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BIG to start distributing £5m of dormant account money to social investment projects in July
The Big Lottery Fund will support around five social investment projects with a £5m pot of dormant account fund money while the Big Society Bank awaits approval from the European Commission. It will make the first investment as early as July this year.
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Government promises greater transparency in spending on the sector
The government has pledged to "increase transparency in central and local government spending on the voluntary sector" but has not yet set out exactly how it will do so.
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Carers charity threatens action over public service tendering process
An Oxford charity is threatening to take the county council to the Local Government Ombudsman because of the way its tendering process for a contract to provide support to adult carers was carried out.
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Philanthropy Review claims giving could be increased by £2bn
The Philanthropy Review has issued a "call-to-action" to businesses, philanthropists and government to adopt proposals which it says will earn charities an additional £2bn by 2015.
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Everything Everywhere drops donation fees for good
Everything Everywhere, the mobile telecom giant comprising Orange and T-Mobile, has become the last of the big mobile providers to drop its fees on text donations.
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Catholic Care denied right to appeal but fight may continue
The First Tier Tribunal (Charity) has rejected Catholic Care's latest appeal, stating that there were no "errors of law" in its judgement that the adoption agency could not discriminate against same-sex couples wishing to use its services.
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Doorstep fundraising recruitment soars by 25 per cent in one year
Door-to-door fundraising has bounced back with a vengeance after a slump in recruitment in 2009/2010, but overall recruitment via face-to-face fundraising remains slightly lower than the record highs of three years ago.
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The power of one - making the most of existing supporters
With an ambitious plan to increase its committed giving base nearly ten-fold and significantly expand its shop network, Sue Ryder decided to start taking a 'single supporter view' of its donors, shoppers and volunteers. Ian Campbell says the charity is already seeing dividends.
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The Salvation Army and e-learning
Gareth Jones hears about the Salvation Army's latest e-learning initiative.
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Andrew Hind comes out top in 'Peer Factor' competition
A House of Lords competition to nominate a new Peer has been won by a schoolgirl who nominated former Charity Commission chief, and Charity Finance editor Andrew Hind for his contribution to the sector.
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"My first thought on reading this was that the Baroness had failed to prepare her speech until the night before, and then jumped on the first band-wagon she could."
Dawn Varley comments on Baroness proposes FTSE-style league table of best-value charities
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"League tables inevitably hide truths and distort facts. There is already a system that works and it is competitive tendering."
Charles Bagnall comments on Baroness proposes FTSE-style league table of best-value charities
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