01/10/08
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Charity
Commission launches new online register
Information
on charities is now more accessible than ever before,
thanks to a new version of the Charity Commission’s
online register
25/09/08
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Charities
combine to fight fo sight
Two
charities, RNID - the UK's largest charity for deaf
and hard of hearing people and Fight for Sight - the
UK's leading charity dedicated to eye research, have
joined forces for the first time to provide a forum
to discuss the impact of sensory impairment in an
ageing population
23/09/08
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CSV
wants to make difference
Minister
for climate change, biodiversity, & waste Joan
Ruddock has rallied the food industry to play a greater
part in helping to alleviate food poverty and food
waste in the UK at an event hosted by national charity
FareShare
23/09/08
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Minister
calls for action over food poverty
Minister
for climate change, biodiversity, & waste Joan
Ruddock has rallied the food industry to play a greater
part in helping to alleviate food poverty and food
waste in the UK at an event hosted by national charity
FareShare
23/09/08
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National
Deaf Chidren's Society launches website
Parents and guardians of deaf
children are set to benefit from a new online service,
that will help them contact other families with deaf
children across the UK
19/09/08
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DSC's Social Change Awards launched
National
Deaf Chidren's Society launches website
Voluntary sector organisations
and individuals making a positive impact on society
are invited to enter DSC's 2008 Social Change Awards
19/09/08
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New Alzheimer's website launched
A new website has been launched,
www.alzheimers-support.com, to provide information,
advice and support to people with Alzheimer’s,
their families and carers across the world
16/09/08
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Deafness Research makes appointment in newly
created role
John Blake has been appointed
the new head of individual giving of medical research
charity Deafness Research UK
12/09/08
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UK green funding revealed
The UK's first green funding
website has revealed the best and worst English regions
for local and regional environmental funding initiatives
10/09/08
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CSV launches Make Difference Day
People from across the UK are
being asked by leading sportsman, Kriss Akabusi ‘to
mob’ the UK’s open spaces to promote positive
action in their communities
08/09/08
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Lord Mayor's corporate community shortlist
announced
The City of London Corporation
has announced the shortlist for the Lord Mayor’s
Dragon Awards 2008
08/09/08
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Barnado's and Deloitte launch poverty report
Barnardo’s and business advisory firm Deloitte
launched a report that highlights ways in which the
government can meet its commitment to reducing child
poverty
08/09/08
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Charity Commission launches casebook report
The Charity Commission has published Charities Back
on Track, a new report bringing together themes and
lessons from the compliance work it has carried out
over the last year
05/09/08
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Charity Commission secures return of political
donation
The independent regulator and registrar of charities
in England and Wales, The Charity Commission, has
overseen the return of a donation of charitable money
made by the charity Catz Club (known as Schoolfriendetc.)
to a political party, in breach of charity rules
05/09/08
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Voice4Change launches subscriber scheme
Voice4Change England (V4CE) has launched a subscribers
scheme that individuals and organisations can join
to strengthen its role in building a thriving BME
Third Sector
03/09/08
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Funders should invest in support services
warns report
A new report has called for a better match between
the accountability requirements placed on third sector
organisations by funders and commissioners and the
information organisations need to develop and improve
their services and campaigns
02/09/08
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Epilepsy Action launches mothers campaign
Every year, around four women with epilepsy die during
pregnancy or giving birth, meaning they face a seven
times greater risk than women without epilepsy, warns
national charity Epilepsy ActionCharity
01/09/08
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Charity Finance Directors' Group in merger
The Charity Finance Directors’ Group (CFDG)
has merged with the Charities Consortium with the
latter becoming CFDG’s Large Charities Special
Interest Group
29/08/08
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Voluntary organisations want to go green
Research carried out by Every Action Counts in 442
community and voluntary organisations showed that
almost 90 per cent want more environmentally friendly
working office practice.
28/08/08
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Charities recycling could return millions
A new YouGov survey of the general public has revealed
an opportunity for charities to increase fundraising
income by £130 million through recycling going
some way to offset the drop in private donations expected
over the next 12 months following the credit crunch
27/08/08
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Revised standards for managing volunteers
is published
Revised National occupational standards (NOS) for
the Management of Volunteers have been published by
the UK Workforce Hub.
27/08/08
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Will Aid will take place in November
Will Aid, the UK’s leading charity will making
scheme, will be running again this November providing
an opportunity for other charities to overcome one
of the main barriers to achieving legacies –
motivating supporters to actually make a will
26/08/08
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Concerns over the cost of elderly care
As the government works on plans to reform the social
care system, a new survey has revealed that two thirds
(67 per cent) of adults over 35 are concerned about
the future cost of care and accommodation facing them
or an older member of their family
26/08/08
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Health online networking site launches
The VoloGroup has launched a health specific professional
networking web site.
The site has taken Web 2.0 functionality and developed
a professional networking platform that will encompass
all aspects of the healthcare sector.
26/08/08
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Comic Relief implements new system
Charity Comic Relief is implementing a human resource
system from ASR Computers, part of COA Solutions
26/08/08
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Moving People changes its name
The mental health anti-discrimination programme previously
known as Moving People, has changed its new name to
Time to Change, following an extensive consultation
22/08/08
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Britain is unfair warns shadow chancellor
The shadow chancellor, George Osborne, has launched
a report highlighting how Labour’s policies
have made Britain more unfair
22/08/08
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Futurebuilders makes appointment
Futurebuilders England has made its first major external
appointment since the Adventure Capital Fund took
over the Futurebuilders contract in April
20/08/08
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Best Charity to Work for Award shortlist announced
After receiving hundreds of entries for the Charity
Times best Charity to Work For Award, a strong shortlist
has been reached with five charities fighting it out
to win the overall award
20/08/08
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Bliss launches new brand
Bliss,
the national charity for special care babies, has
launched a new brand identity, for the first time
in ten years. The brand includes a new logo, strapline
and website
20/08/08
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Charity issues tips on using MP3 players
Deafness Research UK has published its top tips for
the safe use of MP3 players, following research by
the charity that shows too many people are putting
their hearing at risk by listening to MP3 players
too loudly for too long
13/08/08
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Somerset House employs new payment system
The Somerset House Trust, which conserves and develops
Somerset House - an 18th Century palace and cultural
centre in central London - has implemented a new
document imaging system
11/08/08
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IOF delighted over Royal Assent for transitional
relief
The Institute of Fundraising has said it is delighted
that the 2008 Budget announcement in relation to transitional
relief has now received Royal Assent
08/08/08
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London Foundations merge
Following discussions between Capital Community Foundation
and Thames Community Foundation, both organisations
have announced their intention to merge
08/08/08
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Scope experiments with PDAs
Disability charity Scope is hoping form-filling could
become a thing of the past
07/08/08
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NCVO chief is appointed to university role
Chief executive of NCVO, Stuart Etherington, has been
appointed chair of court at the University of Greenwich.
06/08/08
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2008 Charity Times Awards shortlist
announced
After judging the strongest number of award entrants
ever, Charity Times has finalised a strong shortlist
for its 2008 Awards.
06/08/08
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Horse charity in name change
The
International League for the Protection of Horses
(ILPH), has rolled out a repositioning strategy, with
one of the key elements seeing it change its name
to World Horse Welfare.
29/07/08
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Imperial War Museum appoints new director
of development
Sue Coleman has been appointed director of development
at the Imperial War Museum
29/07/08
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City University awards bursaries
City University London has announced the winners of
its Department of Cultural Policy and Management Scholarship
and Bursary Scheme 2008/9
29/07/08
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Borderline raises £100,000
The Institute of Fundraising along with Prime Minister,
Gordon Brown celebrated the recognition of six volunteer
fundraisers as ‘Everyday Heroes’
28/07/08
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Peta
appoints London director
Peta
Europe, an affiliate of the world's largest animal
rights organisation, has announced the appointment
of Robbie LeBlanc as director of its London-based
operation
25/07/08
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WellChild
appoints new marketing and communications director
National
children’s health charity WellChild has appointed
Colin Dyer as its new director of marketing and communications
24/07/08
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PM
hosts technology awards
The
Prime Minister hosted an awards ceremony for people
using technology to its best social benefit
24/07/08
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Awareness
is high on Governance Code
Seven
out of ten respondents say they are aware of the Governance
Code and eight of ten say it’s easy to understand,
applicable to their organisation and useful, states
new research
24/07/08
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Local
democracy must flourish says NCVO
Greater
participation by people in the local political process
is vital for a healthy democracy, and is the key theme
of Votes and Voices, a collection
of nine essays published by NCVO and the LGA
24/07/08
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IOFcelebrates
heroes
The
Institute of Fundraising along with Prime Minister,
Gordon Brown celebrated the recognition of six volunteer
fundraisers as ‘Everyday Heroes’
18/07/08
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Charity
Commission questions role of think tank trustees
The Charity Commission has published the results of
its inquiry into registered charity the Smith Institute
reconfirming that the Smith Institute is a charity
and is capable of operating for the public benefit
16/07/08
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Voluntary
groups confront local authorities
Voluntary groups in the east of England have sent
a clear message to local authorities and regional
agencies calling on them to play fair and improve
the way they work with voluntary and community sector
organisations
15/07/08
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Female
civil service appointmenets decline
2008 has seen a percentage decline in all civil service
appointments that went to women
14/07/08
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Harman
and Milliband want more diversity
A major push to increase the number of women, disabled
people, black, Asian and minority ethnic groups appointed
to the boards of public bodies to reflect the wider
population has been undertaken by the government
11/07/08
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University
honours top nurse
Manchester Metropolitan University honoured one of
the UK’s top nurses, Rosemary Cook, CBE
10/07/08
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Charities
win top intrenet awards
Charities were among those recognised for their innovative
and creative internet projects at the Nominet Best
Practice Challenge 2008 awards ceremony
09/07/08
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Public
servies suffer in economic environmnet says report
Public services are being exposed to the economic
bad weather and to destructive market forces, because
of an increasing dependence on a private “public
service industry”
09/07/08
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Navca
welcomes Third Sector report
NAVCA has welcomed the publication of the first ever
House of Commons Select Committee Report into the
Third Sector
08/07/08
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