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A Labour government would focus on 'politics of wellbeing'

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:20:00 GMT

Shadow cabinet minister Jon Cruddas has outlined his party’s vision for ‘rebuilding Britain’, emphasising a focus on tackling social problems over spending.

Shadow minister: Big Society Network is coalition’s ‘favourite charity’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:51:00 GMT

The £500,000 allocated by the Cabinet Office to Big Society Network and Society Network Foundation since April last year was for the Big Society Awards, Nick Hurd has confirmed.

BIG announces £19m in community grants

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:38:00 GMT

The Big Lottery Fund has announced 72 projects that have been allocated a share of £19m from its Reaching Communities programme.

Unlisted retail bonds – a positive development for investors and issuers

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:21:00 GMT

In recent weeks, a number of social organisations have launched unlisted retail bonds. Philip Secrett analyses the new trend.

NCVO to look at ways of improving national media coverage of sector

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:15:00 GMT

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations has commissioned a report to find ways to encourage the national media to give the voluntary sector more positive coverage, the umbrella body's chair, Martyn Lewis, has advised.

Fundraising self-regulation review announced

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:14:00 GMT

The three fundraising regulatory bodies – the Institute of Fundraising, PFRA and Fundraising Standards Board – have opened up a tender to review the way fundraising self-regulation works.

NSPCC distances itself from volunteer supporter of Stuart Hall

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:00 GMT

New NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless took to Twitter yesterday to distance the charity from a branch chair who had given convicted paedophile Stuart Hall a character reference during his court case.

Time to motivate the troops

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:13:00 GMT

Robert Ashton believes you have to think more creatively to reach the right people.

Ten key themes in charity mergers

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:54:00 GMT

Richard Gutch has interviewed a number of the chief executives involved in recent mergers. Ten key themes have kept emerging.

Commission to release data sets on charities' spending

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:48:00 GMT

The Charity Commission data sets on how charities spend their money will be made publicly available in an ‘open data’ format by March 2014.

Social finance figures awarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours List

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:28:00 GMT

Malcolm Hayday, founding chief executive of Charity Bank, and Caroline Mason, chief operating officer at Big Society Capital, were both awarded CBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Small charities do good too, you know!

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:16:00 GMT

Small charities are currently underrepresented and undervalued. It is time their work was more widely celebrated and their voice heard, argues Pauline Broomhead.

Inspiring Impact launches Code of Good Impact Practice

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:40:00 GMT

Inspiring Impact, the voluntary sector’s collaborative effort to mainstream good-quality impact reporting, has today launched the UK’s first-ever Code of Good Impact Practice.

From the frontline to the ballroom

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:24:00 GMT

In an absurd 24 hours David Philpott travelled from the dusty roads of Kampala, Uganda to the glittering ballroom of the Grosvenor House Hotel to attend the Charity Awards.

Mayor of London confirms summer post-Olympics event

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:20:00 GMT

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has today confirmed that London will host an event on 19 July to celebrate last year's Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Cancer Research UK launches new savings bond

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:59:00 GMT

Cancer Research UK has launched a savings bond in partnership with the Coventry Building Society.

Charity Awards 2013 - What it takes to be a winner

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:44:00 GMT

The Charity Awards 2013 ceremony took place on 13 June in recognition of the outstanding work undertaken throughout the sector. We spoke with some of the winners and personalities attending to find out what it takes to be a Charity Awards winner.

Your picks of the week

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:12:00 GMT

Your CivilSociety rounds-up the most read stories from the previous week.

African education charity wins Overall Award at Charity Awards 2013

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

A charity that has built 22 secondary schools in Uganda and Zambia and educated over 8,000 youngsters so far since 2008, has taken the top prize at the Charity Awards 2013.

David Carrington wins 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Voluntary sector consultant and adviser David Carrington has been honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award at this year’s Charity Awards gala dinner.