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Sector
experiences fall in voluntary income, report finds
Charities
are being urged to step up their fundraising campaigns
after a new report found that the long term growth
rate of voluntary income is falling.
29/06/05
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NAO
calls on government departments to improve funding
principles
Substantial
improvements are needed in the way government departments
provide funding to third sector organisations to deliver
public services. This was the conclusion of a new
report from the National Audit Office (NAO), Working
with the Third Sector
29/06/05
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Charity
Commission releases new statement on public service
delivery
The
Charity Commission has published a policy statement
highlighting the key considerations for charities
that deliver public services
29/06/05
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Philanthropists
say media should do more to encourage giving
The
media could and should do more to encourage charitable
giving, according to a survey of British philanthropists
carried out by the Institute for Philanthropy
29/06/05
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Institute
of fundraising announces board changes
The
Institute of Fundraising (Institute) has announced
the results of its most recent trustee election, with
the new board taking effect from 12 July 2005
27/06/05
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FSA
launches financial awareness fund for VCS
The
Financial Services Authority (FSA) has launched a
£100,000 fund to help voluntary and community
sector organisations increase public financial awareness
through original projects
23/06/05
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Tsunami
aid spent on relief, but long-term construction slow
to start
The
Tsunami Recovery Network has produced a report on
recovery programmes and progress made in the regions
stricken by the December disaster
22/06/05
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Paper
raises question of best means to increase charitable
giving
A new academic
paper has questioned the means by which charitable
giving can best be increased, with the onus on understanding
why some people do not contribute, and focussing on
compassion rather than compliance
21/06/05
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Home
Office calls for a billion minutes of volunteering
The
Home Office has launched a new Year of the Volunteer
campaign, which aims to raise one billion minutes
of volunteered time for good causes by the end of
2005
13/06/05
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Live
8 texts a step in right direction, says Institute
The
announcement that texts tickets for the Live8 will
not be subject to fees from mobile phone operators
is a welcome move towards extending this thinking
to all charitable donations made via text, says the
Institute of Fundraising (Institute)
09/06/05
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Governance
hub gets Home Office approval
The
Governance Hub has been given the official go-ahead
after receiving a letter and formal offer of a grant
from the Home Office Active Communities Directorate.
09/06/05
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Civil
society does exist, says NCVO report
A
new report from the NCVO into civil renewal and active
citizenship has said the sector should work together
with the government in order to help strengthen society
08/06/05
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Acevo
calls for professional standards from chief executives
The
new manifesto laying out Acevo's vision for the sector
has been launched and calls for professionalism and
passion from charity leaders
06/06/05
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Pensions
impact on reserves highlighted
Information
on how to deal with the impact on reserves of final
salary pensions has been published by the Charity
Commission and the Charity Finance Directors' Group
06/06/05
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Code
of Good Practice for charity retailers launched
The
Association of Charity Shops has launched a Code of
Charity Retailing to help promote best practice within
charity shops
03/06/05
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Commission
publishes Receiver and Manager figures
For
the first time the Charity Commission has released
figures into the number of charities' assets under
receiver management
02/06/05
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Futurebuilders
reopens for entries
The
second stage of the Futurebuilders funding initiative
has opened for applications
02/06/05
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Final
stage of tsunami appeal research underway
UK
fundraising organisations are being invited to participate
in the final stage of research into the impact of
the tsunami appeal
01/06/05
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New
group pushes for public service reform
A
group of chief executives led by Acevo is to campaign
for greater involvement in public service delivery
by the sector
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