Catholic Care requests leave to appeal again

31 May 2011

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The Charity Banking Survey 2011 is out, showing that the repercussions of the recession continue to affect the sector; Catholic Care isn't prepared to back down on its appeal against the Commission's refusal to allow it to discriminate against gay couples who wish to adopt; and two charities have been censured by the ICO for breaching data protection rules.

Catholic Care requests leave to appeal again

Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds) has applied for leave to appeal the latest decision against it in the long-running case sparked by the Charity Commission's refusal to allow it to prevent gay couples from using its adoption services.

Two charities breached Data Protection Act, rules ICO

The Information Commissioner's Office has found two charities in breach of the Data Protection Act after the charities' un-encrypted laptops containing sensitive information were stolen.

Charity Commission must resist political correctness in analysing charities' spending, says charity chief

The Charity Commission must not be put off trying to create a standard format by which charities can report their spending by the complexity of the task, a charity chief executive told the Commission's chair and CEO last week.

Foundations and charities invest in first social impact bond

The majority of investors in the first ever social impact bond launched by the UK government were foundations and charities, according to an early report into the success of the payment-by-results pilot.

Low interest rate here to stay for 2011

HSBC's chief economist has predicted that interest rates will stay at 0.5 per cent for the rest of the year.

Charity Commission concludes five-year investigation into children's charity

The Charity Commission has concluded a five-year investigation into the Association for Reaching and Instructing Children in Africa, which had failed to improve financial controls, including the signing of blank cheques, despite instructions from the Commission.

Epilepsy Society affiliates to sector commissioning support agency

The Epilepsy Society has become an affiliate member of the voluntary sector-led neurology commissioning support organisation set up to influence NHS commissioning, after it identified large sums of money being wasted on unnecessary epilepsy treatment.

In other news...

Partnership with trade body saves charity information service

The National Children's Bureau has saved its Children's Play and Information Service through a partnership with the Association of Play Industries.

Russell Prior leaving CAF to develop HSBC philanthropy proposition

Russell Prior, who for six years has led the Charities Aid Foundation's enterprise and philanthropy development, is to leave in June to develop HSBC bank's philanthropy proposition.

Three-quarters of public say a charity CEO is an admin cost

Research published last week by nfpSynergy demonstrates the extent to which the public's perception of charities is divorced from the reality.

Dame Suzi: Commission and sector must try to devise admin cost index

Finding a fair way to report how much of each pound donated to charity is spent on the cause is the "holy grail of charity information" and a task the Charity Commission and the sector ought to attempt, Commission chair Dame Suzi Leather has said.

Survey

Charity Banking Survey 2011: Take your pick

The shake-up of the banking sector is expanding choice for charities, finds Diane Sim as she analyses the results of the 2011 Charity Banking Survey.

Blogs and opinion

Civil society, third sector, voluntary sector - can't we just settle on one?

As a grizzled cynic, Ian Allsop has been around long enough to have heard it all before.

Skype - from marginal to mainstream

John Tate examines the potential, and the pitfalls, of Skype, the fast-growing communications phenomenon.

You said it...

"So I am an admin cost! Do I care? NO! All I know is that things don't run themselves. Perhaps it's time that the 'public' whoever they might be that care about such things got real."

Nigel Edward-Few comments on Three-quarters of public say a charity CEO is an admin cost

"A charity that simply raises income and makes grants will have a much simpler operation (and presumably less overheads) than one that is trying to also deliver outputs at a grass roots level. Is it fair to then compare them on their overhead cost?"

James Gare comments on Dame Suzi: Commission and sector must try to devise admin cost index

Training

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