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England's biggest public funder of the arts has today announced "the biggest transformation of arts funding for a generation". Meanwhile representative groups in the care sector are scrambling to establish what progress has been made by the Care Commission after a letter they planned to send to the Health Secretary looks like it may have been based on incorrect facts. And charities in the children and youth sector will be happy to hear that they will be getting the lion's share of Big Society Bank funds after all.

Arts Council to launch open application process

Arts Council England plans to introduce an online application system for funding as it attempts to overhaul its operations in the face of a funding cut of nearly 30 per cent.

Care groups forced to rewrite lobbying letter after BBC leak

Several umbrella groups in the care sector were today hurriedly redrafting a letter to the Health Secretary after an original that they planned to send was seen by the BBC and then found to contain inaccuracies.

Big Society Bank will concentrate on youth projects, says children's minister

Chidren's minister Tim Loughton has said that the majority of funds in the Big Society Bank will be used to fund youth projects.

Small community charities see 20 per cent drop in reserves

Small community groups had on average a 20 per cent drop in reserves last year.

Harrow Council to review public funding for the voluntary sector

Harrow Council has launched an investigation into the use of public funds for the voluntary sector in the wake of a financial scandal at a major charity in the borough.

Maude announces Green Paper to 'create level playing field' for civil society

Francis Maude, minister for the Cabinet Office announced plans to "create a level playing field for civil society organisations" at a Downing Street summit on Tuesday.

Apocalypse now? - FDs face a tough time ahead

Ian Allsop provides an overview of the CFDG annual dinner and assesses that diners enjoy what's on their plates despite talk of lavish cuts.

Outstanding leadership: enabling and sustaining engagement and high performance in your organisation

Tesse Akpeki looks at the results of the Work Foundation's research into the links between leadership and high performance

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