24/04/08
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Returnment
phenomenon set to benefit charity sector
Over one fifth of workers over the age of 45 are considering
taking up voluntary work after they retire, according
to a new MORI poll
23/04/08
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Youth
volunteering levels remain flat
Despite increased government investment, levels of
youth volunteering remained broadly flat between March
2006 and November 2007, with 17-25 year olds as the
age group most regularly engaged with charities, according
to a new study
23/04/08
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Study
finds lack of funding for volunteer management
Though lack of resources is a major issue, over a
quarter of volunteer managers would not want more
volunteers even if they were provided with additional
funds, according to a new report
21/04/08
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Green
mayoral candidate signs social enterprise Charter
Siân Berry, Green candidate for Mayor of London,
has officially endorsed a new Charter which supports
social enterprises in the capital
17/04/08
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Charities
making a loss on public service delivery
A study benchmarking financial management practice
in the voluntary sector has found that a quarter of
those surveyed were making a loss of 8.8% of income,
or more, through public service delivery
09/04/08
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OTS
appoints chair of new Advisory Body
The Office of the Third Sector has appointed Baroness
Jill Pitkeathly OBE as chair of its new advisory body
07/04/08
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Dismay
over CLG’s decision to scrap partners scheme
The Community Alliance has expressed “dismay”
at the Department of Communities and Local Government’s
(CLG) decision to scrap its intended third sector
strategic partners scheme, which has been in the making
since last June
02/04/08
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European
Commission launches Debate Europe programme
The European Commission, in an effort to increase
citizens’ involvement in the EU decision-making
process, has launched its Debate Europe project, which
will co-fund a number of civil society projects throughout
2008 and 2009
01/04/08
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National
Support Services open for business
Capacitybuilders’ nine National Support Services
(NSS) have opened for business, replacing the six
Hubs of Expertise
01/04/08
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Futurebuilders
widens funding criteria
The Futurebuilders England fund, which came under
the management of the Adventure Capital Fund on 1st
April, has announced that the eligibility criteria
for organisations applying for funding has widened
01/04/08
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Charities
Act comes into full force
Minister for the third sector Phil Hope MP has officially
launched the fourth commencement order of the Charities
Act 2006, bringing changes to accounting and reporting
into force and requiring professional fundraisers
to state how much they are paid when asking for donations
31/03/08
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Volunteering
England concerned over potential tax rebates
Volunteering England has expressed concern over some
of the recommendations in Lord Goldsmith’s report
Citizenship: Our Common Bond, namely those
concerning council tax rebates in return for volunteering
31/03/08
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Lack
of knowledge hindering Gift Aid take-up
Low awareness of how Gift Aid actually works and a
lack of knowledge of how to administer it are two
of the key barriers to Gift Aid take-up, according
to a new report
26/03/08
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Public
trust in charities sees 9% dip
Public trust in charities experienced a 9% dip between
September 2006 and July 2007, with only two in five
people saying they trusted charities, according to
new research
25/03/08
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New
fundraising code for consultants published
The Institute of Fundraising has published a new Code
of Fundraising Practice which clarifies how consultants
working with charities should conduct their operations
20/03/08
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Simon
Hebditch to step down from Capacitybuilders
Capacitybuilders’ Simon Hebditch is to step
down at the end of March, following a two year stint
as the agency’s first chief executive
20/03/08
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Finance
Hub achieved its aims, evaluation finds
An independent evaluation of the Finance Hub has concluded
that the hub achieved what it set out to do, and improved
resources for the voluntary sector
19/03/08
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New
Compact Commissioner appointed
Sir Bert Massie CBE, former chairman of the Disability
Rights Commission, has been appointed as the new Commissioner
for the Compact
18/03/08
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Charity
Tribunal launched
The new Charity Tribunal has been officially launched,
allowing charities to challenge legal decisions from
the Charity Commission without going to the High Court.
Cases can be taken to the Tribunal with immediate
effect
12/03/08
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Budget
Gift Aid announcement welcomed by sector
While drinkers and drivers may have lost out to the
tax hikes announced in Alistair Darling’s first
Budget as Chancellor, charities making use of Gift
Aid were presented with some welcome news
12/03/08
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BERR’s
report falls short on social enterprise
The Social Enterprise Coalition has criticised the
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory
Reform’s new Enterprise Strategy, saying it
only reiterated existing commitments to social enterprise
12/03/08
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Commission
launches next consolation on public benefit guidance
The Charity Commission has published the next bits
of its draft supplementary guidance on public benefit,
these looking at Public Benefit and the Advancement
of Education and Public Benefit and Fee-charging
12/03/08
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Bubb
to chair ACF’s new Futurebuilders fund company
The Adventure Capital Fund has formed a new company,
Adventure Capital Fund Management, to manage the Futurebuilders
fund from 1st April. The ACF has appointed Acevo’s
chief executive Stephen Bubb to chair the new venture
10/03/08
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Baroness
Neuberger publishes next volunteering report
Baroness Julia Neuberger, the government’s ‘volunteering
champion’ has published a new report which has
determined that there is potential to expand volunteering
in health and social care to build more “people
centred services”
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