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Gulf opens between large and small charities
The gap between large and small charities is widening,
figures from the Charity Trends 2006 report
have shown
27/06/06
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Government putting up barriers to volunteering
The government has been warned that it is creating
barriers which are preventing people claiming benefits
from entering volunteering
26/06/06
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CFDG to promote better property management
The CFDG is drawing together a group of finance directors
to improve and promote good practice in property management
22/06/06
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PM delivers positive message while figures reveal
systematic failure
In his speech to the Future Services Network conference
on 22 June, the Prime Minister highlighted government
plans to reform public service delivery with greater
collaboration between the public, private and third
sector, while giving end-users more choice in how
they access services
20/06/06
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New fundraising standards released for consultation
The Fundraising Standards Board, officially launched
last month to promote self regulation of charity fundraising,
is consulting on a new donor charter
19/06/06
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Small charities fail to insure against risk
Small charities are failing to protect themselves
against organisational and financial risk because
they don’t believe they need trustee insurance
19/06/06
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PPF publishes strategic plan
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF), which protects
the pensions of employees if their employer goes bust,
has published its medium term strategic plan
16/06/06
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Postcomm fines Royal Mail
Regulator Postcomm has fined Royal Mail £9.62
million for failing to properly protect the mail in
its care
16/06/06
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New chair of the Charity Commission announced
Dame Suzi Leather DBE has been appointed the new chair
of the Charity Commission
15/06/06
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Young women most likely to support charities
Women between the ages of 17 and 19 are the young
people most likely to support charities, according
to a survey conducted by nfpSynergy
10/06/06
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Monday lottery bosses depart in wake of financial
crisis
Three senior bosses at Chariot, operators of the Monday
charities lottery, have left their posts after the
company was forced to call on its shareholders to
prop up the lottery
08/06/06
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Acevo becomes registered charity
The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
(acevo) has been registered by the Charity Commission
as a charity with the objective of working to promote
the third sector for the benefit of the public
07/06/06
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New coalition seeks to reclaim lost bequeathed assets
Following on from Gordon Brown’s December 05
announcement of unclaimed assets in banks and building
societies being used to fund voluntary sector projects,
a new coalition has been launched to gain access to
unclaimed bequeathed funds
06/06/06
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Monday lottery under threat after poor sales
The Monday charities lottery is facing dark days as
poor ticket sales have forced the company running
the scheme, Chariot, to call on its shareholders to
raise extra money
06/06/06
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Digby Jones teams up with Cancer Research UK
Sir Digby Jones, outgoing director-general of the
CBI, is to work with Cancer Research UK to develop
a ‘corporate board’ for the charity
05/06/06
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Conservative policy group promises action on social
exclusion
The Conservative Party is to broaden its definition
of poverty in an attempt to make gains over Labour
on philanthropic and charitable issues
02/06/06
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World Vision advertisement thrown out for "attack"
on football
The body responsible for vetting television advertising
for broadcast has refused to allow a charity’s
campaign to appear on screen, deeming it “an
unfair attack of football”
02/06/06
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Commission encourages partnership and merger
The Charity Commission has called on registered charities
to review how they can deliver a better service for
their users, publishing guidance for those thinking
about merging or collaborating with another organisation
02/06/06
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Shortlist announced for Olympic trust manager
Lottery distributors and government have announced
the shortlist of applications to manage a £35
million trust to support cultural and sporting initiatives
associated with the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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