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28 June 2011
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Current and former members of the Charity Commission's senior management team are making the headlines today, as David Locke highlights commercial opportunities for professional advisers to the sector and Rosie Chapman warns that service-delivery charities will be forced to justify their tax breaks. Big news from Sue Ryder too as it plans to offload a fifth of its operations to a private-sector care provider.
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New Commission strategy 'could be lucrative for professional advisers'
There may be "commercial opportunities" for professional advisers to the charity sector as the Charity Commission begins to scale back its direct assistance to charities, the Commission has said.
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Sue Ryder to sell English homecare business to private provider
Sue Ryder is to sell off its English homecare business to Allied Healthcare, the Nasdaq-listed health and social care provider, in a move that will see the charity totally exit the social homecare market in England after nearly 20 years.
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Service-delivery charities will have to defend tax breaks, predicts ex-Commission policy chief
Rosie Chapman, the former Charity Commission policy chief, has warned of growing tension between service-delivery charities forced to defend their fiscal and legal privileges, and social enterprises demanding a level playing-field with charities.
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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 to stand up for the technique themselves.
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Ring-fence early years funding, says taskforce
A taskforce composed of children's charities is calling on the government to ring-fence the Early Intervention Grant and make reforms in order to protect the UK's early years services.
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500 charities sign up to online fundraising platform
More than 500 charities have signed up to the MyDonate online fundraising service since its launch in April, according to BT.
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Scottish foundation fails in £3.5m court claim against Lloyds
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland has lost a court battle in which it claimed it was owed £3.5m by its principle benefactor, the Lloyds Banking Group.
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Calls for solidarity on payroll giving at conference
Fundraisers and charities need to stand together to promote and reform payroll giving, delegates at a payroll giving conference were told yesterday.
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Technical briefings
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VAT on temporary staff
Colin Laidlaw details the result of Reed Employment's recent VAT challenge, which has ramifications for charities employing temporary staff.
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HMRC proposes to amend its policy on design and build structures
Socrates Socratous outlines new HMRC proposals for VAT on building work which could be costly for charities.
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You said it...
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"I am fed up with the third sector being seen as a soft option or just as a career choice. I too often meet people with no passion, but who just move from one charity to another in order to climb the career ladder."
Nigel Edward-Few comments on High demand for fundraising career change
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Dawn Varley comments on Charities Security Forum founder makes top 50 CIO list
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"The unsung heroes of the charitable sector"Charity Commission executive director of charity services David Locke pays tribute to the professional advisers who provide services to charities pro bono or at a discount
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