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National Trust posts record-breaking financial performance

8 Sep 2010 | Finance | Tania Mason

The National Trust had its best ever financial performance last year, according to the charity’s 2009/10 annual report published today.

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Scottish foundation to sue Lloyds Group over covenant payments

Governance | Gareth Jones
8 Sep 2010

Topics: Funding

The Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland has initiated legal proceedings against its benefactor the Lloyds Banking Group over an alleged breach of their covenant, after being given £38,920 rather than the...

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Charity soap opera, episode four: Double jeopardy

Governance | Shirley Otto
8 Sep 2010

Topics: Ethics | Trustee boards

This is the fourth instalment in a charity ‘soap’ written by Shirley Otto, governance specialist.

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Setting up a trading company

Governance | Roger Chester
8 Sep 2010

Topics: Trustee liability

Roger Chester offers a ‘how-to’ guide and advice on what to look out for including advice on shared responsibility agreements.

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Unusual terms of office

Governance | 8 Sep 2010

Topics: Trustee boards | International

An interview with Jeanetta Issa, CEO of Child Abuse Prevention Association in Kansas City, USA shows that they do things a bit differently state side.

We need to do something to make people realise that charities operate in the real world and aren't run by selfless angels who do everything they do solely out of the goodness of their hearts.

» Newsnight chugger-bashing programme exposed nothing more than public ignorance

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Europol terrorism report highlights links to women in charity

Governance | Niki May Young
7 Sep 2010

Topics: Terrorism | Ethics

Following a Europol terrorism report which highlighted the sector’s involvement in funding terrorist activities, in particular that of women, the Charity Commission has advised it will provide an update...

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Clayton heads Institute programme on donor motivations 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro
7 Sep 2010

Alan Clayton will lead a research project into donor motivations as part of an Institute of Fundraising initiative to encourage more people to give, it has been announced today.

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Legal expert slams 'outrageous' lack of equality guidance

Finance | Gareth Jones
7 Sep 2010

Topics: Regulation

A top lawyer has condemned the lack of guidance available on the imminent Equality Act, saying that both the Charity Commission and the Equality and Human Rights Commission have left charities “in limbo”.