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Ian Allsop
4 Jul 2011
4 Jul 2011
Tags: Ethics
Ian Allsop
Freelance columnist
Ian Allsop was editor of Charity Finance magazine from 2004 until early 2009. He also edited Association Manager and prior to this worked for accountants BDO Stoy Hayward.
Since leaving Charity Finance to become a full-time father, Allsop has taken on occasional PR tasks for companies serving the sector and continued his role as a judge for the Charity Awards.
He has also volunteered for Oxfam.
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Writing this column is no laughing matter for Ian Allsop.
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Ian Allsop
27 May 2011
27 May 2011
Tags: Social enterprise
As a grizzled cynic, Ian Allsop has been around long enough to have heard it all before.
Ian Allsop offers a bloke’s view of the gender inequality on charity boards.
Although charities are stepping up their efforts to embrace green issues, some trustees are concerned that engaging with environmental issues may not be a legitimate use of charity resources, according to new research by the Charity Commission.
The National Trust has successfully seen off a members' revolt over plans to develop housing on one of its Welsh estates.
The Office of the Third Sector and the Charity Commission have launched a consultation on the draft details of what the new legal form for charities, the Charitable Incorporated Organisation, might look like and the rules it will have to follow
Trustees reminded of obligation to protect charitable assets Charity trustees should not rely on a “government safety net” regarding the protection of their assets, according to a leading fund manager.
Rather than pouring yet more millions into volunteering schemes, maybe the government should tackle the apathy pervading society by trying to restore public trust in authorities, says Ian Allsop.
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