14 September 2010 Greetings! The recent BBC Newsnight programme examining the costs of face-to-face fundraising has exposed the sector's lack of a cohesive strategy for defending charities against media criticism. Acevo and the ImpACT Coalition are hoping to tackle this with help from a leading PR agency. Acevo seeks PR advice on defending charity practices Acevo has secured pro bono advice from the world's biggest PR agency to help the sector mount a robust defence against negative media coverage of issues like fundraising costs or CEOs' salaries. Astarita defends charities' non-appearance on Newsnight British Red Cross fundraising director Mark Astarita has defended the decisions by several of the UK's biggest charities not to appear on the BBC Newsnight programme about street fundraising, claiming they were being set up for a "bear-baiting contest". FRSB rejects equality complaint about Cancer Research UK run The Fundraising Standards Board has dismissed a complaint against Cancer Research UK, which claimed that the charity's Race for Life event discriminated against men and thus was unfair. Arts supporters alerted to funding threats in new campaign Members of the arts-loving public are being encouraged to sign up to a campaign which will alert them to threats to arts funding and organisations in their local area and nationally. Proposed merger of leading Scottish academic bodies under attack A proposed merger between the University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh College of Art has been attacked by influential Scottish figures, who have written a letter to Education Secretary Mike Russell urging him to block it. ICAS urges de-regulation taskforce to include Scotland in its remit The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has warned the Big Society's de-regulation taskforce that ignoring Scotland in its remit could introduce further complexity for charities across the UK. Feature Interview: Charity Commission chief executive, Sam Younger The Charity Commission's new chief executive is unfazed by the prospect of wielding the hatchet that is poised to fall on the regulator's activities - and is convinced there will be opportunities to create new services as well as cut old ones. Tania Mason reports. Seismic shift for Sue Ryder Care as strategy evolves As Sue Ryder Care prepares for a period of great change and planned expansion over the next five years, Paul Woodward, the charity's chief executive, explains its strategy for future service provision. Blogs Pensions may be harmful to the future health of your organisation As the focus on pension shortfalls grows, with the BBC's £2bn pension deficit hitting the news this week, our regular charity pension blogger David Davison looks at the dangers of outsourcing pensions The Institute's next CEO - fundraiser or newcomer? Tania Mason wonders what kind of leader the Institute of Fundraising needs next Events Charity Finance Property Conference 18 October 2010 VAT & Tax Conference 18 October 2010 Charity Finance Live 18 October 2010 Shop     Charity Finance Yearbook 2010 & Accounts Compliance Checklist 2010  Subscribe from £74.95 | BUY NOW (Save £20)   Bundle offer: Save £20 by ordering the Charity Finance Yearbook 2010 and the Accounts Compliance Checklist 2010 together. Additionally, prices are frozen at 2009 rates so this package represents fantastic value for money. Join us on Twitter    @CSFinance @CivilSocietyIT @CSFundraising @CSGovernance @CivilSocietyUK Civil Society eNews Contacts Tania Mason, editor, 020 7819 1214, tania.mason@civilsociety.co.uk Phil Bishop, online advertising, 020 7819 1215, phil.bishop@civilsociety.co.uk Niki May Young, website editor, 020 7819 1206 nikimay.young@civilsociety.co.uk

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