more honesty about our impact
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Kate Lee: Time to go big or go home
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Rob Jackson: Getting real about employee volunteering
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Stephen Hale: Charities shouldn't focus too much on the new Minister for Civil Society
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FD in Five Minutes: Robert Butler
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Seb Elsworth: Exploring new market opportunities
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Clare Laxton: Charities must be brave and own up to failure
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Matthew Lagden: A lack of legacy admin staff is hitting charities hard
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Carol Mack: A new form of grant funding
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Sir Stephen Bubb: It's time that charities stopped apologising and got on with the day job
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Vicki Cardwell: Podcasts are booming, so is the sector catching on?
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Debra Allcock Tyler: Why private schools must remain charities
Latest Jobs
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Independent Committee and Steering Goup Members
RNIB London (Central), London (Greater)
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Project Coordinator
Redriff Primary School Rotherhithe, London (Greater)
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Strategic Philanthropy Manager
UCL London
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Interim Programme Director
Lumos London (with international travel)
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Chief Governance Administrative Officer
The Spiritualists’ National Union Stansted, Essex
Expert Hub
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Fundraising
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War Child UK commemorates Armistice Day with peaceful gaming
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Comic Relief to fund £10m-a-year charities only in 'exceptional circumstances'
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Changes to probate fees 'could cost charities £10m a year'
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Payroll giving up by £3.5m last year
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Thank-you letters should vary with time, says Philanthropy Centre study
Governance
Finance
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Guidance on pay for sleep-in carers 'does not go far enough'
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Speak up about replacement for EU funding, sector is urged
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Seven organisations to share £1.3m from Paul Hamlyn Foundation
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Acevo chief criticises 'out-of-touch' announcements in Budget
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Nesta opens £250k fund to help children with social skills
Communications
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Digital round-up: Digital message screened across the country to commemorate Armistice Day
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Charities should 'not help governments that do nothing about climate change'
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Watch: The AA launches 'drowsy drivers' video campaign
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Sector groups urge charities to adopt 'thank you' hashtag on 19 November
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Bond publishes 12-point approach to tackling sexual exploitation
Management
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Barriers between charities are holding the sector back, says RSA chief
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Digital round-up: CAST to run free digital workshops for charities
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Social Enterprise Scotland names its new chief executive
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Dogs Trust chief executive dies unexpectedly
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Social care charities repeat call for government action on sleep-in carers
Volunteering
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Four in five charities in northern England 'would fold without volunteers'
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UK up to sixth place in latest CAF World Giving Index
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Study calls for more old age-friendly volunteering opportunities
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Volunteers leave Welsh Citizens Advice office after dispute
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Government response on full-time youth social action 'hugely disappointing', says City Year UK
Policy
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NCVO chief writes to Prime Minister seeking clarity on 'gagging clauses'
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Mims Davies appointed charities minister
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Government urged to restore a stand-alone charities minister after Crouch resignation
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Charities minister resigns over fixed-odds betting row
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Culture secretary tight-lipped on future of Tracey Crouch as charities minister