OSCR prepares to bid a fond farewell to its first chief executive, Jane Ryder; meanwhile the Charity Commission is busy working out what the public want to know about charities; and President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron put civil society at the forefront of the political agenda.
The Charity Commission has convened a working group to examine whether it is currently providing members of the public with the kind of information that they really want to know about charities.
Civil society was brought to the forefront of the political agenda yesterday as President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron announced a partnership to strengthen volunteering in the global fight against poverty.
Acevo's acting chief executive Peter Kyle has called on Lord Nat Wei to resign from the Lords following his decision to quit as the government's Big Society adviser less than a year into the role.
Social value is expensive and difficult to measure and results could be easily rigged by organisations applying to gain or retain contracts, according to speakers at the 3SC Commissioner's Seminar at County Hall.
In its second year as the main sponsorship website behind the Virgin London Marathon, Virgin Money Giving has reported the amount raised has increased by more than two-thirds on its 2010 figures.
Big Issue Invest has partnered with the Prism Gift Fund to enable high net worth individuals to donate to the Big Issue Social Investment Fund and receive tax relief on that donation.
In other news...
The Big Society Network appoints new CEO The Big Society Network has announced the appointment of Steve Moore as its new chief executive and also launched two new programmes to support social entrepreneurs.
Church of Scotland risks losing charitable status, says report An internal committee looking at governance in the Church of Scotland has warned that the religious group could lose its charitable status if it doesn't improve its financial reporting and governance oversight.
Trustees' Week to return in the autumn The Charity Commission and Charity Trustee Networks - now merged with Small Charities Coalition - are joining forces again this year to run Trustees' Week, set to run from Monday 31 October to Sunday 6 November.
Patrick Nash argues that charities should be doing more to integrate IT into their public service delivery activities.
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"Acevo is just a trade union for 'voluntary' sector senior managers - of course they won't like Big Society as it actually speaks of real voluntarism rather than well remunerated sub-contracting."
"The last thing the sector needs at the moment is a centrally-run 'debate' about governance - this is precisely the wrong time for those of us actually running organisations to be distracted by anything that isn't immediate to supporting our beneficiaries."
Comprising three surveys, the Charity Technology Survey looks at the key trends affecting IT in the charity sector including in-depth analyses of CRM and accounting software.
"I want to particularly say this to young people of every faith, in every country - you, more than anyone, have the ability to re-imagine the world, to remake this world."
President Obama gives a motivational speech to young volunteers on his visit to the UK this week
