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Commission
launches merger site
The
Charity Commission has announced the opening of its
Register of Mergers, the provision for which was included
in the Charities Act 2006
27/11/07
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Greater
role for voluntary sector, says DWP
There
will be a greater role for the private and voluntary
sectors in providing services to get people back into
work, according to the Department for Work and Pensions’
Interim Commissioning Report
26/11/07
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New
loan finance fund for VCS
Unity
Trust Bank has launched a new £50 million Social
Economy Fund to provide loan finance for the VCS,
social enterprises and other ‘social purpose
bodies'
25/11/07
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2008
to mark first ethical investment week
The
UK Social Investment Forum has announced the launch
of a ‘National Ethical Investment Week’
to run from 18-24 May next year, encouraging people
to consider ethical investment options
23/11/07
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National
Support Programmes bodies named
Capacitybuilders’
has announced the lead organisations that will be
facilitating its National Support Programmes, following
on from its decision in September to scrap the Hubs
of Expertise
20/11/07
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NPC
calls for new body to scrutinise charities
New
Philanthropy Capital’s director of research
Martin Brookes has called for a new independent body
to scrutinise and assess the performance of charities
15/11/07
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New
initiatives launched to mark Social Enterprise Day
Enterprise
Day (15 November), in an attempt to encourage social
entrepreneurship, particularly among young people,
across the UK
15/11/07
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Social
enterprise for public services, public say
Over
60% of the British public would prefer to have a social
enterprise operating their local services rather than
government, according to a YouGov poll commissioned
by the Social Enterprise Coalition
14/11/07
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New
Fairtrade-style mark for social enterprise products
Following
in the footsteps of Fairtrade, the social enterprise
support organisation RISE is to launch a new ‘Social
Enterprise Mark’, allowing consumers to identify
products produced by companies tackling social or
environmental needs
13/11/07
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Charity
shops in Essex being “fleeced” by local
authorities
The
Association of Charity Shops has described local authorities
in Essex as “disgraceful” following their
continued overcharging of charity shops for waste
removal
12/11/07
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Study
seeks best practice in service delivery
A
new study to address the challenges of delivering
social welfare services has been launched at Nottingham
Trent University
09/11/07
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New
bill should be good news for community transport operators
The
new Local Transport Bill will provide the most significant
changes to community transport regulation in 30 years,
according to the Community Transport Association
09/11/07
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Experts
call for ban on direct mail pack incentives
The
Institute of Fundraising is calling on organisations
involved in direct mail fundraising to feed into its
Code consultation, following calls for a radical overhaul
of direct mail fundraising standards
07/11/07
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Bid
successful for new charity research centre
The
bidding process has been completed, and a successful
bid has been accepted, for the establishment of a
new Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy,
according to the Economic and Social Research Council
(ESRC)
06/11/07
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Warning
that grass roots will lose out in dormant accounts
bill
After
years of discussion around the redistribution of funds
lying dormant in bank accounts, a new Dormant Bank
and Building Society Accounts Bill was announced in
this year’s Queen’s Speech
05/11/07
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Ken
Livingstone calls for greater sign-up to Compact
The
Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has expressed his
support for the Compact, reminding statutory bodies
of the original London Compact principles signed in
2003 and urging more organisations to sign up to it
01/11/07
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Chief
executive pay increases reveal continued gender gap
The
median salary for the largest charities has broken
the £100,000 mark, with organisations employing
over 1,000 staff now paying chief executives a median
salary of £103,000, according to Acevo
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