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OCSR
plans next stage of transition
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OCSR)
has announced that it is planning the next stage in
its transition from executive agency to statutory
regulator in spring 2006, following Royal Assent for
the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act
this summer
26/08/05
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EU
regulations risk demonising the sector, claim voluntary
organisations
A coalition of national umbrella groups have voiced
serious concerns about EU plans to regulate the sector
24/08/05
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Charity
Bank raises new loan funds
Charity Bank has reported that it has raised £25
million of new loan funds from UK depositors after
re-launching its Community Investment Tax Relief Account
(CITRA)
23/08/05
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Trustee
recruitment campaign under way
A campaign to recruit more charity trustees was officially
launched today by the Charity Commission and TimeBank,
the national volunteering charity
22/08/05
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Adapt
your volunteering initiatives ready for Olympics,
says CSV
Charity and voluntary sector organisations are being
urged to develop their volunteering initiatives in
order to take full advantage of the opportunities
that are arising out of London’s successful
Olympic bid
22/08/05
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Charities
failing to address risk issues
On the back of a new guide to identifying and dealing
with risk published by the Association of British
Insurers (ABI), research from accountants and business
advisers PKF has found that two-thirds of charities
which believe they are facing risk from terrorism
or political action have no contingency plan in place
to deal with such events
19/08/05
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Big
Lottery Fund has broken Compact, claims NCVO
The Big Lottery Fund (BLF) has failed to adhere to
the rules of the Compact during its latest consultation,
according to the National Council for Voluntary Organisations
(NCVO)
18/08/05
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GuideStar
offering preview to charities
In response to repeated requests in the ongoing consultation
process with GuideStar, charities are to be offered
a preview of the service throughout September before
the site goes live
17/08/05
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Changes
to postage prices approved
The
Royal Mail’s proposals to price mail by size
have been accepted by Postcomm
15/08/05
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Extra
funding provided for lottery grants
An
extra £100m of funding has been provided to
the Big Lottery Fund following an unprecedented number
of grant applications
15/08/05
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Third
sector is “sexy” option for employees
The
charity sector has shed its “cardigan brigade”
label and is an attractive career option for people,
according to new research
15/08/05
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easyJet
seeks next “charity of the year” partnership
Low cost airline easyJet has announced that it is
seeking a pan-European charity to be its “charity
of the year” from November, offering the successful
applicant a corporate donation of £50,000, staff
fundraising activity and access to the airline’s
28 million passengers a year
10/08/05
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New
website provides ethical fund information
A new website has been launched by Ethical Investment
Research Services (EIRIS), in partnership with investment
research firm Morningstar, to enable investors to
check on the ethical policies and approaches taken
by ethical unit trusts and OEICs
09/08/05
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Fundraising
scholarships available
Ten scholarships, worth £500 each, are on offer
for fundraisers wishing to study at the Open University
Business School
09/08/05
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Government
promises no Big Lottery Fund interference
In a letter to acevo, Minister for Sport, Richard
Caborn, has stated that government will not determine
Big Lottery Fund programmes, or intervene in individual
grants
08/08/05
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Big
Lottery Fund announces latest round of grants
The Big Lottery Fund has announced its latest round
of grants, with £7.3 million going to fifty-three
community organisations in London
04/08/05
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Sector
asked to respond to European Commission proposals
UK third sector organisations have been asked to respond
to the European Commission proposals on the governance
of non-profit organisations
03/08/05
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Survey
highlights British donor apathy
Research commissioned by Samaritans has found that
many Britons are apathetic charity givers who, on
average, would put up £4.22 to save their favourite
charity from closing
02/08/05
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VAT
appeal win could mean extra millions for sector
The Church of England Children's Society has won its
High Court appeal against HM Revenue & Customs,
meaning that now other charities could benefit by
millions of pounds in recovered VAT
01/08/05
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Age
discrimination proposals published
The government has published draft age discrimination
regulations and a consultation paper, Equality
and Diversity: Coming of Age with legislation
due to come into force on 1st October 2006
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