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1 July 2010 Greetings!
Times are tough. This year's survey of the finance function within charities finds that the economic downturn is being keenly felt, with many organisations pruning staff numbers and many more cutting costs in other areas. Over the last 12 months, 36 per cent of charities cutting finance staff have had to make compulsory redundancies, up from 17 per cent last year.
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| Insolvent refugee charity fails in High Court bid for interim relief
A High Court judge yesterday refused to order the Legal Services Commission to pay £600,000 to ensure that clients formerly represented by Refugee and Migrant Justice can continue to be represented by the charity's staff until their cases are transferred to other law firms.
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| Hind warns sector advisers they may receive less Commission help in future
Charity Commission chief executive Andrew Hind has told the sector's professional advisers they can expect less help from the regulator in future due to funding cuts.
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| NCVO chief slams 'Neanderthal' commissioning of voluntary sector
Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive at NCVO, has urged local and central government to make radical changes to its commissioning of the voluntary sector, calling the current system 'Neanderthal' and 'crazy'. |
| Government starts talks with sector on community groups target
The government has opened informal talks with Navca, Community Development Foundation and others about how to deliver the Big Society vision of enabling every citizen to join a neighbourhood group. |
| Give large charities incentive to support welfare reform, says Bubb
Stephen Bubb, chief executive of Acevo has said the Big Society will be a 'charade' if it means the state retrenches and leaves the voluntary sector to pick up the pieces. |
| Gift aid income continues to rise
The amount of gift aid income reclaimed from HMRC by charities has passed the £1bn mark for the first time, reaching £1.01bn in the 2009-10 financial year. |
| Volunteering rules of engagement
As volunteering increasingly takes centre stage, Victoria Cook reviews the rules of engagement.
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| Building on Guides and Scouts' VAT success
Girlguiding UK and the Scout Association have been in discussions with HMRC on the VAT charged for their buildings for over two years. Vibeka Mair talks to Simon Evans about the success which could benefit all similar membership charities.
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| Which cut is the deepest?
Analysis of various recent research reports provides some insight as to where the deepest public spending cuts might land, says Karl Wilding.
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| Changing needs, changing objects
Charities that wish to change their objects must ensure they follow the correct procedures, say Simon Livesey and Tilly Clarke.
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| Capitalisation and investment
In the first of a series of articles about the NCVO Funding Commission's findings, Fiona Ellis and Richard Gutch look at new approaches to capitalising civil society organisations.
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| Interest rates market outlook: July 2010
Greece
has left the UK with a slippery legacy, says Ian Buss in his round up
of the latest from the markets.
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| CSV child protection project scoops top honour at Charity Awards
A pioneering CSV project that matches volunteers to families with children at risk of harm has been crowned overall winner of the Charity Awards 2010. |
| The interpreter
Civil Society is proud to present the prolific Julia Unwin as the 2010 Charity Awards Outstanding Leadership winner. Tania Mason takes us on a whistlestop tour of Julia's exceptional career, and explains why she's worth it... |
| Hurding cats - a night at the Charity Awards 2010
Ian Allsop reports on a glamorous night out with the charity sector's star performers at the Charity Awards 2010 dinner.
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| VAT on online advertising
Lorraine Owens explains HMRC's u-turn on zero-rating VAT for charities advertising on third-party websites.
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| Cutting one's cloth
Diane Sim presents the findings of Charity Finance's second annual survey of the finance function.
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| Building the Big Society, by NCVO chief
Civil society organisations must put themselves forward to help government create its Big Society vision, says Sir Stuart Etherington.
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| Investors' dividends caught up in the BP slick
The fallout from the BP oil disaster has had serious consequences for charity investors, says Lynne Lamont.
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| An Apple today?
Apple mobile devices are forcing charities to consider supporting two operating systems, says John Tate.
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