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9 March 2011

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Charity Trustee Networks has found a new home in the Small Charities Coalition but there is no news yet on whether it has got through the first stage of the Office for Civil Society's strategic partner application process. And while we're on the subject of applications, the deadline for entries to the 2011 Charity Awards closes this Friday, so sharpen your pencils and get applying!  
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Dame Elisabeth Hoodless

CSV, BTCV and NCVYS all lose out in strategic partner decisions  


CSV has joined the list of Office for Civil Society strategic partners that will not be receiving further funding from the Cabinet Office programme, bringing to an end its 40-year strategic funding relationship with central government.
Age UK

Age UK is too commercially-driven, says independent Age Concern who will not join the brand  


A belief that Age UK's intention to sign-up independent Age Concerns as brand partners is commercially-driven, rather than service-led, is amongst the reasons that independent Age Concerns are deciding not to join the Age UK brand.
Northern Ireland Assembly

Charity regulation begins in Northern Ireland  


The first steps towards charity regulation have been taken by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland as it begins regulatory scrutiny of all charities registered with HMRC for tax purposes.
GAM
Houses of parliament

New bill to simplify charity law put before parliament  


The Charities Bill, which will consolidate existing charity legislation, is going through Parliament.
Small Charities Coalition

Small Charities Coalition and Charity Trustee Networks merge  


Infrastructure bodies Small Charities Coalition and Charity Trustee Networks have merged.
In other news...


Civil society 'more susceptible to fraud than public and private sectors'

An investigation into how well the public, private and voluntary sectors are set up to prevent, respond to and clamp down on fraud has shown civil society to be lagging well behind the other two sectors.		Charity Commission to make more services online only

The Charity Commission is set to move more of its information and services online after a consultation found that there will be no impact on the majority of its users.
Who's moving
Movers

Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor appointed as Institute trustee  


Cancer Research UK's executive director of fundraising has taken up a position on the Institute of Fundraising's board.
Peter Walker

Leprosy Mission appoints national director after death of predecessor  


The Leprosy Mission England and Wales has appointed Peter Walker as its national director, replacing Rupert Haydock after his unexpected death in September.
Paula Kerr

Livability appoints Paula Kerr as chair  


Paula Kerr, vice-chair for Christian disability charity Livability, has been appointed as its new chair.
Charity Awards 2011
Boardroom matters 

Boardroom

Who is responsible for board performance?  


Jan Masaoka answers this, and the related question: who's responsible for improving a board that's asleep, weak, or gone amok? 
The Chairman

Conflicts: will no-one speak up?  


Trustees have a duty to declare any conflict of interest. The Chairman questions why this trustee is keeping quiet about theirs...
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"I did not go into politics to make spending cuts"


 Nick Hurd, minister for civil society

 

 
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