Big Society Capital made a record £1.7bn available for charities last year
The social investment wholesaler’s annual review says this is an increase of £600m on the...
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Category: Food for thought
Competition heralds the end of the line for pacer trains
Community groups will be invited to put forward ideas to reuse an old Pacer train carriage. An old...
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Stephen Hale: Let’s confront the factors that stop us collaborating
There are four main problems we need to overcome. The third sector faces a host of daunting...
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Government promises more small charity involvement in commissioning
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden tells a Social Enterprise UK summit that the government...
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Small Charities Coalition launches tool to help charities register with the Charity Commission
The Small Charities Coalition has launched a new website, Charity Setup, to help charities set up...
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GOVERNANCE ROUND-UP: FEBRUARY 2019
Warning for think tank The Charity Commission has warned the Institute of Economic Affairs, a...
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Grant-makers urged to ‘not get in the way’ of those they fund
A report by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research calls on grant-makers to take more risks...
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10 TOP TIPS ON RECRUITING AND RETAINING YOUNG VOLUNTEERS
tephen Tutin has volunteered with various organisations since age 13. His first experience of...
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Minister pledges £3m to back local volunteering
Mims Davies tells MPs that the funding, part of the Place Based Social Action scheme, would help...
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The PQASSO quality standard has been renamed Trusted Charity
How charities operate is just as important as the difference they make. Beneficiaries, supporters,...
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Make it easier to volunteer, NCVO urges charities
The umbrella body has published the largest survey of attitudes to volunteering for a decade,...
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Big Lottery Fund unveils new logo as it changes name
It has become the National Lottery Community Fund from today, while the Heritage Lottery Fund has...
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