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22 Feb 2012
Saxton spearheads lobby effort for lottery reform
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News
Charities highlight financial risk of Work Programme to MPs
9 Feb 2012 | Finance | Vibeka Mair
Baroness Stedman-Scott, chief executive of Tomorrow’s People, has said her charity, which is sub-contracted on the Work Programme is probably carrying more risks in delivering the programme than its prime contractor.
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Charities highlight financial risk of Work Programme to MPs
A group of charity and lottery company representatives have agreed to work on a plan to push for reform of what they argue are burdensome regulations on charity lotteries and raffles.
Professional tax adviser David Perrin has been sentenced to 18-months imprisonment for trying to defraud taxpayers of £70m by exploiting the benefits around giving gifts of company shares to charity.
Employment minister Chris Grayling has said that he expects charities to be active in the delivery of the government’s new £1bn Youth Contract, especially in the section for 16 to 17-year-olds.
NHS Enfield primary care trust has confirmed that in financial year
2012/13 the voluntary sector in the borough will receive £500,000 – a
third less than the historic spend of £750,000 in previous years.
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Interviews
Learn to say 'no' - Douglas Rouse on corporate partnerships
Fundraising |
9 Feb 2012
Tags: Corporate fundraising
Douglas Rouse joined Save the Children as director of corporate partnerships just over two years ago, and since then income has skyrocketed. The ex-City man talks to civilsociety.co.uk about charities getting better at targeting companies – and saying no.
Case studies
Build Africa on moving from child sponsorship to school sponsorship
Fundraising |
9 Feb 2012
Tags: Major donors
After relying on child sponsorship for income, Build Africa decided it needed a new fundraising product. A new seven-year sponsorship product found significant success, says Gavin Salmon.
The Wellcome Trust plans to give its employees more choice over the type of device they use for work.
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