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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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Moira Protani, partner at Wilsons

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/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.

Staff choice in charity partnerships can be ‘tokenistic’

While the corporate philanthropy world has moved on from the days of ‘chairman’s choice’, company staff are still not central to decisions around charity partnerships, according to a study into the perspectives of lower-ranking staff on company giving.

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.

This is really worrying. Why do the Charity Commission give priority to late delivery of annual accounts, when there are issues of greater concern. It's like money laundering and the production of the necessary documents. Those perpetrating frauds always make sure to get their paper work right and delivered on time.

» Charities used in money laundering scams, investigation finds

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.

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, MP

Lord Hodgson said that he still receives regular feedback from a public frustrated about both the charitable sector’s fundraising practices and the lack of an outlet to express its dissatisfaction.

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