Quango cull confirmed by Cabinet Office

Capacitybuilders, the Commission for the Compact and the Office for Civil Society Advisory Body will all be scrapped, the government confirmed today.

Nick Hurd calls on businesses to forge stronger links with charity sector

Nick Hurd, minister for civil society, has called on businesses to improve their links with charities, accusing firms of being mainly absent from the debate on the future of civil society.

Two-thirds of renewed Compact not fit for purpose, according to Commission

The renewed Compact is vague and retracts commitments from the previous government to communicate and support the sector, according to the Commission for the Compact's review of the document.

Catholic Care appeals to Tribunal over gay adoption for second time

Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds) is to appeal to the Charity Tribunal once again over the Charity Commission's refusal to allow it to prevent same-sex couples from using its adoption services.

Sector tells Treasury to start gift aid reform before Budget 2011

The government is under pressure from a consortium of sector bodies to implement gift aid reforms before the next Budget, with a letter to the treasury emphasising the need to move more processes online.

Vince Cable proposes mutualisation of Post Office

Vince Cable, Business Secretary, has asked Co-operative UK to put together a proposal for the mutualisation of parts of the Post Office.

A BIG journey

Gerald Oppenheim's departure from the Big Lottery Fund last month marked the end of an era for the funder. But its future is no less exciting, he tells Tania Mason.

Futurology: rewriting fundraising thinking

How is your organisation's fundraising going to respond to the pace and depth of change in the future? Tony Elischer notes you can't predict the future, but you can prepare for it.

When having a good idea is simply not enough!

There are always people who will shroud your master plan in negativity, says Tesse Akpeki, but she has been inspired to create a plan of attack against such naysayers. 

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