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22 November 2010
Greetings!
The GuideStar database has finally fallen into private sector ownership, raising a huge question mark over the future of the free-to-access public website that the Home Office spent £2.9m developing all those years ago. The Charity Tribunal's chief judge has also raised questions about whether the Tribunal is really fit for purpose in its current state. But there is good news on the new legislation that will require all public sector contracts to deliver positive social and environmental outcomes.
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Social value bill enters committee stage after backing from MPs
MPs have voted in favour of legislation that will require all public sector contracts to deliver positive social, economic and environmental outcomes.
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GuideStar database passes into private sector hands
The GuideStar public website, which was set up with £2.9m of public money in 2004, may soon cease to be free if its new private sector owner deems it uneconomical to support.
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McKenna urges review of Charity Tribunal's role and remit
Alison McKenna, the principal judge of the Charity Tribunal, has attacked the preference of many charity lawyers to settle disputes through the Charity Commission's internal review process rather than through the Tribunal, saying it adds unnecessary expense for the charities involved and thwarts the original intent for the Tribunal to help evolve case law.
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Commission cuts are "a violence", says Leather
Dame Suzi Leather has said that cuts to the Charity Commission's funding mean "a violence is being done to the organisation".
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Rainbow autism charity obtains loans of £4.3m
The Rainbow Charity for Children with Autism has secured loans and grants totalling £4.38m to renovate a 19th century property in Wandsworth into an independent special needs day school for up to 60 autistic children.
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Cohen forecasts 'undreamt-of sums of capital' to flow into social investment
"Undreamt-of sums of capital" will create a transformation in the social investment market over the next five years, Sir Ronald Cohen has predicted.
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In other news...
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The public wants a more socially conscious approach to business, says new survey
A new survey from the Social Enterprise Coalition has revealed that people are hungry for new approaches to running a business.
Two charity chief executives become new House of Lords peers
Jonathan Kestenbaum, chief executive of Nesta has become a Labour peer, while Claire Tyler, chief executive of relationship counselling charity Relate has been made a peer for the Liberal Democrat party.
Community groups vow to continue battle on music licensing
Community groups have vowed to keep on fighting for a fair deal on music licensing following the government's decision to remove the licence fee exemption for charities' public use of music, says the Community Sector Law Monitoring Group.
| Groundwork UK plans to cut staff numbers
Community improvement charity Groundwork UK plans to reduce its staff numbers as part of a restructuring process in anticipation of a reduction in government funding.
Big Society Bank pilots to share £150,000
Nesta is funding the Big Society Bank pilots with an initial pot of £150,000, which will be allocated to 15 shortlisted proposals for products and services for the Bank.
CAF launches service to open SMS donations to all charities
SMS fundraising has been opened up to a wider range of charities as the Charities Aid Foundation launches a text donation service.
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Charity 100 Index
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Heading south for winter
Poor performance in all income streams sees Charity 100 Index fall for third successive quarter, reports Diane Sim.
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Feature
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Investing in social change
Social investment bonds are a radical new way of financing successful charities, explains Toby Eccles.
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Blog
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Slow progress - the toils of upgrading technology
Upgrading a laptop proves to be a lengthy unrewarding chore, says John Tate.
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For the last two quarters of 2009, members of the Charity 100 Index earned less income from their investments than they did in 1996, when the index began.
(Source: Charity Index 100 analysis by Diane Sim)
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