Daniel Phelan

Daniel Phelan

Daniel Phelan is editor-in-chief of Civil Society Media Ltd.

He began a media career in 1987 with the magazine Assembly & Association, a title drawn from the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which provided a forum for representative and membership bodies throughout the not-for-profit sector. In 1988, in collaboration with what was then the Institute of Charity Fundraising Managers (now the Institute of Fundraising), Phelan founded Fundraising, the UK’s first ever magazine for fundraisers. 

In 1990, Phelan founded the company which is now Civil Society Media and remains as its editor-in-chief. He started Charity Finance magazine that year and was editor for its first nine years, a post he has recently resumed after a ten-year interlude. In 1999, Phelan founded The Charity Awards, the annual UK-wide programme recognising excellence in charity management. In 2006, he founded governance, the UK’s foremost magazine for charity trustees.

He is a trustee of the Consumer Credit Counselling Services (CCCS), Britain’s largest debt counselling charity.

Email address: daniel.phelan@civilsociety.co.uk

Displaying 1 to 8 (of 17) | next | last »

Small charities singled out for praise in online accounts

Smaller charities were praised for their constant innovation in presenting their accounts on the web, at this year’s ICAEW’s online accounts awards ceremony last week.

Sector needs specifics not rhetoric from government, demands peer

Liberal Democrat peer Lord Newby has called for specific measures from the government to support charities, co-operatives and social enterprises.

Catholic Care debate reactions

Civil Society received a number of heartfelt responses to the recent 'Once a Catholic' article published following the intense media coverage of child abuse among Catholic clergy. Here is what some of our...

Flexibility and stability in the changing workplace

The findings of our 2010 Charity IT Survey and CFDG's annual salary and employment survey offers some interesting pointers about the changing nature of the workplace, says Daniel Phelan.

Michael Thompson echoes the arrogance of some in the church - usually those up near the top of the hierarchy - by progressing from "what the church has always taught" to "this truth" to "wanting the right" to put this truth into practice. There are few cases of black and white in this world and if the church hierarchy were a little more flexible, a lot more humble and gave Christianity back to decent, ordinary people it might be able to make a more effective contribution to society.

» Once a Catholic?

Income and inflation

Cash isn't looking a very good bet against other types of investment right now, surmises Daniel Phelan.

Remote control

Civil Society surveys lend understanding to why remote working helps the voluntary sector tick, says Daniel Phelan.

Newton launches new ethical fund

Newton Investment Management has launched the SRI Fund for Charities, designed specifically for charities wishing to invest on an ethical and socially responsible basis.

Catholic Care must pursue the activities that its donors intended

Catholic Care's trustees would be breaking the law if they did not spend donations on activities that advance the Catholic faith - even if those activities are discriminatory in civil law - says Hal Broadbent.

Displaying 1 to 8 (of 17) | next | last »