| 01/02/06
- view
story
Payroll Giving Quality Mark launched
Government
funded and administered by the Institute of Fundraising,
the Payroll Giving Quality Mark has been launched
to reward organisations for making Payroll Giving
available to their staff
01/02/06
- view
story
Charities reminded to register .eu domain names
Seen
as Europe’s equivalent to the ‘.com’
domain, ‘.eu’ domains are currently open
for registration to trademarked organisations
31/01/06
- view
story
A third of donations now given through Gift Aid
Gift
Aid has become the UK’s most popular method
of tax-efficient giving, with £2.8bn given through
the scheme in 2004/5, according to a new report from
CAF
26/01/06
- view
story
Report sheds light on ethical policies of banking
sector
Corporate
social responsibility, or lack thereof, is again under
the spotlight with the publication of a new report
into the financing policies of the international banking
sector
23/01/06
- view
story
NCVO launches Public Service Delivery Network
A
new Public Service Delivery Network has been launched
by the NCVO, which aims to make statutory funding
more sustainable for voluntary and community organisations
23/01/06
- view
story
New Guide produced for social entrepreneurs
Law
firm, Linklaters, has produced a report identifying
obstacles to social entrepreneurship and the means
by which to overcome them
23/01/06
- view
story
Governance Hub looking for project partners
The
Governance Hub, one of six national hubs of expertise
in the Home Office’s ChangeUp programme, has
announced that it is looking for partners to work
on key governance projects
17/01/06
- view
story
One voice impossible, says sector
The
charity sector has indicated that it will be impossible
for it to speak with one voice, despite calls from
the government for it to do just that
17/01/06
- view
story
Geraldine Peacock to leave Charity Commission
Geraldine
Peacock is to step down from her position as Chair
and chief commissioner at the Charity Commission
16/01/06
- view
story
New chief executive for Russell Commission charity
Terry
Ryall, currently divisional director of the Prince’s
Trust, has been appointed as the new chief executive
of the youth volunteering charity which is to implement
the recommendations of the Russell Commission
16/01/06
- view
story
NCVO and NACVS strengthen ties
The
NCVO and NACVS have announced they are to work more
closely together on major policy areas
13/01/06
- view
story
Last call for Scottish consultation
Scottish
charities have until 27 January to contribute to the
public consultation on the Charities and Trustees
Investment (Scotland) Act 2005
11/01/06
- view
story
Government predicted to miss full cost recovery deadline
The
April 2006 deadline for all statutory funders to adopt
the principles of full cost recovery (FCR) is likely
to be missed, according to a recent poll of Acevo
members
10/01/06
- view
story
NCVO calls on government to make regulation issue
a priority
The
NCVO has repeated its call to government to “underline
its commitment to reducing regulation” by implementing
the recommendations made by the Better Regulation
Task Force (BRTF) report, following the publication
of the Legislative & Regulatory Reform Bill
10/01/06
- view
story
Charity Commission calls on sector to help reduce
regulation
The
Charity Commission is looking at whether it can reduce
the burdens it places on charities as part of its
simplification programme
08/01/06
- view
story
Be aware of time limits on Gift Aid claims, says Institute
Charities
which have outstanding Gift Aid claims for donations
made in 2000/01 are being urged by the Institute of
Fundraising (Institute) to make their claims as quickly
as possible
03/01/06
- view
story
ImpACT Coalition grows
More
than 50 top charities and trade bodies have signed
up to the ImpACT Coalition since its launch in July
2005 |