Finance News
Minister denies music licensing change will cost sector £20m
Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Minister for the third sector Angela Smith has been challenged to reveal the true cost to charities of the forthcoming music licensing changes, after she claimed in Parliament that the predicted figure of £20m was “an overstatement”.
Web users identify most postively with term 'responsible investment' says new report
Thu, 11 Mar 2010
The term 'responsible investment' is regarded very positively with web surfers, while the term 'ethical investment' attracts some cynicism, according to a new report on how online communities regard investments which take environmental, social and governance factors into account.
Blog: Charities, pension schemes and the judgement of Solomon
Thu, 11 Mar 2010
I read with some dismay the story of the 72 year old charity volunteer facing ruin as a result of being pursued for nearly £20,000 by the trustee of the pension scheme he was associated with as chairman of a branch of the charity
Fundraising News
£3m international development fund for local community groups
Fri, 12 Mar 2010
A new £3m grant programme will encourage British community groups to improve links with communities in the developing world in a bid to improve understanding and tackle global poverty.
Direct mail campaigns for Cats and Dogs
Fri, 12 Mar 2010
Cats Protection and Guide Dogs are both launching new direct mail appeals, asking for help for specific age groups of beneficiaries.
£5m worth of mini-grants bypass charities to young people
Fri, 12 Mar 2010
Thousands of mini-grants worth £300 will be given out to directly to young people through a new initiative which aims to address the negative stereotypes around young people in the UK this week.
Governance news
OTS launches consultation on making it easier for charities to sell land
Thu, 11 Mar 2010
The Office of the Third Sector has launched a consultation on relaxing the rules around the selling or disposal of charity land.
Crisis in merger with smaller homelessness charity
Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Crisis, the charity for single homeless people, is to merge with Off the Streets and Into Work.
Unfair dismissal claim forces closure of arts charity
Wed, 10 Mar 2010
A charity which assists people with limited mobility in getting access to London art spaces is being forced to close after exhausting its funds fighting an unfair dismissal case.
IT news
CTT solution allows compliance with new payment card rules
Thu, 11 Mar 2010
The Charity Technology Trust has partnered with BT to offer charities the first automated system for collecting credit or debit card details via telephone that is certified as tier-one compliant with the card payment industry's data security standards.
New polio website takes historical approach
Thu, 11 Mar 2010
The British Polio Fellowship has created a new website aimed at documenting the history of polio to help raise awareness of the disease.
World Vision chooses remote working solution from Signify
Wed, 10 Mar 2010
World Vision has opted for a hosted two-factor authentication (2FA) service from Signify to give mobile and field staff secure access to its networks.
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