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March - April 06
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A
selection of articles from the issue are featured
below. To open the pages you will need acrobat reader.
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Full
contents of the March - April 2006 issue. |
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Competitive
tendering for public service delivery is overtaking
grant funding with some worrying results.
David Adams finds that as government is pushing
for the voluntary sector to be more involved
in service delivery, the new ‘contract
culture’ is potentially threatening
independence and ability to deliver those
services in the first place |
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Whether
for knowledge sharing, or increasing funding
opportunities, there are numerous reasons
why organisations may want to work in collaboration.
Anastasia Kershaw looks at some examples of
the benefits, and warns that collaboration,
and ultimately merging, is not without risk |
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It
continues to be an interesting time in the
pensions world, particularly with the new
National Pensions Saving Scheme thrown into
the mix by Lord Turner last year. Since then,
there has been much debate as to the viability
of the new system, with some agreeing and
others offering alternative plans. Nadine
Wojakovski gets to the bottom of the argument
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You’ve
taken reasonable steps to secure your IT network
but a determined hacker still manages to break
into your system and steal valuable data.
David Adams asks if it is worth investing
in cyber liability insurance to cover the
potential costs of this, or if a more comprehensive
risk management plan is a better way to protect
your organisation |
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The
changing model of corporate social responsibility
means that charities must adapt their approach
if they want to ensure sustainable corporate
support. Ziv Navoth examines the causes of
the shift in business mindset, and lays out
what charities seeking corporate funding can
do about it |
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With
the new Compact Commissioner due to be appointed
in early May, John Copps and Martin Brookes
argue that the Commissioner must focus on
protecting the interests of the public,
and efficiency has to be the lynch-pin of
public service delivery contracts
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Supplement:
Investment quarterly
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Traditionally
UK charity investors have been biased towards
UK equities, with the political and currency
risks associated with overseas investment
acting as major disincentives. Gail Moss
asks if this is a bad thing, or if home
bias is in fact justifiable under current
market conditions
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Focus:
Direct marketing |
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The
current trend in direct marketing campaigns
is to focus more spend on existing supporters
and less on cold contacts. The question though,
as Gary Flood discovers, is how to effectively
balance these figures to maximise a mailing
campaign’s impact |
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Charity
Times Direct Marketing Survey 2006 |
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