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New Compact Commissioner proposed
The
relationship between the voluntary and community sector
and public bodies should be overseen by a new Commissioner,
it has been proposed
24/11/05
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Thanks for Giving day launched
The
public’s contribution to charitable and social
causes is to be championed on an annual basis under
the banner of Thanks for Giving Day, launched 24 November
by the Beacon Fellowship
23/11/05
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David Cameron lays out his vision for the VCS
David
Cameron MP, the man who now appears to have the Conservative
leadership contest in the bag, delivered the NCVO’s
eighth annual Hinton Lecture on 23 November
22/11/05
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Big Lottery Fund announces funding programmes
Details
of a new £100m programme to fund local community
organisations have been announced by the Big Lottery
Fund (BLF)
21/11/05
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BBC to consider closer ties with voluntary sector
The
BBC is currently in discussion with the Charity Commission
and various representatives from the voluntary sector
about how it can better work with the sector, following
a conference held on 21 November discussing the role
of public service broadcasting within citizenship
and civil society
17/11/05
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Home Office funds volunteering projects to tune of
£5m
The
Home Office has announced details of a new GoldStar
programme that will be used to fund volunteering,
mentoring and befriending projects that demonstrate
best practice
17/11/05
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Recruitment problems blamed for sector salary growth
High
levels of staff turnover are being cited as one of
the reasons for a 5.3% growth in the average basic
salaries for charity sector staff, according to a
survey by Remuneration Economics, which states that
a 40% rise in resignations has increased pressure
on organisations to recruit and retain staff
17/11/05
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NCVO: Lottery campaign
NCVO
is calling on its members to join in its campaign
for changes to be made to the National Lottery Bill
16/11/05
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Payroll giving more popular than ever
The
number of small and medium-sized employers signed
up to payroll giving has doubled in just one year,
according to figures released by the Institute of
Fundraising (Institute)
16/11/05
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Sector to help London’s voters
London’s
voluntary and community groups are being called upon
to play a key role in a new voter registration drive,
which aims to help more of the city’s residents
sign up to the electoral register
15/11/05
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We
are listening, says Big Lottery Fund
The
Big Lottery Fund (BLF) has listened to the sector
and has responded to its needs.This was the message
of the lottery distributor’s director of policy,
Vanessa Potter, during her speech at today’s
(15 November) Funding the Future conference from Action
Planning
15/11/05
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Fundraising
focus for new government scheme
Fundraisers
will soon be able to test original and tax-efficient
methods of fundraising using government funds, thanks
to a new Home Office scheme launched 15 November
11/11/05
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Wales
backs VAT campaign
The
Welsh voluntary sector is joining in the campaign
to reduce the VAT burden on charities, following the
announcement from children’s hospice, Ty Hafan,
that its VAT bill has doubled over the past year to
more than £150,000
09/11/05
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Scottish
charities burdened with red tape too, says SCVO
The
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
is adding its weight to the campaign to reduce bureaucracy
within funding arrangements
08/11/05
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Freedom
of information act “valuable” for sector
The
Freedom of Information Act has proved useful for charities’
during its first year, but the sector is still not
making full use of its potential benefits, a new report
has found
08/11/05
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Consultation
opens on future of London funding
A
consultation into the Association of London Government’s
(ALG) funding priorities for voluntary and community
organisations is now open, following the decision
to implement a series of recommendations on the future
of its grants programme
04/11/05
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Russell
Commission announces first grant round
The
Russell Commission has announced details of its first
round of grants, with the Small Grants Programme,
worth £600,000, to be used to fund preparatory
work that will “lay the foundations for the
work of the new Russell Commission Implementation
Body”
04/11/05
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Public
trust not based in reality
Public
trust and confidence is largely based on myth rather
than fact, according to research published today by
the Charity Commission
03/11/05
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Institute
seeks legacy fundraising working party
Fundraisers,
consultants and lawyers with considerable experience
of legacies are being invited to join the Institute
of Fundraising’s Working Party for its new Code
of Practice
03/11/05
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Big
charities under fire from former Tory leader
Iain
Duncan Smith has delivered a stinging criticism of
larger charities, describing them as simply an arm
of big government
02/11/05
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NCVO:
huge concerns over lottery bill
Recent
amendments to the lottery bill mean that sector funding
is at risk, say the NCVO
02/11/05
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Volunteers
get royal approval
The
Queen is to celebrate the work of 300 volunteers in
a special service at Buckingham palace
01/11/05
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Red
tape is strangling sector, report finds
Sector
regulation needs to be reduced if organisations are
to design and deliver services more effectively, the
Better Regulation Taskforce has found
01/11/05
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New
website offers sustainable funding advice
Voluntary
organisations looking for information on sustainable
funding can now turn to a new website from the NCVO
01/11/05
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Scottish
regulator launches public benefit test consultation
OSCR
is seeking the views of the Scottish charity sector
over a range of issues including the public benefit
test
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