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Hitting the right notes

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Ian Allsop gets advice on management theory from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice and Paul McCartney.

Having a laugh

Mon, 4 Jul 2011 10:26:00 GMT

Writing this column is no laughing matter for Ian Allsop.

Civil society, third sector, voluntary sector - can't we just settle on one?

Fri, 27 May 2011 15:31:00 GMT

As a grizzled cynic, Ian Allsop has been around long enough to have heard it all before.

Women on boards: a man's view

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:40:00 GMT

Ian Allsop offers a bloke’s view of the gender inequality on charity boards.

Trustees still nervous about green projects

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

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.

National Trust sees off members' revolt

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The National Trust has successfully seen off a members' revolt over plans to develop housing on one of its Welsh estates.

Views sought on a new legal form for charities

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

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

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Voluntary inactivity

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:08:00 GMT

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.

No Shaw thing

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ian Allsop doubts that Acevo's conduct over the dispute between the Shaw Trust and Ian Charlesworth has done anyone any good.

Smith Institute questions Commission's politically neutral requirement

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Smith Institute has welcomed the Charity Commission’s inquiry report into its activities but says it fundamentally disagrees with the requirement that all speakers at Institute events, including politicians, should ensure their remarks are politically neutral.

Third sector advisory panel members announced

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Sir Nick Young, chief executive of the British Red Cross, WRVS chief executive Lynne Berry OBE, and former Big Lottery Fund chief executive Stephen Dunmore are among the members of the new third sector advisory body. .

Baroness Pitkeathley to chair OTS advisory body

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service chair Baroness Jill Pitkeathley OBE has been appointed as chair of the Office of the Third Sector's new advisory panel.

GuideStar UK and Civil Society Systems announce merger

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Guidestar UK and Civil Society Systems have announced they will merge to become GuideStar International, following a £3m grant from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

Interview: Charity Commission chair, Dame Suzi Leather

Mon, 7 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ian Allsop talks to the Charity Commission's new chair, Dame Suzi Leather.

National Trust's Reynolds becomes a Dame

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:16:00 GMT

Fiona Reynolds, director general of the National Trust, was among a number of voluntary sector senior management figures recognised in the first honours list of the Brown administration last week

Wake up to risk

Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Why risk management is an ongoing process.

Commission makes Hobson choice

Sat, 1 Dec 2007 08:59:00 GMT

The Charity Commission has appointed Beryl Hobson as the new head of its large charities division

Age concerns

Thu, 1 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Ian Allsop and Gareth Jones present the findings of recent Charity Finance research and the wide-ranging impact of the new age discrimination laws.

A heart to heart with Peter Hollins

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The 'fatty cigarettes' campaign may have helped the British Heart Foundation to an effectiveness award - but its director general still has much to do to combat one of Britain's biggest killers.