Today's news brings big changes in strategy for two of the sector's regulators; the health sector appears to be next in line to pilot a social impact bond, and the Accounting Standards Board has made changes to its proposed accounting framework for mid-sized entities.
 

PFRA will stop being an advocate for face-to-face
 

The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association is to stop promoting and defending face-to-face as a fundraising method, leaving charities themselves to stand up for the technique.

Charity Commission unveils new management structure
 

The Charity Commission is to scrap the director-level roles that sit between the chief executive and the head of operational functions, leaving 11 senior managers heading up 11 functions and reporting directly to Sam Younger.

Social Finance investigates social impact bonds for the health sector
 

Social Finance, which is leading the UK's first government-backed social impact bond in the area of re-offending, is investigating the potential for designing social impact bonds for the health sector.

The Waterways Trust announces plans to merge with British Waterways charity
 

The Waterways Trust has agreed "in principle" to merge with the planned new waterways charity which will be formed from the public body British Waterways next year.

ASB promises changes to proposed accounting framework
 

The Accounting Standards Board has made changes to its proposed accounting framework, promising amendments to the FRSME, removing the requirement for certain charities to report under tier 1, and delaying the deadline for compliance.

London Friend charity gets green light to buy its building
 

The future of London's oldest lesbian and gay charity looks assured after Islington Council agreed to allow it to buy the building it occupies, instead of putting it up for auction on the open market.

Community groups could benefit from relaxed property rules
 

The government has indicated its intention to remove red tape from 'meanwhile leases', the use of empty buildings on a temporary basis. 

Creating a six-year strategy in times of uncertainty
 

National Deaf Children's Society chief executive Susan Daniels explains how the charity went about developing a strategy "for our times, but not limited by them".

Professionalisation of the voluntary sector should draw the line at executive pay
 

Amidst growing public concern about widening pay gaps, Alasdair Rutherford asks whether we should be worrying about voluntary sector pay.

Is the answer to Big Society inertia stuck to the bottom of your shoe?
 

After spending an hour with Nick Hurd, Robert Ashton is certain the Big Society will take root, though not before the next election.

Frontline: Housing remains a challenge in Haiti
 

Charities face frustrating legal barriers to housing provision following a disaster, being forced to go with the political flow, says Andrew Chaggar. But tensions are high in Haiti, he warns, and time is running out for the 634,000 people still in survivor camps.