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			<title>Under pressure: Charity 250 Index October 2011</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/10588/under_pressure_charity_250_index_october_2011</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 1 Oct 2011 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Income from grants and fees continues to prop up other income streams in the Charity 250 Index. Diane Sim wonders how long this can be sustained.&lt;br&gt;</description>
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			<title>Charity Index:  What is it and who's in it?</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/4098/charity_index</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>How the constituents of the Charity 100 Index and Charity 250 Index are chosen. Gareth Jones reports. </description>
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			<title>Grants and fees help prop the sector: Charity 250 Index July 2010</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/6900/grants_and_fees_help_prop_the_sector</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Income from grants and fees continues to prop up poor performance from most other income streams, reports Diane Sim.  </description>
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			<title>Swings and roundabouts: Charity 100 Index June 2010</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/6705/swings_and_roundabouts_charity_100_index</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Quarter two results highlight the importance of income from grants and fees as voluntary income continues to slide, reports Diane Sim.  </description>
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			<title>All change at the top: Charity 250 Index Constituent Review 2010</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/6522/all_change_at_the_top</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Our annual review of the Charity 250 Index creates a new top three and 13 new entrants, reports Diane Sim.</description>
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			<title>Tough at the top: Charity 100 Index Constituent Review 2010</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/6358/tough_at_the_top_charity_100_index_constituent_review_2010</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Diane Sim reports on the relentless rise of Chris Hohn’s hedge fund charity up the Charity 100 Index rankings.


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			<title>Hard times: Charity 250 Index March 2010</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/6181/hard_times</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Diane Sim reports on lacklustre results as 250 Index  charities grapple with signiﬁcant declines in voluntary and investment income. 

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			<title>Holding up well: Charity 100 Index February 2010</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/5972/holding_up_well</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Diane Sim reports on above average returns for the leading charities despite the poor investment climate. 


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			<title>Middle of the road: Charity 250 Index December 2009</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/5652/middle_of_the_road</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Gareth Jones reports on another month of decent  but unspectacular returns for the Charity 250 Index. </description>
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			<title>Voluntary income fades: Charity 100 Index November 2009</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/5419/voluntary_income_fades</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Gareth Jones looks at how a strong increase in grants and fees has masked a fall in voluntary income. 
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			<title>School's out on public benefit: Charity 250 Index October 2009</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/5255/schools_out_on_public_benefit</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Income growth at schools moves Charity 250 Index higher, explains Gareth Jones. </description>
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			<title>Appearances can be deceiving: Charity 100 Index September 2009</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/5254/appearances_can_be_deceiving</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Gareth Jones looks at how two special cases make reading the true health of the Charity 100 Index difficult. 


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			<title>Rolling with the punches: Charity 100 Index June 2009</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/4102/rolling_with_the_punches</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Gareth Jones reports on the results of large endowed charities, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the Wellcome Trust, as they battle market uncertainty.</description>
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			<title> As-Salamu Alaykum - Charity 250 Index May 2009</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/4111/as-salamu_alaykum</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Gareth Jones reports on 11 new additions to the Charity 250 Index, as well as those rising and falling through the rankings. </description>
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			<title>Kids fund enters top 10: Charity 100 Index April 2009</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/4101/kids_fund_enters_top_10</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Gareth Jones sees Chris Hohn's hedge fund charity continue its journey up the Charity 100 Index rankings. </description>
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			<title>Paying to the gallery: Charity 250 Index March 2008</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/4110/paying_to_the_gallery</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 1 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Organisations in the Charity 250 Index went into the economic downturn in rude financial health, finds Gareth Jones. </description>
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			<title>General pattern - Charity 100 Index February 2009 </title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/4100/general_pattern</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 1 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Gareth Jones reports on below average returns for the leading charities. </description>
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			<title>Leg up - Charity 100 Index November 2008</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/4099/leg_up_-_charity_100_index_november_2008</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 1 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Gareth Jones reports on encouraging returns for the leading charities heading into 2008. </description>
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			<title>The Great Gatsby: Charity Index 250 July 2008</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/research/charity_index/content/4107/the_great_gatsby</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Gareth Jones reviews the Charity 250 Index results for quarter two 2007. </description>
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			<title>Och aye the new: Charity 250 Index May 2008</title>
			<link>http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/data/charity_index/content/4106/och_aye_the_new</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Gareth Jones reviews the new constituent list for the Charity 250 Index. </description>
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