Bubb chides his members after Newsnight chugging fiasco

2 September 2010

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Bubb chides his members after Newsnight chugging fiasco

Acevo chief executive Stephen Bubb has written a stern letter to the CEOs of the top 50 fundraising charities challenging their reluctance to defend the sector on last week's Newsnight programme about face-to-face fundraising.

NCVO calls for sector spending to remain 'neutral'

NCVO has made its submission to the Treasury spending review, calling on the government to ensure the net effect on voluntary and community organisations is "at least neutral".

Organisations' websites and social networks to fall under ASA rules

Marketing messages on organisations' own websites and non-paid-for material on social networks will soon fall under the authority of the Advertising Standards Authority.

Graduate tax a 'disaster' for university fundraising

The proposed 'graduate tax' on university alumni could have a devastating impact on the growing philanthropic movement at universities, according to the sector's leading body.

Organisation to negotiate short-term property leases for charities

Woolworths stores are being targeted by a new charity created to act as an intermediary between landlords with empty premises and charities seeking properties.

CTN asked to name top five red tape burdens

Lord Hodgson, chair of the government taskforce that is trying to reduce the level of red tape strangling the sector, has asked Charity Trustee Networks to identify the top five regulatory burdens for charities.

Big Lottery Fund invests in social impact bonds

The Big Lottery Fund has today announced an £11.25m investment in social impact bonds.

Management change at Big Lottery Fund

The Big Lottery Fund will see a shift in senior management by the end of the year, it has announced.

Gosschalk leaves Bluefrog

Alan Gosschalk has left Bluefrog, less than nine months after joining the fundraising agency, to return to work within a charity.

Celebs join trustee awareness campaign

Newsreader Jon Snow and cricketer Andrew Flintoff are among the names lending their support to the Charity Commission's first annual Trustees' Week, designed to increase awareness of the role.

Features

Board behaving badly

The illusion of a perfectly balanced board breaks apart and the experts give their advice on how to repair the damage in this trustee case study.

Mix and match: Merging IT infrastructures

In tough economic times, more and more organisations are looking to merge, but what does this mean for their IT infrastructure? Gareth Jones takes a look at two examples

Junkyard fundraising: Car donation revvs up in the UK

Since the car donation service Giveacar launched in January, it has processed more than 1,000 car donations for charities. Tanyella Allison describes how the scheme works, and how charities can benefit.

Blogs

Newsnight chugger-bashing programme exposed nothing more than public ignorance

Tania Mason is frustrated by the ignorance shown in last week's BBC investigation that "exposed" the fact that charities sometimes hire private companies to supply them with services

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away...

"How will graduates afford to give?" asks Niki May Young who believes the Liberal Democrats' proposal for a graduate tax is a step too far

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