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22 June 2011
Greetings!
Centrepoint faces the difficult task of redundancy negotiations; an animal rights charity has called for the boycott of four medical charities; and a carers charity is up in arms after losing its contract to Age UK; meanwhile Jonathan Lewis calls for greater collaboration in the sector.
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Centrepoint consults on redundancies
Homelessness charity Centrepoint is consulting with staff on a possible 14 redundancies, with others to see their contracted hours increased to 37.5 a week.
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Animal Aid calls for donation boycott of top medical charities
An animal rights group has launched a campaign against four major medical research charities, calling for the public to withhold donations until the organisations pledge to cease testing on animals.
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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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Commission publishes new risk guidance to mark Small Charity Week
The Charity Commission has published an online guide to avoiding risk in small charities as part of Small Charity Week which is currently taking place.
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Relationship between voluntary organisations and local councils getting worse
Local voluntary organisations have a worse relationship with their local authorities and primary care trusts than they did a year ago, according to a Navca survey of chief officers.
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Charities need to merge more to attract finance, says Jonathan Lewis
Charities need to do more mergers, acquisitions and resource sharing to make themselves more commercially bankable to lenders, says Jonathan Lewis, outgoing chief executive of Social Investment Business, who is to head an NHS social enterprise spin-off in August.
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NCIA paper criticises public service commissioning
The National Coalition for Independent Action has issued a policy paper claiming that the use of contracts rather than grants is leading to "the destruction of the voluntary sector".
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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 judgment that the adoption agency could not discriminate against same-sex couples wishing to use its services.
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National Trust calls for new Council members
The National Trust is undergoing a review of its Council, which appoints trustees and holds them to account, calling on organisations to put forward representatives by Monday.
Coalition of umbrella bodies urges government to confirm commitment to Equality Act
A coalition of thirteen umbrella bodies, including NCVO, NAVCA and Volunteering England, has sent a letter to the Home Secretary Theresa May asking for assurance that the Equality Act will not be repealed in whole or in part.
Voluntary sector could be 'crowded out' of NHS contracts, says Sir Stuart
A joint response by the King's Fund and NCVO to the government's Health and Social Care Bill has outlined challenges for the voluntary and community sector if it is implemented.
| Guide Dogs' CEO strongly refutes RNIB accusations
Richard Leaman, chief executive of Guide Dogs for the Blind has hit back at accusations from chief executive of RNIB, Lesley-Anne Alexander that Guide Dogs is "insular" and unwilling to merge due to fears its fundraising will be damaged.
New strategy to be devised for Impact Coalition work
Acevo has guaranteed its commitment to the sustainability of the Impact Coalition and promised to allocate time to pursuing its objectives from within its policy and communications teams once a new strategy is set.
Egos and a lack of planning damage collaboration, say charity leaders
Egos, bad planning and tension around competition are stopping effective collaboration in the charity sector, according to a panel of charity experts who discussed the issue at a Knowledge Peers event.
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Charity league tables are coming whether you like them or not
Acceptance is growing of the idea of comparisons between organisations in the sector, says Tania Mason.
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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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Full list of 2011 course dates available now
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Civil Society eNews Contacts
Tania Mason, editor, 020 7819 1214,
tania.mason@civilsociety.co.uk
Phil Bishop, online advertising, 020 7819 1215,
phil.bishop@civilsociety.co.uk
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nikimay.young@civilsociety.co.uk
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