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Poor
commissioning blights council-charity relationship
The
relationship between councils and charities is blighted
by poor commissioning practice, according to a damning
new report from the Audit Commission
30/07/07
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Business
fail to deliver on social responsibility promises
A
survey of employees across the commercial and non-profit
sectors has found that most believe businesses only
“pay lip service” to corporate and social
responsibility, and fail to deliver on their promises
26/07/07
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Employers
wasting the talent of their workforce
UK
charity sector employers are wasting the talent of
their employees and failing to help them realise their
potential, according to research from business psychology
consultancy OPP
25/07/07
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Renaissance
of local fundraising boosts third sector coffers
Income
from local fundraising has dramatically increased
over the last year, according to the Institute of
Fundraising’s Fundratios annual benchmarking
survey
25/07/07
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Social
enterprise ambassadors named
Big
Issue founder John Bird and Tim Campbell, winner of
the BBC’s Apprentice, were among the first seven
ambassadors for social enterprise named by Cabinet
Office minister Ed Miliband
24/07/07
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Brown
lays out vision for sector’s future
Prime
Minister Gordon Brown used the launch of his new book
Britain’s Everyday Heroes to outline his vision
for the future of the third sector, and to highlight
proposals laid out in the new Third Sector Review
24/07/07
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Bubb
warns Cameron new policies must come with new funding
Acevo
chief executive Stephen Bubb has written an open letter
to Conservative leader David Cameron warning that
the recommendations for the third sector contained
in the Social Justice Policy Group’s report
Breakdown Britain must be backed up by extra investment
23/07/07
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Direct
marketing provides £43.7bn to UK economy
The
overall value of direct marketing to the UK economy
stands at £43.7bn, according to new research
19/07/07
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WM
releases preliminary charity fund results for Q2
WM
Performance Services has released its preliminary
charity fund results for the second quarter, finding
that charity funds gained 3.7% on the back of robust
equity performance
19/07/07
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Complaints
reviewer publishes report on Charity Commission
Jodi
Berg, the Independent Complaints Reviewer to the Charity
Commission, has published her annual report, recommending
the Commission review its approach to disputes within
charities and its response to whistleblowers
19/07/07
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Top
500 charities’ income soars
The
income of the UK’s top 500 organisations grew
by 8.6% in the last year, compared to just 3.8% the
year before, according to the CAF Charity Trends
2007 report
18/07/07
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Gordon
Brown signals support for leadership training scheme
Prime
Minister Gordon Brown has thrown his weight behind
plans to establish a leadership training programme
to recognise talent and develop new leaders within
the third sector
11/07/07
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London Councils awards funding to support capital’s
third sector
London
Councils has released another £2 million for
the voluntary sector, in an attempt to help the capital’s
voluntary groups share best practice
10/07/07
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Charity Commission launches new website
The
Charity Commission has launched its redesigned website,
which it claims will make it easier and quicker for
charities to meet their obligations to the regulator
10/07/07
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Tories set to give greater role to third sector
Iain
Duncan Smith's Social Justice Policy Group has called
for the third sector to have a greater role in the
delivery of public services in its major policy report
Breakthrough Britain
06/07/07
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Charities stand firm in face of insurance claims
Charities
do not fear expensive insurance claims will be made
against them, and are far more concerned about the
withdrawal of funding and the protection of their
image, according to new research from Ecclesiastical
06/07/07
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Future of service delivery is in sector leaders’
hands
The
third sector’s ability to thrive as a public
service provider in the future will hinge on the quality
of charity leadership, not governmental policy initiatives,
according to chief executives’ membership body
Acevo
05/07/07
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Blears names local authorities in new asset transfer
programme
Hazel
Blears, the new Secretary of State for Communities
and Local Government, has announced the 20 local authorities
which will be involved in the Advancing Assets for
Communities programme
05/07/07
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Governance Hub launches next Partnership Programme
The
Governance Hub has launched the next round of its
Partnership Programme, offering small grants and resources
to umbrella organisations and federated charities
looking to support the governance development of their
members
04/07/07
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Capacitybuilders launches Destination 2014
Capacitybuilders
has launched its Destination 2014 strategy, laying
out the organisation’s direction going forward
in relation to the ChangeUp programme as a whole
02/07/07
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Visitor attractions miss out on Gift Aid
Small
visitor attractions are failing to claim back millions
of pounds in Gift Aid, according to new research from
Tourism South East
02/07/07
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Brown appoints senior sector advisors alongside new
minister
Phil
Hope has been appointed as minister for the third
sector, replacing Ed Miliband who was last week promoted
to his first cabinet-level post under new Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
01/07/07
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Strong chief execs and trustee boards key to local
effectiveness
High
calibre leadership by the chief executive and good
trustee governance are the keys to the creation and
sustainability of effective local VCS infrastructure
organisations (LIOs), according to a new report from
NAVCA
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