| NEW
LOTTERY BODY MUST DELIVER FOR COMMUNITIES
The
board of the Community Fund has finally welcomed
plans to create of a new lottery distributor,
but insists that consultation is crucial to
its success
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DEVOLVED
LOTTERY BODY FOR SCOTLAND WINS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
A
lottery funds distributor with devolved decision-making
for Scotland looks more likely following a decision
by the Scottish Executive to support the idea
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MAJOR
CHANGES AIM TO IMPROVE LOCAL DELIVERY OF SERVICES
The
best-performing local councils have met with the
government to discuss proposals to give them more
power in order to improve public services
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SRI
REMAINS LOW ON CHARITY SECTOR'S AGENDA
Fear
of low returns is still keeping the majority of
charities from considering socially responsible
investment, according to a new report
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FIGURES
RELEASED ON PENSION FUNDS ETHICS
Members
of the public can now find out how responsibly
their pension funds are investing, thanks to the
publication of a major research project
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PARTNERSHIP
EVENT WORKS WONDERS FOR CHARITY TECHNOLOGY
A
major event to bring together charities and IT
professionals has resulted in up to 17 partnership
projects being negotiated, according to organiser
IT4Communities
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AWARDS
OPEN FOR BEST ANALYSIS OF CHARITY TRENDS
The
NCVO is seeking submissions for its prestigious
Campbell Adamson Memorial Prize, which rewards
excellence in sector research
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UK
REGIONS GET CHANCE TO DISCOVER SECTOR'S BEST PRACTICE
The
QSTG (Quality Standards Task Group) has appointed
all nine regional “champions” to promote best
practice to charities around the UK
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LEADING
SECTOR GROUPS TO DEVELOP RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP
NCVO
and CAF have announced they are to join forces
to undertake a major annual research project into
charitable giving
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TAX
SETBACK FOR GROUPS INVOLVED IN EVENT ORGANISATION
Charities
wanting to use ambulance cover at events will
be charged VAT for the service, despite the paramedics
themselves being exempt
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CHARITIES'
INVESTMENT PROBLEMS COULD SOON BE OVER
Leading
investment house JPMorgan Fleming predicts that
stockmarkets are set to deliver positive returns
in 2003, despite this year's disappointments
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FUND
MANAGERS TARGET CHARITIES WITH NEW PRODUCTS
Two
charity investment specialists have expanded their
services to the sector in order to increase the
choice of international asset classes on offer
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EVENTS
TO HIGHLIGHT CAUSE OF PAYROLL GIVING
The
Charities' Aid Foundation (CAF) has announced
plans for a series of fundraising workshops on
payroll giving for early 2003
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CHARITY
GIVING GETS BOOST FROM POLITICAL COMMITMENTS
An
All-Party Parliamentary Group on charitable giving
has been formed to promote tax-effective donations
among MPs and their staff, as well as in the UK
as a whole
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CHANGES
TO GOOD CAUSES CRUCIAL TO LOTTERY'S FUTURE
A
government report has called for a major overhaul
of good causes as part of drastic changes to the
existing arrangements for awarding the National
Lottery licence
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