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Time to motivate the troops

17 Jun 2013 | Fundraising | Robert Ashton

Tags: Social investment | Communications

Robert Ashton believes you have to think more creatively to reach the right people.

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A very skilful merger

Finance | Jim Clifford
25 Feb 2008

Tags: Mergers | Professional development

Unveiling the process behind the Basic Skills Agency’s recent merger with the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education

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Innocents abroad: when is a charity not a charity?

Finance | Clive Cutbill
25 Feb 2008

Tags: Taxation | Tax effective giving | International | Trusts and foundations

A change in the European position on foreign charities aims to 'end discrimination'

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Planning ahead: the community infrastructure levy dissected

Finance | Andrew Small
25 Feb 2008

Tags: Property | Taxation | Funding

The creation of a pot of money for works of community benefit may turn out to be an effective source of funding, but charities should not be putting anything into that pot when developing their own land for their own objects

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New market forces

Finance | Heather Lamont
25 Feb 2008

Tags: Investment | International

Why emerging market debt is no longer inherently riskier than more established fixed interest markets

If this succeeds it will sound the death knell to the gift aid regime, which was set up by the government to encourage donors to give generously by handing across to the charity the basic rate tax that the donor had suffered on the amount they were now giving away. If a mechanism is now found to simply force HMRC to hand over the tax but at no cost to the donor whatsoever (and indeed if you are a higher rate tax payer a mechanism that reduces your tax bill), then the government will have no choice but to shut down the gift aid regime.

» Cup Trust commits to spend all £46m of gift aid on grants if claims succeed

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Funds of knowledge

Finance | 25 Feb 2008

Tags: Trustee boards | Investment | Professional development

How a programme aimed at enhancing asset management knowledge could help charity executives get the best out of their funds

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Charities sanguine on short-term volatility

Finance | 25 Feb 2008

Tags: Investment | Spending Cuts and Recession

A dissection of the findings of JP Morgan Asset Management’s annual charity survey

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Worth their public salt?

Governance | Gareth Jones
25 Feb 2008

Tags: Public benefit | Regulation

Gareth Jones reviews the far-reaching implications of the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance.

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Charities urged to "get own house in order" on staff volunteering

Finance | 25 Feb 2008

Tags: Volunteering | Fundraising campaigns | Leadership and strategy | Communications

The voluntary sector has been called upon to do more to promote volunteering opportunities among its workers, following the publication of a major new report.

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