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Web benchmarking assessment open to new charities
Charities
have until 12 February to express interest in taking
part in the 2007 Charity Website Benchmark Report
26/01/07
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5,000 Scottish charities to be struck off register
More
than 5,000 Scottish charities will lose their charitable
status if they fail to get in contact with their regulator
by 15 March
24/01/07
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Government’s response to charity terror funding
“draconian”
The
government’s “draconian” approach
to tackling terrorism through charities is restricting
voluntary organisations’ ability to operate,
while failing to deal with the problem, according
to the sector’s advisory group on the issue
24/01/07
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Ministers lay out plans for social enterprise
Minister
for the Third Sector, Ed Miliband, has called on social
enterprises to work with government to “achieve
their full potential as a movement for progressive
social change”
24/01/07
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Efforts to stop Olympic Lottery raid strengthened
A
cross-party committee of MPs has provided further
substantiation to the NCVO’s continuing efforts
to ensure additional lottery cash is not diverted
to fund the spiralling cost of the 2012 Olympic Games
22/01/07
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Institute issues new fundraising code
The
Institute of Fundraising has issued a new code of
practice focussing on accountability and transparency
in fundraising
19/01/07
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Widespread support for the professionalisation of
volunteering
Corporate-style
management techniques and training have a positive
impact on the volunteer sector, a survey conducted
by Volunteering England has found
19/01/07
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Report identifies difficult issues for STOs
Issues
of quality, credibility, conflict of interest and
overwork are facing many second-tier organisations,
including councils for voluntary service, according
to a new report from the City Parochial Foundation
19/01/07
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Public split over future of public service delivery
The
British public is divided over whether charities should
deliver more public services, figures from nfpSynergy’s
Charity Awareness Monitor have shown
16/01/07
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Charity Commission launches consultation on annual
returns
The
Charity Commission has launched a consultation on
its proposals to update the process for filing annual
returns, which it says will improve the integrity
of, and public access to, information on the Register
of charities
15/01/07
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Record number of ethical investment options for UK
investors
A
record number of ethical retail funds are available
to investors with almost 90 available in the UK, a
study carried out by sustainable investment specialists
EIRIS has revealed
10/01/07
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Cancer Research UK is most valuable brand
Cancer
Research UK has been determined to be the most valuable
charity brand in the UK, with an estimated 'brand
value' of £209 million
10/01/07
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New guidance published on trustee liabilities
The
Governance Hub has produced a free guide outlining
the liabilities faced by charity trustees and how
those liabilities can be effectively dealt with
08/01/07
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FSB appoints compliance consultant ahead of February
launch
The
Fundraising Standards board has appointed Jo Whyte
as compliance consultant, a new role advising the
board on the handling and resolution of complaints
received by the FSB from members of the public
08/01/07
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DSC’s Luke FitzHerbert dies in car crash
Luke
FitzHerbert, senior researcher at the Directory of
Social Change, has died
05/01/07
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DfES pressed for compliance with Compact
The
Compact Advocacy Programme, along with twenty VCOs,
has pressured the Department for Education and Skills
to extend the deadline for its Children, Young
People and Families grant to 19 January
04/01/07
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MPs support charities’ right to lobby
The
majority of MPs support charities’ right to
lobby, according to the figures from a new Parliamentary
poll published by consultants nfpSynergy
03/01/07
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Charities not effectively using business skills of
directors
Charities
are not making effective use of the business acumen
of their directors, and new ways of harnessing these
skills need to be developed to avoid wasting talent,
according to a study by management provider Director
Bank
02/01/07
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Deadline for London Councils funding applications
set
Charities
and voluntary organisations working in London have
until midday on 5 February to apply for London Councils
funding to support the most deprived communities in
the capital by giving them the skills needed to find
work
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