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The whole sector could be affected by the charity tribunal's forthcoming decisions on the public benefit of independent schools, while Northern Ireland's government wants to reintroduce presumed public benefit for churches. Meanwhile scout groups are pleading with their landlords not to put them out of business by raising their rents.
 

Tribunal's public benefit decisions will affect whole sector, warns NCVO
  

The NCVO will urge the charity tribunal to consider the wider potential ramifications that the decisions it makes on public benefit and private schools could have on other fee-charging charities and the sector as a whole.

Chief scout Bear Grylls tells local authorities 'Don't raise our rents!'
  

The Scout Association has launched a campaign, led by chief scout Bear Grylls, calling on local authorities to maintain favourable rents for the youth organisation following a recent series of "enormous" hikes.

Lib Dems float voluntary sector impact assessment idea
  

Lord Rennard, chair of the Acevo Commission on the Big Society, has advised that the Liberal Democrats are looking at the idea of a required voluntary sector impact assessment to be undertaken within any future legislative proposals.

Nicva 'very concerned' by public benefit amendments to Northern Ireland Charities Act
  

The Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action has raised concerns with the Northern Ireland Executive after it announced last week it would amend the Charities Act to reintroduce presumed public benefit for churches.

Will and Kate set up charitable gift fund for royal wedding
  

Three community foundations feature in a list of 24 beneficiaries chosen by Prince William and Catherine Middleton for a charitable gift fund launched ahead of their April wedding.

Young Enterprise UK merges its ten independent charities
  

Young Enterprise UK and its ten regional charities across England and Wales have merged into one £7m enterprise education charity called Young Enterprise.

Complete the Charity Banking Survey 2011
  

The annual Charity Finance Banking Survey 2011 is now open and we would be very grateful for your cooperation. Your contribution will help the survey maintain the reliability and robustness that it has become famous for. In return we will give you free access to the survey, which would otherwise cost £35.

Sir Robin Bogg in 'Send me your piccies for Red Brolly Day' pledge
  

Sir Robin Bogg, the ebullient chief executive of the umbrella sector's umbrella body, has hit upon a not-particularly-imaginative-but-worthy-nevertheless way to raise money for Gampic Relief's Red Brolly Day this Friday.

"Hooray! I hope that she doesn't get another massive pay off now from the Charity Commission to add to her 1/2 million from Amnesty International. Does her non-residency also mean that she will be resigning from her role as chancellor of Salford University?"

"When I give to a charity shop I forgo the personal gain I might have had from the items in question, and make a gesture towards a world which is not driven exclusively by greed and profit. I expect the charity to reciprocate."