http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/home Latest Articles http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/blogs/content/6261/blog_clever_move_for_dec_or_the_triumph_of_internal_politics http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/blogs/content/6261/blog_clever_move_for_dec_or_the_triumph_of_internal_politics Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:01:00 GMT So I hear on the grapevine that Disasters Emergency Committee have appointed a fundraising manager. And in a shock move they have selected someone with no experience of fundraising. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6260/3m_international_development_fund_for_local_community_groups http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6260/3m_international_development_fund_for_local_community_groups Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:57:00 GMT A new £3m grant programme will encourage British community groups to improve links with communities in the developing world in a bid to improve understanding and tackle global poverty. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/blogs/content/6259/blog_mergers_and_closures_are_no_fait_accompli http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/blogs/content/6259/blog_mergers_and_closures_are_no_fait_accompli Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:42:00 GMT Mergers and closures are not inevitable, even in the face of government cutbacks and dropping voluntary income. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6258/direct_mail_campaigns_for_cats_and_dogs http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6258/direct_mail_campaigns_for_cats_and_dogs Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:54:00 GMT Cats Protection and Guide Dogs are both launching new direct mail appeals, asking for help for specific age groups of beneficiaries. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6256/5m_worth_of_mini-grants_bypass_charities_to_young_people http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6256/5m_worth_of_mini-grants_bypass_charities_to_young_people Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:08:00 GMT Thousands of mini-grants worth £300 will be given out to directly to young people through a new initiative which aims to address the negative stereotypes around young people in the UK this week. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6254/minister_denies_music_licensing_change_will_cost_sector_20m http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6254/minister_denies_music_licensing_change_will_cost_sector_20m Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:39:00 GMT Minister for the third sector Angela Smith has been challenged to reveal the true cost to charities of the forthcoming music licensing changes, after she claimed in Parliament that the predicted figure of £20m was “an overstatement”. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/6246/ctt_offers_solution_to_payment_card_regulation_compliance http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/6246/ctt_offers_solution_to_payment_card_regulation_compliance Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:19:00 GMT The Charity Technology Trust has partnered with BT to offer charities the first automated system for collecting credit or debit card details via telephone that is certified as tier-one compliant with the card payment industry's data security standards. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/6253/ots_launches_consultation_on_making_it_easier_for_charities_to_sell_land http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/6253/ots_launches_consultation_on_making_it_easier_for_charities_to_sell_land Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:38:00 GMT The Office of the Third Sector has launched a consultation on relaxing the rules around the selling or disposal of charity land. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/6251/web_users_identify_most_positvely_with_term_responsible_investment_according_to_new_report http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/6251/web_users_identify_most_positvely_with_term_responsible_investment_according_to_new_report Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:00 GMT The term 'responsible investment' is regarded very positively with web surfers, while the term 'ethical investment' attracts some cynicism, according to a new report on how online communities regard investments which take environmental, social and governance factors into account. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/6250/new_polio_website_takes_historical_approach http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/6250/new_polio_website_takes_historical_approach Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:55:00 GMT The British Polio Fellowship has created a new website aimed at documenting the history of polio to help raise awareness of the disease. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs_and_opinion/content/6248/charities_pension_schemes_and_the_judgement_of_solomon http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/blogs_and_opinion/content/6248/charities_pension_schemes_and_the_judgement_of_solomon Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:07:00 GMT I read with some dismay the story of the 72 year old charity volunteer facing ruin as a result of being pursued for nearly £20,000 by the trustee of the pension scheme he was associated with as chairman of a branch of the charity http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6247/bmycharity_folds_after_making_service_free http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6247/bmycharity_folds_after_making_service_free Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT Less than six months after announcing it would revolutionise online fundraising by offering its service for free, fundraising sponsorship website Bmycharity has announced it is to shut down after failing to raise enough funds. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/blogs/content/6249/blog_crisis_or_opportunity_the_case_for_mergers http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/blogs/content/6249/blog_crisis_or_opportunity_the_case_for_mergers Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:50:00 GMT It is interesting to see that Crisis are yet again in merger discussions. The number of mergers we are seeing in the sector can only be a good thing even if they are driven by necessity. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6245/clic_sargeant_scores_3m_from_wetherspoon_partnership http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6245/clic_sargeant_scores_3m_from_wetherspoon_partnership Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT Pub chain JD Wetherspoon staff across the United Kingdom have raised over £3m over the course of an eight-year partnership with CLIC Sargent. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6241/winning_ticket_gambling_legator_bets_on_oxfam http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6241/winning_ticket_gambling_legator_bets_on_oxfam Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT A series of betting slips left to Oxfam through a man’s legacy could land the charity over £300,000 in the next ten years. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/6235/crisis_in_merger_with_smaller_homelessness_charity http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/6235/crisis_in_merger_with_smaller_homelessness_charity Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:00 GMT Crisis, the charity for single homeless people, is to merge with Off the Streets and Into Work. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/6244/world_vision_chooses_remote_working_solution_from_signify http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/6244/world_vision_chooses_remote_working_solution_from_signify Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:03:00 GMT World Vision has opted for a hosted two-factor authentication (2FA) service from Signify to give mobile and field staff secure access to its networks. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/6243/bhf_installs_point_of_sale_system_in_its_600_charity_shops http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/it/news/content/6243/bhf_installs_point_of_sale_system_in_its_600_charity_shops Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:39:00 GMT British Heart Foundation, owner of the UK’s second largest charity shop chain, has chosen to install Toshiba Tec’s ST-A10 TouchPOS system in its 600 stores. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6242/barnardos_in_the_clear_says_asa http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/6242/barnardos_in_the_clear_says_asa Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:24:00 GMT A television advertisement depicting a teenage girl running away from home, taking drugs and being sexually exploited does not violate broadcasting legislation, a recent ruling has found. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/6232/unfair_dismissal_claim_forces_shut_down_of_arts_charity http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/6232/unfair_dismissal_claim_forces_shut_down_of_arts_charity Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT A charity which assists people with limited mobility in getting access to London art spaces is being forced to close after exhausting its funds fighting an unfair dismissal case.