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Charities are still not finding the time to prepare for pensions reform and NPC says there's not enough time to apply for the Transition Fund either. How then are people ever going to find the time to relax in the Happy Bubble? Tick tock!

 

Charities still not prepared for 2012 pensions reform, says survey

 

Nearly half of charities have still not yet considered their strategy for the 2012 pension reform, according to research by Acevo and Foster Denovo.
 

Blunkett calls for £multi-million youth volunteering fund

 

Former home secretary David Blunkett has called on the Treasury and Big Lottery Fund to create a multi-million pound endowment fund to increase youth volunteering.
 

Transition Fund under fire for short deadline

 

The application window for the Transition Fund is too short and the conditions are difficult to satisfy, New Philanthropy Capital has said.

Labour Lords voice concerns over British Waterways becoming a charity

 

A group of Labour Lords have raised concerns over the process of turning the British Waterways Board, which was formerly a government quango, into a charity.
 

Voluntary sector is seventh most gay-friendly employer

 

The voluntary sector has ranked seventh in Stonewall's Top 100 Employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff 2011.
 

ActionAid hosts Happy Bubble for Blue Monday

 

Kick-starting a campaign to encourage supporters, ActionAid will host the Happy Bubble in London's Finsbury Avenue Square on 17 January to help beat Blue Monday, statistically the most depressing day of the year.
 

Super Directors: Directors of Fundraising Survey

 

Fighting off funding cuts, juggling multiple remits, caring for donors in distress - being a director of fundraising at a top 100 fundraising charity is a big job. Vibeka Mair analyses the major trends from this year's Directors of Fundraising survey.

Board meetings without the chief exec

 

A newly appointed trustee is troubled when the chair arranges a meeting without the chief executive. What is the protocol for meetings, they ask?

They said it...

(Ian Bird, principal partner at Foster Denovo)