Finance News
Blog: Government delays good for fundraisers
Mon, 08 Feb 2010
Treasury's delays on introducing international accounting standards for NHS charities can only be welcomed by fundraisers.
Charity Commission plans new scrutiny on charities running prisons
Wed, 03 Feb 2010
The Charity Commission has agreed to look more closely at the prospect of charities running prisons following a meeting with NAVCA and the Howard League for Penal Reform yesterday.
Commission staff to be balloted on strike action
Wed, 03 Feb 2010
The Charity Commission may be facing strike action after the Public and Commercial Services Union called a ballot on changes to the civil service compensation scheme.
Fundraising News
Social return on investment key topic for Conservative think-tank
Mon, 08 Feb 2010
Iain Duncan Smith has expressed support for a statutory funding philosophy based on social return on investment that he says could change the culture of national and local government.
Corporate fundraisers should focus on finance, construction and manufacturing
Mon, 08 Feb 2010
Charities should look to build relationships with companies working in financial services, manufacturing and construction as those three sectors are likely to enjoy the quickest recovery as the economy begins to strengthen.
Unicef to raise £55m in five-year multimedia campaign
Fri, 05 Feb 2010
Unicef UK is set to launch an integrated five-year advertising campaign next Monday to raise £55m for children worldwide. The ‘Put it Right’ campaign, which will begin next Monday, 8 February, will be rolled out in three phases across TV, print, digital and outdoor media.
Governance news
CSV appoints senior public servant as new chair
Mon, 08 Feb 2010
CSV has appointed Sir Jon Shortridge as its new chairman.
WWF ambassador and voluntary financial advisor dies aged 61
Fri, 05 Feb 2010
Sir Mervyn Pedelty, long-term supporter and ambassador for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), has passed away. Pedelty, a former chief executive of the Co-operative Bank, died on 28 January – 10 days after his 61st birthday.
Environmental responsibility to be added to Commission guidance
Wed, 03 Feb 2010
The Charity Commission board has agreed to add the issue of environmental responsibility to its guidance documents the Hallmarks of an Effective Charity and, when next updated, the Essential Trustee.
IT news
Charity scheme reduces hospice’s telephone charges by four-fifths
Fri, 05 Feb 2010
St Luke’s Hospice in Basildon has seen an 80 per cent saving in its phone bill by working with Support Telecom, a partner programme set up by a local entrepreneur to reduce charities’ phone bills.
Two weeks left to be a Civil Society blogger
Wed, 03 Feb 2010
Civil Society’s search for a blogger competition will be drawing to a close in two weeks.
Sport Relief organisers reveal IT plans
Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Comic Relief has announced the technology partners for its forthcoming fundraising campaign Sport Relief.
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