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04 August 2010 Greetings!
It's official. Working together is the new doing-it-alone as Capacitybuilders' research confirms overwhelming support for the collaboration and merging of support services for the sector. And as the Office for Civil Society announces spending cuts of £11m (already!), pulling resources may be the only way to be saved from the dreaded axe for many organisations. Although not everyone will make it, just look at MVSO...
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| Commissioners support mergers and collaborations
Research from Capacitybuilders shows the majority of public service commissioners would like to see more mergers and greater collaboration between organisations that provide support and advice to civil society groups.
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| Office for Civil Society to
slash spending by £11m
The Office for Civil Society has announced that it will cut
£11m from its 2010/11 budget.
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| RNID to look at name change in £260,000 rebrand
RNID is considering changing its name as it starts a rebranding process set to cost around £260,000.
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| Include board reviews in annual reports, says NPC report
Charities should include details of their board induction and reviews process in annual reports, according to a new report on trusteeship from New Philanthropy Capital (NPC).
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| Pension debts claim Scottish voluntary organisation victim
Moray Voluntary Service Organisation (MVSO), a Scottish support service for over 400 member voluntary organisations, is in liquidation due to a £60,000 pensions debt it cannot repay.
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| Charity Commission to assess public benefit of sport charities
The Charity Commission has announced the names of the sports and recreation charities that will be involved in its last round of public benefit assessments, which so far have included religious, arts and fee-charging charities. |
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The Charity Commission has ordered
a charity set up by Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox to cease its
activities immediately due to their political nature.
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The average pay of interim
managers working in charities has fallen by 11 per cent over the last six
months, according to the latest survey by Russam GMS. |
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| More evidence of public service delivery benefits needed, says TSRC
The Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) has called for more research into whether commissioning leads to better public services, citing a lack of independent evidence.
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| Interpal wins High Court case against Sunday Express claims of terror links
Interpal, a relief and development charity for Palestinians, has won a High Court battle against Express Newspapers which falsely accused it of supporting Hamas.
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| Charity Commission re-appoints board members
Simon Jones, Sharmila Nebhrajani, Theo Sowa CBE, Simon Wethered and Dr Andrew Purkis OBE have been re-appointed as board members of the Charity Commission.
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| IoF announces new trustees and fellows
The Institute of Fundraising has announced the appointment of four new trustees and five new fellows.
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NCVO's director of policy Liz
Atkins has been made redundant following a restructure which saw the
organisation's four departments reduced to three.
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Anne Marie Carrie has
been appointed as the new chief executive of Barnardo's, joining in November
before replacing Martin Narey when he departs in January next year.
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| Save the Children appoints No.10 comms director as new chief executive
Save the Children UK has appointed Downing Street's former director of strategic communications as its new chief executive.
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How to mount a defence against a tabloid press obsessed with high pay
Tania Mason offers three key messages charities could use when the media puts the sector in the spotlight in its campaign against high pay
Big Society on a local scale
Big Society offers communities the chance to change their ways, notes Gordon Hunter as he offers some big ideas devised for a local action plan
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Are there civil society parallels in the UK Corporate Governance Code?
Given the impact of failures in corporate governance on the global economy, interest in how to enhance governance and leadership has taken a front seat. As a new regime comes into private sector governance, Tesse Akpeki explores parallels in the voluntary and community governance world
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