Governance 6 October 2010
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6 October 2009
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'Ring, ring!' 'Who's there?'... Well, according to the Charity Commission it's most likely to be a trustee, with a whopping 70 per cent of all calls to its offices coming from board members. Around half of these fall into five subject areas - could they include the following: What is the Big Society? According to a Mori poll, the majority of voters don't know the answer to that question. They'll never know if they don't attend the meetings though, will they?
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Phone calls

Trustees make almost three-quarters of phone calls to Commission


Seventy per cent of telephone calls to the Charity Commission are made by trustees, and around half of these fall into five subject areas.
Big Society

Big Society Network cancels tour after spending cuts mar debate


The Big Society Network has cancelled a series of town hall meetings after the first event was marred by anger over spending cuts.
Conservatives

Majority of voters not heard of Big Society


The Big Society is struggling to capture the imagination of the public as a poll shows that more than half of voters claim not to have heard of the idea.
PCS

PCS union enlists sector support to stave off Commission cuts


The PCS union, the biggest union within the Charity Commission  workforce, has launched a campaign against the threatened cut to the regulator's budget, in a bid to reduce job losses among its members.
IoF guidance

Online toolkit on Equality Act 2010 released


The Equality and Human Rights Commission has released an online starter guide to the Equality Act 2010 to help the private, public and voluntary sectors understand their obligations under the new legislation.
Druidry

Charity Commission recognises druidry as a religion


Druidry has become officially recognised as a religion after the Charity Commission finally agreed to grant charitable status to the Druid Network.

 
Who's Moving?

Blogs



Volunteering

Good PR needed to pull in unemployed volunteers


Charities should recruit more unemployed volunteers, but need to tackle benefits myth, advises charity PR guru Ingrid Marson.
Beth Yorath

Frontline: Return to Romania


In the second blog from our Frontline series, Vodafone World of Difference winner Beth Yorath leaves the comfort of Western luxury to return to Romania where eight years ago she met a little girl, named Andrea.

Opinion

 

Daniel Phelan

At risk of growing up


Trustees will have to pay heed to entrepreneurs from other sectors and take risks if they wish to improve results, says Daniel Phelan.

 

 

 
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