Charity Commission says late account filing is akin to drink driving for sector

29June 2011

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Sam Younger calls for an attitude change to account filing; the NPC calls for trustees to face the music when it comes to redundancies, and Susan Daniels provides insight into creating a strategy in times of uncertainty. Don't forget you can have your say in civilsociety.co.uk's strategy by completing our user survey.

Charity Commission says late account filing is akin to drink driving for sector

Sam Younger, chief executive of the Charity Commission, has called for the late filing of documents with the Commission to become the sector equivalent of drink driving.

Charity boards should communicate redundancies to staff, says NPC report

Trustees should take responsibility for difficult announcements at charities such as redundancies, according to a new report from New Philanthropy Capital.

Association of Charity Officers rebrands

The Association of Charity Officers has changed its name to the Association of Charitable Organisations and increased the size of its trustee board from four to 11.

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.

Institute of Fundraising receives nearly twice as many CEO applications as last time

Interest in the vacant Institute of Fundraising chief executive role has increased significantly since last year, with the Institute receiving 75 per cent more applications for the position this year than last.

New standard is created for sustainable community development

BSI Group, the business services company that creates standards and awards kitemarks to organisations that achieve them, has created a new standard for the sustainable development of communities.

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.

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.

In other news...

The Waterways Trust announces plans to merge with British Waterways charity

Scottish foundation fails in £3.5m court claim against Lloyds

Applications open for job swap scheme between civil servants and charity workers

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

Charity Commission unveils new management structure

Royal British Legion trustees vote to merge with Poppyscotland

Strategy

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".

Charities and the use of subsidiary trading companies: Part 2

Anne-Marie Piper continues her overview of the governance and other issues relating to charities wishing or needing to trade.

Opinion

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.

Training

Training courses for trustees

Full list of 2011 course dates available now

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