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23 March 2011

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The new public spending environment is hitting home for Community Matters and other Office for Civil Society strategic partners whose funding relationship with the OCS will come to an end on 31 March. There's also news from the Charity Commission - it has finished its public benefit assessments and appointed new independent complaints reviewers.
 
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Community Matters

Community Matters risks closure after losing strategic partner grant  


Community Matters has warned its members that its future is in question after being left out of the Cabinet Office's new strategic partner programme.
Charity Commission

Charity Commission concludes formal programme of public benefit assessments  


After assessing twenty charities, the Charity Commission has concluded its formal programme of public benefit assessments with the publication of its conclusions and recommendations for arts, leisure and recreation charities.
European Court

CAB volunteer wants to escalate employment rights case to Europe  


The former Citizens Advice volunteer whose attempt to achieve the same employment rights as an employee was rejected by the Court of Appeal recently, is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court to try to have the case heard in Europe.
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Charity Commission

Charity Commission appoints new independent complaints reviewers  


The Charity Commission has awarded its independent complaints review function to two new providers, ending its ten-year contract with Jodi Berg.
Irene Khan

Irene Khan hires lawyers to clarify payment details  


Irene Khan, the former Amnesty International Ltd secretary-general, has instructed lawyers to clarify details about the salary and severance package paid to her when she left the organisation.
Stephen Lloyd

Stephen Lloyd moots new legal structure for hybrid social businesses  


Charity lawyer Stephen Lloyd, one of the architects of the Community Interest Company structure, is leading a drive to convince the government to create a new legal form that advances a social purpose but also allows financial returns to private sector investors.
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Strategic partnerships announced by Office for Civil Society

Acevo, Navca, NCVO, Volunteering England and the Institute of Fundraising will be part of the Office for Civil Society's final strategic partner programme ending in 2013/14. 		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.
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Directors

Model terms of reference - the finance committee  


The responsibilities and composition of a charitable organisation's finance committee are outlined in this handy model document.
Checklist

A checklist for company secretaries  


Kirsty Semple outlines the core duties and expectations of the company secretary.
Blog   

Japan tsunami clearup

Frontline: Japan doesn't need our help  


Andrew Chaggar, a tsunami survivor and head of disaster relief charity European Disaster Volunteers, has been transfixed watching Japan's circumstances unravel, but will not be rushing in to help. Here he explains why...
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