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New Charity Commission website goes live

24 May 2013 | Kirsty Weakley
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The Charity Commission launched its new website today, and hopes that the improvements will make it easier to use.

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Age UK and London Zoo on shortlist for £2m Google charity competition

Google has shortlisted ten UK charities which stand the chance of winning £500,000 as part of its Global Impact Challenge.

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Sector needs a 'data manifesto', says leadership review

The voluntary sector should create a “data manifesto” that identifies who holds data about the sector and enables the sharing of data, recommends Dame Mary Marsh’s review of leadership and skills in the social sector.

Dame Mary Marsh

While management in the charity sector has changed significantly in the past few decades, a reluctance to invest in governance has led to a stagnation of board structure and a lack of diversity, according to Dame Mary Marsh’s review of skills and leadership in the social sector.

Hopefully there is a handy recycling bin somewhere for this report which pays little attention to sector views, or indeed the ethos of the sector.

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Peter Wanless, chief executive, BIG

The Big Lottery Fund has announced a £15m funding programme that will be developed in partnership with Go On UK to support community projects that build digital skills.

Bids open for those wanting to run the Do-it volunteering database

Bidders wishing to run the Do-it volunteering website now have until 8 July to submit their applications.

David Clarke, chief executive, BCS

Two IT membership charities have agreed to merge after the Institute for the Management of Information Systems’ members voted in favour of joining with the BCS the Chartered Institute for IT.

Shortlist is unveiled for Charity Awards 2013

A campaign against the use of drones in Pakistan, the regeneration of a huge landfill site into a nature reserve, and a top-performing academy schools network are among 30 inspiring projects shortlisted in this year’s Charity Awards.

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