Vibeka Mair

Vibeka Mair

Vibeka is a senior reporter for Civil Society, specialising in finance and governance.

She has been a journalist since 2004, previously working on music, pension, investment and utility titles.

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Social enterprise: Bridging two worlds

Vibeka Mair charts the apparently unstoppable rise in the popularity of social enterprise.

Dan Corry - No easy rider

Dan Corry has just joined New Philanthropy Capital as CEO. He discusses his priorities with Vibeka Mair.

Matthew Lester, operations director at Papworth Trust & chair of ERSA

Matthew Lester, chair of the Employment Related Services Association, has little truck with charities that complain about the Work Programme.  Vibeka Mair reports.

Shaks Ghosh, chief executive of the Private Equity Foundation, listens to Francis Maude talking about Big Society Capital

Big Society Capital is the official new name for the Big Society Bank. The organisation aims to provide a flow of new capital to the charity and social enterprise sector. Vibeka Mair examines what this means in practice.

If someone chooses to join our sector instead of another, and works their way up to a role which sees them putting in 80hour+ weeks, running a several hundred million pound organisation which is trying to solve some of the biggest problems the country faces, they should know that they deserve to get paid about the same as a new graduate store manager at Lidl.

» Charity chief executives criticised for high salaries

Jonathan Lewis, outgoing chief executive of Social Investment Business

In August, Jonathan Lewis leaves social lender Social Investment Business to become chief executive of NHS spin-out Bromley Healthcare. Lewis reflects on his time with the UK’s largest social investor.  

Geoff Mulgan on investing in society and his plans for Nesta as a charity

Next month, Geoff Mulgan, a former Downing Street adviser, takes the helm at Nesta. Vibeka Mair finds out about his plans for the new charity and finds out why he is cautious about social investment in the UK.

Untapped treasures: women on boards

Women are still starkly under-represented on trustee boards and many charities are punching below their weight as a result. Vibeka Mair reports.

Coming of age - Age UK at one year

Age UK celebrates its first birthday this month. Vibeka Mair looks at how the new brand has been developing. 

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Legal changes ahead for Scottish charity websites

8 Feb 2012

New regulations which will affect all Scottish charity websites have been tabled in the Scottish Parliament...

Why charities fail to reach the mobile consumer

27 Jan 2012

Consumers have embraced smartphone technology but the charity sector is lagging behind. Dani Muir explains...

Web advice: Understanding the cookie regulations

17 Jan 2012

New regulations on how website owners can track and monitor user behaviour are due to come into effect...

Meet the funders: Tony Banks

8 Feb 2012

Scottish entrepreneur Tony Banks is looking to get hands-on with the charities he supports and know he’s...

The rise of the online sponsorship platform

8 Feb 2012

When JustGiving launched more than a decade ago, it may scarcely have imagined the fundraising juggernaut...

How to become a freelance fundraiser

7 Feb 2012

We know, we know. You love your job, wouldn’t dream of leaving your organisation. Of course. But, just...

Public service delivery - five issues for boards to consider

6 Jan 2012

Caroline Cooke from the Charity Commission outlines five points charities should consider when delivering...

Inadvertently disempowering members

6 Jan 2012

The committee members of a learning disability charity recently transferred all the assets and liabilities...

Demystyfing the Companies Act 2006

6 Jan 2012

Christine Rigby explains what powers charites have under the Companies Act 2006.

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