Minister denies music licensing change will cost sector £20m 0

Fundraising | Gareth Jones | 11 Mar 2010

Topics: Charity shops | Events fundraising

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”.

Minister denies music licensing change will cost sector £20m

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CTT solution allows compliance with new payment card rules 0

IT | Gareth Jones
11 Mar 2010

Topics: Data security

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...

OTS launches consultation on making it easier for charities to sell land 0

Governance | Vibeka Mair
11 Mar 2010

Topics: Property

The Office of the Third Sector has launched a consultation on relaxing the rules around the selling or disposal of charity land.

Web users identify most postively with term 'responsible investment' says new report 0

Finance | Vibeka Mair
11 Mar 2010

Topics: Socially responsible investment

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...

New polio website takes historical approach 0

IT | Stefan Marseglia
11 Mar 2010

Topics: Websites

The British Polio Fellowship has created a new website aimed at documenting the history of polio to help raise awareness of the disease.

Is it only me who sees enormous irony in the acronym of the Essex Women's Advisory Group?

» New charitable project challenges perceptions of 'Essex girls'

Blog: Charities, pension schemes and the judgement of Solomon 1

Governance | David Davison
11 Mar 2010

Topics: Pensions | Trustee liability | Trustee roles and responsibilities

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...

Bmycharity folds after making service free 0

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro
11 Mar 2010

Topics: Digital fundraising

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...

Blog: Crisis or opportunity? The case for mergers 0

Fundraising | Suzie Who
11 Mar 2010

Topics: Mergers

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.