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Paul Streets: Small charities moving the dial
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Andy Hillier: Oxfam got it wrong - but so, I suspect, have many charities
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Emily Burt: NSPCC, take down your rainbow flags
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Jeremy Wright: Volunteering matters to this government
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Kirsty McHugh: I won't hold my breath for a Brexit dividend
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Oonagh Aitken: Volunteering can be a catalyst for social change - if all three sectors play a part
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Martyn Drake: Add strategic thinking to your battle plan
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Zoe Amar: Charities of all sizes can learn from CRUK's flexible working
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Helen Gilburt: Innovation is vital to the sector's role in health and care
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John Tizard: The language of the market has distorted strategic commissioning
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Paul Streets: We're not big enough to replace state providers
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Nick Pride: Trust and how we build it
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Debra Allcock Tyler: When it's family, bad behaviour hurts more
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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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Co-founder says Comic Relief will probably move away from celebrity films
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NSPCC apologises for the way it dropped a transgender activist as an ambassador
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NSPCC faces backlash after cutting ties with transgender activist
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Income growth at top fundraising charities continues to slow
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Charity leader Ibegbuna hits out at hair search at Stansted Airport
Governance
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Don't blame whistleblowers for aid funding cuts, says Oxfam's former head of safeguarding
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Oxfam prioritised its goals over its values, independent review finds
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Report will be a spur to more improvement, says Oxfam GB chair
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Ex-chairs and chiefs of Oxfam admit safeguarding errors
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'Culture of tolerating poor behaviour' at Oxfam GB, regulator concludes as it issues official warning
Finance
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Government to decide 'in due course' if Oxfam can bid again for DfID funding
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Insolvency Service bans 'irresponsible' former chief of Lifeline Project for seven years
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Charities 'should make financial information on websites Sorp-compliant'
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London charities urge Chancellor to increase local authority funding
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Regulator probes charity after £850k is transferred into a trustee's account
Communications
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Bubb confident troubled investment manager will continue to back Charity Futures
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Deadline approaching for Third Sector Awards
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WaterAid begins menstrual hygiene product subscription service
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Shortlists announced for Campaigns for Good awards
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Large budgets not necessary for digital campaigns, says Make-a-Wish manager
Management
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The Wildlife Trusts' chief executive to step down
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More aid charities should merge, argues executive director of MercyCorps
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Labour promises more grant funding and time off for trustees
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Charities should appoint leaders for staff wellbeing, report on bullying recommends
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Former leader of Women's Equality Party appointed chief executive at the Young Women's Trust
Volunteering
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Build skills and CV development into volunteering to attract young people, YouGov says
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Employer-led volunteering is less satisfying, NCVO report finds
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Judges announced for Third Sector Awards 2019
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MPs say £30m could be raised by 1p levy on self-service checkouts
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Charities offered free guide to how they can engage with businesses
Policy
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Government plans for embedding social value in contracts 'do not go far enough'
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Labour's attitude to charities has 'not been right for most of its history', says shadow minister
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Former Cafod director among those recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours
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Disabled and BAME communities significantly under-represented in fundraising, IoF research finds
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Brexit is 'a huge opportunity' for charities, says charity chief turned MEP
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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Third Sector Awards 2019 are now open for entries
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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