| 31/10/07
- view
story
Commission
launches new charities list
The
Charity Commission has launched a web-based list of
newly registered charities to allow umbrella, membership
and support organisations easier access to them
31/10/07
- view
story
Study
reveals massive growth in voluntary workforce
The
voluntary sector workforce has grown by 26% in the
last 10 years, now representing 611,000 employees,
according to new research
18/10/07
- view
story
Benchmarking
survey identifies governance glass ceiling
A
potential glass ceiling in charity governance, where
women and people from BME communities find it harder
to become trustees of the largest charities, has been
identified by NCVO
18/10/07
- view
story
Million
pound challenge to go greener
A
million pounds has been put up by the National Endowment
for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) for groups
that can demonstrate new ways to tackle climate change
16/10/07
- view
story
Charity
Bank heads north
Charity
Bank has announced that it is to open its first regional
office, and has invited interested third sector organisations
to attend the public launch
15/10/07
- view
story
Fund
managers fail to disclose responsible investment policies
Three
quarters of the UK’s top fund managers are failing
to disclose their policies on environmental and social
issues, despite the fact that many of these companies
actually have corporate social responsibility programmes
in place
15/10/07
- view
story
Social
enterprise ambassadors named
The
Social Enterprise Coalition has announced the 25 entrepreneurs
who will be joining the ranks of ‘social enterprise
ambassadors’, one of the key elements of the
government’s Social Enterprise Action Plan launched
last year
12/10/07
- view
story
Government
spending on sector rises
Estimated
government spending on the third sector rose faster
than overall spending between 2000 and 2004, according
to figures compiled by Charities Aid Foundation for
the government
09/10/07
- view
story
UK
trusts give £2.3 bn a year
The
top 400 UK trusts gave away £2.3 bn last year,
according to new figures
08/10/07
- view
story
NCVO
provides new leadership resources
NCVO
has launched a suite of new services for the support
and development of voluntary sector leaders
04/10/07
- view
story
Government
rate relief decision “ill-conceived”
The
government’s decision to abolish rate relief
on empty property is “irresponsible” and
will stifle regeneration in deprived areas, according
to the British Property Federation
03/10/07
- view
story
Transparency
key to public trust, says Low
Charities
must become more transparent if they are to retain
public trust, according to the Charities Aid Foundation
03/10/07
- view
story
£15
million in funding for overseas development
A
£15 million funding pot has been opened by the
Big Lottery Fund for UK-based organisations working
in overseas development
03/10/07
- view
story
Think
tank monitors attitudes of BME groups towards third
sector
Third
sector think tank NfpSynergy has launched a new nationwide
survey to establish exactly what black and minority
ethnic groups think about charitable causes and giving
|
