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Additionality concept still intact but practice is under review, says BIG 1

24 May 2013 | Tania Mason

The Big Lottery Fund has denied that its recent grants to Citizens Advice Bureaux and Home-start charities breach the additionality principle that prohibits the lottery from funding services that the government has a statutory responsibility to provide.


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NCVO yet to benefit from BingoLotto

The NCVO will not receive any of the money raised during the six-week pilot for the new TV gameshow BingoLotto, despite being named at the outset as a co-beneficiary.

No open applications for Blair Foundation

Tony Blair's new Faith Foundation will not be inviting open applications for grants once it launches, but will set clear funding criteria for its project partners.

BIG sends assessment forms to all those that request it

The Big Lottery Fund has provided feedback reports to around 800 unsuccessful applicant organisations over the last year.

Two per cent too much

Less than half of all Britons (42 per cent) believe people should give away as much as 2 per cent of their income to charity, according to a survey by Charities Aid Foundation.

These enormous sums, apparent lack of process or control, the impression of pals lining each others' pockets, and dissemblance (at best) combine to look more than scandalous.

» Shadow minister wades in to Big Society Network funding controversy

Super-rich double donations to £2.38bn

Britain's super-rich doubled their generosity by giving away £2.38bn to good causes last year, according to the Sunday Times Giving List 2008.

Intelligent Giving prompts donors to change charity support

Over a third of visitors to donor advice website Intelligent Giving said they had changed the charities they support after using the site.

Pro-life Christian charity to sue Google over rejected AdWords

A Christian charity is filing a lawsuit against Google after the search engine refused to display its pro-life adverts alongside searches for the word ˜abortion'.

BBC director to chair Heritage Lottery Fund

Jenny Abramsky, director of BBC Audio & Music, has been appointed as the new chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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