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EU-Compact
needed, conference delegates told
Calls have been made at a Labour Party Conference
fringe meeting for an EU-Compact to improve relations
across the Channel
27/09/05
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New
US initiative could prove beneficial in UK
A new initiative from the American Inland Revenue
Service (IRS) in response to hurricane Katrina could
benefit UK charities if a similar idea were implemented
across the pond, according to accountancy Horwath
Clark Whitehill
26/09/05
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Start
date announced for new mail pricing structure
Royal Mail has announced that its new system of size-based
pricing, or Pricing In Proportion (PiP), will come
into force on 21st August 2006
23/09/05
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Sector
rewarded at UK Charity Awards
Richard Curtis, Iain and Betsy Duncan Smith and Paul
Goggins, the charities minister, were among the 600
individuals who attended last night’s [22nd
September] UK Charity Awards, hosted by Charity Times
magazine
23/09/05
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Career
guide for prospective third sector employees
Third sector recruitment consultancy, The Charity
People, has launched a guide for those considering
seeking employment in the not-for-profit sector
21/09/05
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Home
Office announces efforts to encourage integration
In an effort to encourage greater integration across
communities, the Home Office has put forward a consultation
on proposals for a “Commission on Integration
and Cohesion”
20/09/05
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Web
design by City University
City University is seeking a real world client from
the charity sector to provide a web design problem
to a class of web design and layout masters students
19/09/05
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Bad
news for fundraising, according to new research
The number of people giving to charity in 2005 has
dropped by 17.5% from 2003, according to research
by market intelligence providers Key Note
19/09/05
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MakePovertyHistory
ad banned
Ofcom has banned the MakePovertyHistory television
advert, saying that as the campaign's aims are political,
it is prohibited from advertising on television or
radio
16/09/05
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Sector
calls for lottery tax reform
Reform of the National Lottery tax is essential if
the sector is to avoid a shortfall in funding opportunities,
say the national umbrella organisations
13/09/05
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Acevo
lets in corporates
Commercial organisations can now become members of
the charity sector body, acevo, following a redesign
of its membership scheme
12/09/05
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Unions
launch campaign for voluntary sector workers rights
The government must ensure that voluntary sector workers
receive the same level of pay, rights and benefits
as the public sector when delivering local services
07/09/05
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Self-regulation
for fundraising secures first year funding
The Institute of Fundraising (Institute) has announced
that the Home Office and Scottish Executive will provide
£840,625 first year funding for the initiation
of a UK-wide self-regulatory scheme for fundraising
06/09/05
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Unsuitable
donations cost charity shops millions
Oxfam has launched a new public initiative in light
of figures from the Association of Charity Shops revealing
that £4.5 million is wasted annually sorting,
recycling and storing unsuitable donations
05/09/05
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Deadline
extension highlights need for clearer framework
The European Commission has extended its deadline
to 19th September for the close of its consultation
on the document for future regulation of the voluntary
and community sector (VCS)
05/09/05
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Media
toolkit available for smaller charities
Smaller third sector organisations and those without
media teams have the opportunity to win a new “media
toolkit” CD ROM from Futurebuilders England
02/09/05
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Skills
gap and legislation hampering recruitment
Organisations seeking to meet legislative requirements
for diversity in the workplace, combined with a widening
skills gap, means that third sector recruiters are
finding it increasingly difficult to source relevant
talent, according to research conducted by forum3
02/09/05
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Big
Lottery fund award allows CAP to go local
The Compact Advocacy Programme (CAP) has said it is
now able to expand to work with local community and
voluntary organisations, having received an award
of £370,000 from the Big Lottery Fund
01/09/05
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Charity
Commission introduces secure online gateway
The Charity Commission is to offer a new secure gateway
within its website, providing charity specific information
and allowing charities a direct communication channel
to the Commission
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