Richard Corden joins Helen Donoghue's public affairs agency

8 June 2011

Greetings!

Richard Corden has resurfaced at Helen Donoghue's public affairs outfit; CAF has finally replaced Mark Webster, and the benevolent funds that will be under the spotlight in the latest Attorney-General's reference have been named.

Richard Corden joins Helen Donoghue's public affairs agency

Richard Corden, former chief executive of the Commission for the Compact and veteran of numerous civil service roles working with the voluntary sector, has joined Helen Donoghue's public affairs agency Central Lobby Consultants.

Charity tribunal sets date to examine the public benefit of benevolent funds

The charity tribunal will hold a hearing in November to determine whether benevolent funds satisfy public benefit requirements.

CAF appoints Paul Rees as director of communications

Charities Aid Foundation has appointed Paul Rees, the National Housing Federation's head of campaigns and communications, to replace Mark Webster as director of communications following his exit in January.

Employee ownership is the 'future' for public services, says Maude

Francis Maude, minister for the Cabinet Office, yesterday told the all party parliamentary group looking into employee ownership of public services that such such models were "the way of the future".

Engage with local councillors to protect funding, says Curley

Voluntary sector leaders need to do more to engage with local councillors in order to persuade them not to cut funding, according to Navca chief executive Kevin Curley.

Catch 22 appoints new chief executive

Catch 22 has promoted its chief operating officer Chris Wright to chief executive officer.

In other news...

Another civil society university course launched

The University of Kent will offer a new MA in civil society, NGO and non-profit studies for the next academic year.

Winners of Queen's Award for Voluntary Service honoured

Winners of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service have been honoured for their contribution to their local communities.

Opinion

Time for fundraising and charity organisations to merge?

Does the charity sector need quite so many bodies representing and regulating its activities? Paul Amadi thinks not.

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Training courses for trustees

Full list of 2011 course dates available now

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