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16 May 2013 | Niki May Young

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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Charities urged to end unpaid internships

The union Unite and Intern Aware have called on charities to stop unpaid internships, saying it breeds elitism.

Roald Dahl charity seeks sector's views on new strategy

As Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity seeks to expand its remit to provide support to any child with significant unmet needs, it has asked for the wider sector's feedback on its proposals.

Ogden-Newton to be new chief executive of World Child Cancer

Allison Ogden-Newton, former chief executive of Social Enterprise London, has this month joined World Child Cancer in the same role.

PEF and Impetus Trust announce proposed board ahead of merger

The Private Equity Foundation and Impetus Trust, whose merger to become Impetus – PEF is expected to be completed by June, have announced a proposed new board for their amalgamated organisation.

The clever people who devise tax avoidance and other scams by using charities are quite smart enough to be sure they get through Revenue and other data base scrutiny. The only way to stop or reduce this type of abuse is to come down much more heavily on those who deliberately misuse charities, whether as principals, advisers or beneficiaries.

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

CVSs raise concerns about Navca's recent alliances

Some Navca members have voiced concern over the umbrella body's direction since chief executive Joe Irvin joined in 2012, with one leaving in protest at its relationship with Acevo.  

Dawn Austwick

Dawn Austwick, chief executive of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, will lead the Big Lottery Fund from this Autumn.

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David Royce, CEO of Crime Reduction Initiatives

Crime Reduction Initiatives, the £80m-turnover drug and alcohol support charity, is restructuring its operations into two distinct divisions in order to capitalise on the government’s new offender rehabilitation agenda.



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