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16 philanthropists join CRUK £100m fundraising board

21 May 2013 | Celina Ribeiro

Cancer Research UK has signed up 16 high-flying philanthropists to the development board to lead its £100m fundraising campaign for the Francis Crick Institute. 

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DWP told to publish names of organisations involved in workfare

The Information Tribunal has ruled that the Department for Work and Pensions must publish the names of the businesses and charities which are involved in its unpaid work experience schemes.

Sir Stuart and Lady Rosamund

An impressive array of sector leaders turned out in all their finery on Saturday to attend the wedding of Sir Stuart Etherington and Rosamund McCarthy.

Comic Relief appoints BBC Worldwide chief as new chairman

Peter Bennett-Jones has decided to step down as chairman of Comic Relief after 15 years at the helm.

Screwfix launches foundation to help charities fix their properties

One of the biggest trade retailers in the UK, Screwfix, has set up a charity that will provide grants for charities to fix, maintain and improve their properties.

I hope I'm not the only person to think that HMRC is far from an ideal vehicle to regulate charities. HMRC's business is to manage the collection of tax and it currently has difficulties even in doing that. The public perception of HMRC is of people who behave like autocrats (we're always right, you're always wrong) and who cannot provide advice effectively.

» Joint registration for HMRC and Charity Commission is getting closer, suggests Hodgson

When ignorance is far from bliss

A shifting political atmosphere is putting power in the hands of the inexperienced, warns Robert Ashton.

Welsh government opens voluntary sector consultation

The Welsh government has opened a consultation on its relationship with the voluntary sector and is looking for views on how it can work in partnership with the sector.

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Dame Mary Marsh

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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