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16 May 2013 | Niki May Young

While management in the charity sector has changed significantly in the past few decades, a reluctance to invest in governance has led to a stagnation of board structure and a lack of diversity, according to Dame Mary Marsh’s review of skills and leadership in the social sector.

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The Charity Commission should have used its regulatory powers to remove the corporate trustee from the Cup Trust and replace it with trustees who live in England or Wales, according to a leading charity lawyer.


Charity fraud and tax-avoidance is an ‘industry’, says HMRC

HMRC’s policy adviser on charities has emphasised the scale of the charity fraud and tax-avoidance problem – by describing it as an industry of its own.

Charity/business partnership launched to end youth homelessness

An alliance of leading social care charities and major private sector organisations has been launched to combat youth homelessness.

Charity consortium formed to bid for rehabilitation contracts

A consortium of major charities in the North of England has been formed to bid for prisoner rehabilitation contracts following the Justice Secretary's rehabilitation reforms announced in the Queen's speech on Wednesday.

Big Society indeed. Big bucks for the big players and let the rest of us, operating diligently and frugally, eat dust. I hope this story keeps its legs and congratulate those who continue to dig.

» Cabinet Office paid Big Society Network £98k two months before putting project on hold

Crimestoppers launches charity fraud whistle-blowing service

Crimestoppers has launched a 24/7 reporting service in an attempt to tackle the estimated £1bn of charity fraud that occurs annually.

Giving to charities up nearly £1bn but sector barely grows

Individual giving to charities increased by £945m in 2010/11, but the voluntary sector on the whole barely managed to grow in real terms as inflation ate away at minor improvements.

Institute of Fundraising consults on four redundancies

The Institute of Fundraising insists it is in good financial health despite yesterday having informed staff that up to four will be made redundant.

Charity urges government to change gift aid for workplace giving

Breast Cancer Campaign has called for a change to gift aid legislation to allow employers to sign a single gift aid declaration form for all their staff, as it claims it is missing out on “hundreds of thousands of pounds” each year.

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