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First Compact Commissioner is appointed
The Cabinet Office has appointed John Stoker as the
first Compact Commissioner – a new role aimed
at monitoring the relationship between government,
the third sector and voluntary organisations
25/08/06
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Commission and OSCR merge on SORP
The Charity Commission and the Office of the Scottish
Charity Regulator have joined together as the single
SORP-making body for charities across the UK
25/08/06
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Call for lighter touch regulation for VCAs
The third sector should be released from the shackles
of red tape imposed by funders, according to the National
Association for Voluntary and Community Action
25/08/06
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Voluntary sector criticises ALG review of funding
The Voluntary Sector Forum, representing the voluntary
and community sector in London, has hit out at the
Association of London Government’s plans to
review its funding priorities, claiming any redistribution
of cash could hit the sector hard
24/08/06
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Charity faces investigation into alleged terror links
The Charity Commission has frozen the bank accounts
of Crescent Relief after allegations of links between
the charity and terrorist abuse of charitable funds
22/08/06
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Bursaries for organisations with new trading ideas
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations is
calling on charities and voluntary groups to sign
up to a scheme awarding bursaries to small charities
looking to raise money through trading
18/08/06
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Charity mail-outs found to be effective as Institute
plans new code
Charities are one of the major winners in the world
of direct marketing, new research has discovered
17/08/06
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Cheque scam targets charities
Charities should beware of a new scam involving ‘payback’
requests on unsolicited donations by cheque which
could leave victims thousands of pounds out-of-pocket,
the Charity Commission has warned
17/08/06
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ALG to review funding priorities
The Association of London Government has announced
that it is reviewing the funding priorities for its
£28 million voluntary sector grants programme
following a proposal to reduce the amount of money
boroughs currently pay into the programme
17/08/06
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Survey finds business skills gap in young employees
Many young employees are entering the workforce with
few business skills, too much text book theory and
an inflated estimation of their own abilities, according
to new research
15/08/06
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Pricing in Proportion almost here
The Royal Mail has launched the UK’s largest
mail-out in history, providing information to every
address in the country on its new pricing system which
comes into effect on 21 August
11/08/06
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DWP calls on community sector to tackle age discrimination
Employers in the community sector should do more to
tackle age discrimination, according to new research
published by the Department for Work and Pensions
10/08/06
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Scottish regulators sign agreement to minimise red
tape
Charity regulation in Scotland is to be streamlined
after an agreement between two regulators aimed at
creating a lighter touch for organisations governed
by more than one regulator
10/08/06
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State funding puts charities' independence at risk
State funding for charities has outstripped public
donations through traditional fundraising methods
and is threatening their independence, according to
a report from the Centre for Policy Studies
09/08/06
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Acevo helps set up Italian disaster commitee
The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
is helping Italian aid agencies set up an Italian
Disasters and Emergency Committee
08/08/06
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Volunteers motivated by altruism not job prospects
Volunteers are motivated by their ability to make
a difference, not by the potential for career development,
according to the Economic and Social Research Council
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