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15 September 2009
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In this week's newsletter, new Charity Commission chief executive Sam Younger tells Tania Mason that he is well up for the challenge of creating a slimmer, but no less effective, regulator.  There is also some sound advice about how to go about creating a good investment policy - vital in the current economic climate.
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Contracts exacerbate regulatory burden for small charity sector, says Navca


Navca has blamed the trend of replacing grants with contracts for increasing red tape for small sector groups in its submission to the BIS Task Force on cutting bureaucracy.
Martin Brookes

Use Treasury questions to avoid spending cuts, suggests NPC report


New Philanthropy Capital chief executive Martin Brookes has used Charity Awards-winning project Volunteers in Child Protection as the basis of a new report that aims to help charities stave off funding cuts in the forthcoming public spending round.


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.
David Wood

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.
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Interview
Sam Younger

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.
 
 
 
 
Features
Investment policy

Investment policy and your investment manager's performance


The Trustee Act 2000 requires trustees to prepare an investment policy, which should outline the broad investment principles governing the trustees' investment decisions.
Diversity

Diversity: reaching for excellence


Tesse Akpeki explains why what we need from the sector's governance is diversity on every level.




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Who's new shoes?

The Institute's next CEO - fundraiser or newcomer?


Tania Mason wonders what kind of leader the Institute of Fundraising needs next.
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