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Review group to probe campaigning regulations
Baroness
Helena Kennedy QC is to chair a legal review of the
laws governing charity campaigning
26/02/07
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Collaboration is fine, but sector has little interest
in mergers
Increasing
numbers of charities believe they face competition
in their particular ‘markets’ and are
happy to work collaboratively with other charities,
though merger is not on the cards for most
26/02/07
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Operator fee could cripple charity lotteries, TLC
warns
Midlands-based
charity lottery TLC is challenging legislation that
it fears will introduce excessive operator fees, putting
charity lotteries on a par with major gambling institutions
such as bingo halls and casinos
25/02/07
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Energy Performance Certificates need reconsidering,
says BRC
The
Better Regulation Commission has called on government
to delay its introduction of Energy Performance Certificates
(EPCs) in light of concerns that they fall short of
the Commission’s “expectations for good
regulation”
23/02/07
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Call for charity tax overhaul in upcoming budget
Acevo
and the CFDG have joined together to call on the Treasury
to use the forthcoming Budget to overhaul the tax
system for the third sector
22/02/07
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New research to identify social enterprise governance
issues
With
increasing government attention being placed on social
enterprise, the Governance Hub and the Social Enterprise
Coalition have commissioned research into the governance
challenges facing the sector
21/02/07
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Charities delivering public services admit mission
drift
Almost
half of charities delivering public services have
admitted they are at risk of mission drift, new research
conducted by the Charity Commission has found
21/02/07
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Call for engagement with VCS to be statutory requirement
The
NCVO is calling for an amendment to the Local Government
White Paper, forcing councils to engage with their
local voluntary sector
21/02/07
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Olympic Lottery raid to ‘undermine sector’s
relationship
with government’
The
NCVO has warned the government that a raid on the
Lottery to plug a funding shortfall for the Olympics
would represent the biggest threat to local charity
funding in memory, and would erase the sector’s
confidence in the Labour administration
21/02/07
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Etherington tells sector to secure its own future
The
chief executive of NCVO has told the third sector
it must secure its own future, while calling on the
government to put the political structures in place
to safeguard its place in civil society
21/02/07
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Charites caught up in ‘bond washing’ investigation
Some
charities with bond investments have been caught up
in a rolling investigation by HM Revenue & Customs
over concerns of ‘bond washing’, according
to accountancy UHY Hacker Young
19/02/07
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DSC to government: stop focusing on 2% of sector
The
often outspoken Directory of Social Change has published
a position paper calling for government to shift its
focus to the “98% minority of charities”,
and challenging the thinking behind policy directed
at the voluntary sector
15/02/07
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FSB launches to public – finally
After
months of delay, the Fundraising Standards Board finally
went public on 12 February
14/02/07
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Call for views in Commission’s CRB consultation
The
Charity Commission has launched a consultation on
its approach to Criminal Records Bureau checks for
trustees working with children or vulnerable adults
14/02/07
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ActionAid creates Myspace-inspired online community
Development
charity ActionAid has launched a new website based
on the international networking site Myspace, giving
fundraisers and supporters a chance to meet online
13/02/07
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Shareholding withdrawn from arms fair producer
The
Joseph Rowntree Charitable trust has withdrawn its
£2 million shareholding in Reed Elsevier in
reaction to the company’s involvement in arms
fairs
08/02/07
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Acevo launches inquiry into governance standards
Charity
chief executives group Acevo has launched an inquiry
into the standards of governance in the third sector
07/02/07
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Government-funded charities should lose charitable
status,
report claims
State-funded
charities should lose their charitable status, according
to a controversial new report published by think tank
Civitas
06/02/07
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Charities to take part in Carnegie civil society enquiry
The
Carnegie UK Trust has launched an inquiry to explore
the threats to, and opportunities for, the development
of a healthy civil society in the UK and Ireland
05/02/07
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Payroll giving raises £84 million a year
Charities
received more than £84 million in payroll giving
donations in the last tax year, just 20 years after
the scheme was established, according to figures published
by the Institute of Fundraising
01/02/07
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Charity Commission probes The Smith Institute
The
Smith Institute, a left-leaning think tank connected
to Chancellor Gordon Brown, is under investigation
by the Charity Commission, following an alleged breach
of the rules preventing charities from acting party
politically
01/02/07
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NCVO advises on due diligence and working in rural
areas
NCVO
has launched a new publication aiming to save charities
from sky high consultancy fees by offering a do-it-yourself
guide to due diligence
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