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Acevo chair: equality debate 'must move on from bra-burning' 2
27 Jan 2012 | Governance | Tania Mason
If women in the voluntary sector are to achieve equality of pay and opportunity, the debate needs to move on from the “old-fashioned bra-burning era” and focus on skills, according to Acevo chair Lesley-Anne Alexander.
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Acevo chair: equality debate 'must move on from bra-burning'
An idea from the 20/20 Leadership Commission to appoint an organisation as equalities champion for the sector got short shrift from a panel of women leaders yesterday.
A 21-year-old music student has highlighted the issues of greed and wastefulness in the light of other
people's poverty in a 5-minute film called 'Live Simply'.
More than one in two people in Britain volunteered in 2011, according to a new study in volunteering habits by YouGov.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has cut 41 staff, citing the challenging economic climate for charities that rely on public donations.
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Welsh government suspends all funding to beleaguered equality charity
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The Welsh government has suspended all public funding to the All Wales Ethnic Minority Association, until an investigation into alleged abuse of charitable funds is completed.
The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland has published the key lessons learnt from the first 100 concerns lodged about charities across the country.
The Court of Appeal has rejected the government’s attempts to overturn a High Court ruling that said the cut to solar tariff payments was illegal.
Consumers have embraced smartphone technology but the charity sector is lagging behind. Dani Muir explains how charities should harness mobile technology as part of a joined-up marketing strategy.
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