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The Transition Fund opens for business; RNIB chair Kevin Carey outlines his ambitions for the charity, and the RSPCA suffers another knockback in its efforts to secure the legacy from Joyce Gill's will. But in a feature this week, lawyer Stephen O'Reilly says lessons can be learned by other charities from the case.

RSPCA loses appeal over Gill legacy case

The RSPCA has lost its appeal against the High Court ruling that overturned the will of a woman who left her £2m farm to the charity.

RNIB chair wants to grow RNIB Group into a £500m-turnover operation

RNIB chair Kevin Carey has an ambition to grow the RNIB Group into an enterprise with turnover of half a billion pounds.

BIG says Transition Fund not for infrastructure, despite Navca claim

The government's new £100m Transition Fund will not give grants to infrastructure organisations whose main mission is to support other civil society groups, the BIG Fund said today.

Thirty jobs to go at NCVO

Some 30 NCVO staff are expected to lose their jobs as the organisation announces a consultation on its post-spending review restructure.

PM calls on community groups to help battle stigma of Aids

This World Aids Day Prime Minister David Cameron has called on community and faith groups to help battle the stigma of Aids and HIV.

Pre-existing relationships are key to partnership success, finds Commission survey

Pre-existing relationships and compatibility of organisational aims were found to share the credit for successful partnerships in a survey of small charities published by the Charity Commission today.

Elizabeth Finn Care to manage £12m of local Scottish trusts

Poverty relief charity Elizabeth Finn Care is taking over the management of 38 local trusts with a total value of around £12m, from the City of Edinburgh Council.

RSPCA contentious probate

If you get a legacy but it is challenged by the family of the testator should you cave in, compromise or fight? The RSPCA recently faced this dilemma and lessons can be learnt from what happened, says Stephen O'Reilly.

Legal rights of volunteers

Volunteers are protected by law just like employees says Martyn Turner.