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Charities Aid Foundation is looking for a new communications director following the sudden departure of Mark Webster last week. Meanwhile the Charity Commission is sifting through responses to its strategy review consultation, as Parliament debates whether communities should take responsibility for their own governance.
 

CAF communications director takes sudden exit

 

The Charities Aid Foundation has been left without a communications director following the swift exit of Mark Webster to concentrate on his freelance career.

NCVO and CFDG at odds over Commission's advice role

 

The Charity Commission should cease giving advice on good practice and acting as a 'friend' of the sector, and focus on its regulatory role, the NCVO has suggested in its response to the Commission's strategic review consultation.

Charities' spend on advertising rapped by MPs

 

Charities' spend on advertising and campaigning compared with levels of service delivery to beneficiaries has come under scrutiny by the Public Administration Select Committee.

Localism Bill passes to Public Bill Committee

 

The Localism Bill debate reached fever pitch in Parliament yesterday with forty speakers entering discussions at the Bill's second reading in the House of Commons.

News International opens newspapers to 'pay-by-results' advertising

 

News International has begun trialling a 'pay-by-results' model of advertising for its printed publications, potentially opening up newspaper advertising opportunities to a range of charities previously priced out.

International charity tackles poor network speeds

 

Skillshare International has adopted IBM-based collaboration technology to improve the performance of its wide area network, which was suffering bottlenecks as a result of different network speeds and capacities around the world.

Voluntary sector employee pool drops by 2 per cent

 

Latest Labour Force Survey figures for the third quarter of 2010 show that the voluntary sector now employs 793,000 people, a slight decrease of 2 per cent since the last quarter.  

MPs press government on irrecoverable VAT

 

MPs are placing pressure on the government to address the problem of charities inability to reclaim VAT like businesses.

Arts legacies: A slow start, but a brighter future?

 

Arts organisations are being pushed to fundraise more and more, but they still lag generations behind other charities in their legacy income and marketing. In an exclusive analysis, Meg Abdy discusses exclusive research into the state of arts legacies in the UK.

Seven reasons charities should invest in mobile web

 

Whilst apps are currently in vogue and seem an attractive way to target young donors, providing a mobile version of your website with compelling content and an easy-to-use donor process may be more beneficial, says Pete Stevens.

Board appraisals should be embraced, not feared

 

Board appraisals may seem daunting, but they're the first step to achieving big ambitions, says Martin Farrell.

They said it...

 (Source: Minister for decentralisation Greg Clark)