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July 06
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A
selection of articles from the issue are featured
below.
To
view the contents page from this issue, click the
link below. To open this page you will need acrobat
reader. If you need to download this, click here
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Full
contents of the July 2006 issue |
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On
the surface, it appears as if the government
is now serious about the third sector’s
role in public service
delivery, with an all-encompassing ‘action
plan’ due to be launched in the autumn.
Christopher Andrews asks if this is a change
of policy direction or just more rhetoric,
and what the plan needs to contain if it is
to bring about the step change which the government
has promised |
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The
relationship between charities and grant making
trusts is not always perfect,with both sides
sometimes failing to take account of the needs
or limitations of the other. Hannah Fearn
asks how
this relationship can be improved, and finds
that establishing the necessary lasting bonds
is a skill
which needs developing |
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The
Charity Commission’s latest remonstration
of the sector over the filing of reports and
accounts
has beggared the question of why so many charities
are failing to report on time. Peter Davy
finds out; and what, if anything, can be done
about it |
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While
some have contingency plans in place, many
charities are counting on the risk remaining
low of an avian flu pandemic. Others are
actively involved in preventing one, reports
Graham Buck
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The
Charity Commission has admonished the sector
for its lack of formal complaints procedures,
while the new Fundraising Standards Board
will require such procedures to be in place
for those charities signed up to it. Hannah
Fearn examines the principles of a sound complaints
procedure, and if having a formal procedure
is really necessary in the first place |
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sponsored
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Supplement
: Investment quarterly
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Second
quarter
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While
equities have taken something of a battering
in recent months, they are still better value
than bonds, and for the first time in two
years, says
Alistair Peel, developed markets look to be
better value than emerging |
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Whether
to take an active or passive stance on fund
management is a question that doesn ’t
seem to have a definitive answer. But does
one really have to choose between them? Sandra
Haurant finds that a combination of active
and passive funds may be just the ticket to
get the best returns |
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While
gilts may be the safest choice for UK-based
investment in fixed income, other options
from high-grade corporate to emerging market
debt are available to savvy investors.The
question though, says Iain Morse, is if now
is the right time for exposure |
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The
right person for the job
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Is
it possible to bring in high quality candidates
without exorbitant recruitment fees? Yes,
finds
David Adams, though it is a process of mixing
and matching between different mediums to
bring in
the best people |
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Recruitment
survey (pdf here)
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