http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/home Latest Articles http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/indepth/content/7232/a_little_bit_more_giving_campaigns_and_increasing_giving_to_1_per_cent http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/indepth/content/7232/a_little_bit_more_giving_campaigns_and_increasing_giving_to_1_per_cent Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:13:00 GMT Fundraisers are used to targets, but is the world at large? As the government passes its 100 days in office and prepares to sit for a new session, Celina Ribeiro looks at the aim to lift giving to 1 per cent of national wealth and what the sector thinks about the idea of another giving campaign http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/7237/ncvo_calls_for_sector_spending_to_remain_neutral http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/7237/ncvo_calls_for_sector_spending_to_remain_neutral Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:35:00 GMT NCVO has made its submission to the Treasury spending review, calling on the government to ensure the net effect on voluntary and community organisations is “at least neutral”. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/7240/organisation_to_negotiate_short-term_property_leases_for_charities http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/7240/organisation_to_negotiate_short-term_property_leases_for_charities Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:01:00 GMT Woolworths stores are being targeted by a new charity created to act as an intermediary between landlords with empty premises and charities seeking properties. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/indepth/content/7238/junkyard_fundraising_car_donation_revvs_up_in_the_uk http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/indepth/content/7238/junkyard_fundraising_car_donation_revvs_up_in_the_uk Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:42:00 GMT Since the car donation service Giveacar launched in January, it has processed more than 1,000 car donations for charities. Tanyella Allison describes how the scheme works, and how charities can benefit. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/7230/graduate_tax_a_disaster_for_university_fundraising http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/7230/graduate_tax_a_disaster_for_university_fundraising Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT The proposed ‘graduate tax’ on university alumni could have a devastating impact on the growing philanthropic movement at universities, according to the sector’s leading body. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/7235/online_bullying_specialist_given_closure_reprieve http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/7235/online_bullying_specialist_given_closure_reprieve Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:11:00 GMT Bullying UK will continue “for the next couple of months” after finding a number of potential funders who could save the charity. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/7234/management_change_at_big_lottery_fund http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/7234/management_change_at_big_lottery_fund Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:36:00 GMT The Big Lottery Fund will see a shift in senior management by the end of the year, it has announced. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/7233/celebs_join_trustee_awareness_campaign http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/7233/celebs_join_trustee_awareness_campaign Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:26:00 GMT Newsreader Jon Snow and cricketer Andrew Flintoff are among the names lending their support to the Charity Commission’s first annual Trustees’ Week, designed to increase awareness of the role. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/7231/bubb_chides_his_members_after_newsnight_chugging_fiasco http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/7231/bubb_chides_his_members_after_newsnight_chugging_fiasco Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:16:00 GMT Acevo chief executive Stephen Bubb has written a stern letter to the CEOs of the top 50 fundraising charities challenging their reluctance to defend the sector on last week’s Newsnight programme about face-to-face fundraising. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/7229/gosschalk_leaves_bluefrog http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/7229/gosschalk_leaves_bluefrog Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:35:00 GMT Alan Gosschalk has left Bluefrog, less than nine months after joining the fundraising agency, to return to work within a charity. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/7228/ctn_asked_to_name_top_five_red_tape_burdens http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/7228/ctn_asked_to_name_top_five_red_tape_burdens Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:36:00 GMT Lord Hodgson, chair of the government taskforce that is trying to reduce the level of red tape strangling the sector, has asked Charity Trustee Networks to identify the top five regulatory burdens for charities. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/7226/organisations_websites_and_social_networks_to_fall_under_asa_rules http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/7226/organisations_websites_and_social_networks_to_fall_under_asa_rules Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:34:00 GMT Marketing messages on organisations’ own websites and non-paid-for material on social networks will soon fall under the authority of the Advertising Standards Authority. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/7218/north_east_aims_to_be_top_uk_region_for_social_enterprise http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/7218/north_east_aims_to_be_top_uk_region_for_social_enterprise Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:55:00 GMT The North East of England is embarking on a plan to turn itself into the UK's leading region for social enterprise and voluntary sector activity. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/7222/big_lottery_fund_invests_in_social_impact_bonds http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/7222/big_lottery_fund_invests_in_social_impact_bonds Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:14:00 GMT The Big Lottery Fund has today announced an £11.25m investment in social impact bonds. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/7221/politics_has_little_impact_on_giving http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/7221/politics_has_little_impact_on_giving Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:33:00 GMT A person’s political allegiance has only minor bearing on their volunteering and donation habits, new research has found. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/indepth/content/7195/finance_directors http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/indepth/content/7195/finance_directors Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT While Vibeka Mair profiles the finance directors of the largest 100 charities, here you can learn more about what's behind the key faces. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/indepth/analysis/content/7167/mix_and_match_merging_it_infrastructures http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/indepth/analysis/content/7167/mix_and_match_merging_it_infrastructures Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT In tough economic times, more and more organisations are looking to merge, but what does this mean for their IT infrastructure? Gareth Jones takes a look at two examples. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/7219/bassac_and_development_trusts_association_propose_merger http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/7219/bassac_and_development_trusts_association_propose_merger Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:01:00 GMT Community umbrella organisations bassac and the Development Trusts Association are consulting their members on proposals for a merger. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/indepth/analysis/content/7199/spotlight_on_the_top_100_finance_directors http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/indepth/analysis/content/7199/spotlight_on_the_top_100_finance_directors Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT Vibeka Mair profiles the finance directors of the largest 100 charities. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/7215/new_labour_figures_claim_tories_are_cutting_734m_from_civil_society http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/7215/new_labour_figures_claim_tories_are_cutting_734m_from_civil_society Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:31:00 GMT Labour has slammed the Tories' Big Society agenda as it releases figures that show that government is cutting £734m from the voluntary sector.