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JANUARY 2005


31/01/05 - view story
Young people to shape volunteering framework

Young people are to be placed at the centre of the Russell Commission’s new national volunteering framework, it was announced today

27/01/05 - view story
New website aims to quash fundraising myths

Professor Adrian Sargeant is behind a new initiative designed to educate the public about charity fundraising and administration costs

27/01/05 - view story
Case law definition of public benefit "restrictive", says DSC

The DSC has ended its support for the case law definition of public benefit and is recommending that the Scottish definition be accepted instead

27/01/05 - view story
Acevo's new chair calls for action

The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations has appointed a new chair, whose first act has been to tell the sector its time to shake off its "amateurish image".

26/01/05 - view story
Scottish charity regulator gives evidence on Bill

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator presented its evidence on the Charities and Investment Trustees Bill (Scotland) today

26/01/05 - view story
Payroll Giving: SMEs rewarded

Businesses with fewer than 500 staff are to be rewarded with up to £500 for setting up payroll giving opportunities under a new scheme launched today

26/01/05 - view story
SCVO gives favourable response to Sewell Motion

The Scottish Countil for Voluntary Organisations has welcomed the Sewell Motion, which devolves control of Scotland’s share of Big lottery Fund (BLF) expenditure to Scotland

20/01/05 - view story
DEC breaks world record

The Disaster Emergency Committee has broken the world record for the most amount of money raised online in a 24-hour period

20/01/05 - view story
Guidance on public benefit tests issued

The Charity Commission has issued its first public guidance on how it would decide on public benefit if provisions in the Charities Bill become law

20/01/05 - view story
Commission should take harder line on governance, says sector's chiefs

Charity chief executives have urged the Charity Commission to get tough on governance and to take the lead in the promotion of best practice

14/01/05 - view story
Tsunami aid appeal to reach £200m

The Disaster Emergency Committee has predicted that donations to the Tsunami earthquake appeal will reach £200m

12/01/05 - view story
Self-regulation details announced

Over £1m of funding is needed from the Home Office in order for the self-regulatory fundraising scheme to work

12/01/05 - view story
New Code of Practice for volunteers

The Institute of Fundraising has launched the first code of practice aimed specifically for those people involved with volunteer fundraisers

11/01/05 - view story
Tsunami aid breaks fundraising record

Over £110m has been raised for the Tsunami aid appeal - making it the most successful fundraising campaign in Uk history

11/01/05 - view story
Big Lottery Fund announces changes to funding processes

The New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund are finally drawing to a close as the Big Lottery Fund announces schedules for new funding opportunities

10/01/05 - view story
Year of the Volunteer gets underway

The Year of the Volunteer was officially launched today with the switching on of the campaign's website

10/01/05 - view story
Regulator appoints new Commissioners

Two new Commissioners have been appointed at the Charity Commission

07/01/05 - view story
Direct Debit Charity Awards launched

Charities which achieve improvements in Direct Debit donations are to be recognised in the 2005 Direct Debit Awards

06/01/05 - view story
Charities lack innovation, claim staff

Charity workers blame a fear of risk ias one of the factors preventing voluntary organisations from being as innovative as they could be

06/01/05 - view story
Conservatives offer compassion to charities

The Conservative party has suggested it will reform the way voluntary organisations receive government funding

 

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