NCVO members have submitted 73 nominations for people to become part of its new civil society assembly. The umbrella body’s chief executive Stuart Etherington (pictured) first mooted the idea for an assembly comprising representatives from across the civil society sector, a year ago. It will complete the new governance framework for the NCVO, which in the autumn reduced the compostion of its trustee board from 40 members to 12.

The new chief executive of the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) is revealed today as Alistair McLean, who previously headed up the national regulatory body for greyhound racing.

UK venture philanthropy firm, Impetus Trust has hired former Goldman Sachs executive director Meredith Niles as an investment manager. In her new role, Niles (pictured) will research and assess potential investee charities and assist existing portfolio charities in scaling up effectively. Niles was with Goldman Sachs for seven years, working in the investment banking division. She has also held a number of voluntary roles with the Junior League of London, a charity for women volunteers.

Labour’s cabinet office minister, Liam Byrne has written to Conservative shadow minister Francis Maude, to ask him to explain the Conservative proposals to cut £100m from the Cabinet Office budget. Conservative leader David Cameron (pictured) has committed to decreasing government department spending by one per cent in real terms if his party gains power. The move would cut £100m from the Cabinet Office’s budget.