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5 May 2011
Greetings!
A very vocal week has seen MPs accuse the high street banks of being 'mean' for their £200m offering to the Big Society Bank; the NCVO suggesting the Community Right to Buy clause shouldn't exclude residential property; and the City editor of the Evening Standard saying the Charity Commission should act more like the FSA.
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High-street banks slammed for offering 'mean commercial terms' to Big Society Bank
Sir Sandy Crombie, a non-executive director for the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, was forced to defend the plans by four high-street banks to give the Big Society Bank £200m on commercial terms, after MPs criticised it as "mean and churlish" compared to what taxpayers paid to bail out the banks in 2009.
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Right to Buy provision should not exclude residential property, says NCVO
Residential property should not automatically be excluded from being listed as an asset of community value under the Community Right to Buy scheme, the NCVO has argued.
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Charity Commission should force mergers, says City editor of Evening Standard
The Charity Commission should act more like an "FSA for the charity sector" and force consolidations of charities when necessary, according to City editor of the London Evening Standard, Chris Blackhurst.
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Powerful income benchmarking tool launched
Civil Society Media has launched a new online application allowing charities to compare their long-term income data with the financial performance of other charities.
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Government plans 'not changed' on public service reform, says Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office has denied suggestions in a BBC story that it is "scaling back" its proposals to outsource great swathes of public services to the private sector in favour of employee-owned mutuals and social enterprises, insisting that it always intended a big role for civil society groups.
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Comic Relief raises £15.2m in text donations
Comic Relief raised £15.17m via mobile phone text donations this year, accounting for nearly £1 out of every £5 donated via the event.
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In other news...
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Causes platform provides new ways to interact with supporters
Causes, the social media fundraising platform, has added a range of new functionality making it easier for charities to raise corporate income and to integrate fundraising into their Facebook fan pages.
| Commission attempts to engage public with new-style events programme
The Charity Commission has signalled a new approach to public meetings with the announcement of an event to be held in Wales on 26 May. |
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Expert advice
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A treasurer's tale: Jonathan Tross on his time at Citizens Advice
What is the job of treasurer in a major charity? For Jonathan Tross at Citizens Advice it's been about focusing on future sustainability.
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Survey
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Accounting software survey 2011: Cloud's silver lining
With software-as-a-service beginning to gain a foothold, the package providers are upping their game, reports Diane Sim.
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Blogs
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Bash the footballers?
Only a smattering of people bothered to show up at the Public Administration Select Committee hearing on bankers and philanthropy on Tuesday, and those that did were almost unanimous in their sympathy for the poor old bankers. Vibeka Mair was there to hear it all.
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Alistair McLean goes for a ride
Alistair McLean is serious about fundraising. The Fundraising Standards Board chief executive is cycling with a group of friends from Land's End to John O'Groats.
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You said it...
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"I have just been informed that my dentist will no longer accept cheques, as the bank will not process them. Is this an example of banks manipulating the market to suit their agenda? ie - Don't process cheques; point out that cheque use is in decline; get rid of cheques; job done!"
Trev W comments on Treasury Committee reopens cheque abolition question
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"I am just wondering what the evidence is for this assertion: and particularly the inference that if we had more high quality fundraisers we would raise more money."
Joe Saxton comments on Dearth of quality fundraisers in UK, says NPC chief
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And finally...
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The Big Society: On yer bike?
A 'quick poll' by the Directory of Social Change asked its newsletter readers what type of car they thought the Big Society would be, with surprising results.
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Training
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