Civil Society - Profile - Rosie Chapman

Protecting your charity brand in public service delivery contracts

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:31:00 GMT

Rosie Chapman ponders how the charity brand can protect itself in the melee of competition for service delivery contracts.

Is the future of trustees corporate?

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:22:00 GMT

Rosie Chapman looks at the incentives for volunteering across sectors and asks: are marketisation and spending cuts making the future look corporate in the search for trustees?

Charities Act gets vote of approval from charity law experts

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:48:00 GMT

The Charities Act 2006 has, overall, proved to be a good piece of legislation that is fit for purpose, the NCVO Charity Law Review Advisory Group has concluded.

Charities should not pay for their own regulation, says Chapman

Fri, 9 Dec 2011 11:43:00 GMT

The former policy chief of the Charity Commission has declared her opinion that requiring charities to fund the work of the Charity Commission is not a viable option.

NCVO charity law review will examine issue of trustee payment

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:18:00 GMT

Remuneration of trustees and potential alternatives to the Charity Tribunal are just two areas that the NCVO’s Charity Law Advisory Group will examine as part of its review of the Charities Act 2006.

Review of the Charities Act 2006 – is it worth the fuss?

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:14:00 GMT

Rosie Chapman provides a whistle-stop tour of the terms of reference of the NCVO's review of the Charities Act 2006.

Nightmare board for merged charities

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:51:00 GMT

The members of a merged board are still acting in the interests of their old charities and not the new charity. Rosie Chapman offers advice.

NCVO-led group to review the effects and burdens of Charities Act 2006

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:17:00 GMT

NCVO has set up a new group to lead an independent review of charity law, which will shadow the work of the government’s own review of the Charities Act 2006 due to start in November.

Getting out of the bath: future trends in strategic planning

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:56:00 GMT

Rosie Chapman offers a guide to some future trends for strategic planning to 2015.

Service-delivery charities will have to defend tax breaks, predicts ex-Commission policy chief

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:09:00 GMT

Rosie Chapman, the former Charity Commission policy chief, has warned of growing tension between service-delivery charities forced to defend their fiscal and legal privileges, and social enterprises demanding a level playing-field with charities.

Charity Commission's policy chief takes voluntary exit

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:43:00 GMT

Rosie Chapman, executive director of policy and effectiveness at the Charity Commission, has elected to take advantage of its voluntary exit programme and will leave the regulator at the end of May.

Finance made simpler: new Charity Commission guidance

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:47:00 GMT

Rosie Chapman outlines new financial management guidance from the Charity Commission.

Charity Commission acknowledges flaws in draft CC14 guidance

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:18:00 GMT

Rosie Chapman, director of policy at the Charity Commission has said that the Commission will place greater emphasis on pooled funds and cash deposits in its new guidance on investment.

Commission registers first charitable bridge club and opens consultation on sports and games

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:46:00 GMT

The Charity Commission has opened a consultation on the advancement of amateur sport as a charitable aim and is particularly inviting comments on whether games such as chess, bridge and cribbage can be deemed to promote people’s health.

Show us what you're made of

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:28:00 GMT

Research into public trust and confidence suggests charities should focus more attention on reporting and accounting, says Rosie Chapman.

Commission could charge large charities £5,000 a year

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:01:00 GMT

Charity Commission chief executive Sam Younger says charging charities an annual fee in order to help fund the regulator is “something we need to look hard at”, but it would require legislative change.

Donors focus on finance

Mon, 4 Oct 2010 08:35:00 GMT

The public is increasingly looking at how charities spend their money, says Rosie Chapman.

Commission to investigate quality of public benefit reporting

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:18:00 GMT

The Charity Commission has hired Sheffield Hallam University to examine the quality of charities’ reporting of their public benefit.

Trustees advised on contentious fundraising methods in updated Charity Commission guidance

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:20:00 GMT

The Charity Commission has updated its guidance on fundraising, spelling out trustees’ responsibilities to ensure fundraising is legal, ethical and profitable and outlining the self-regulation system in order to help maintain public trust and confidence in charities.

The Charity Commission can't do everything

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:07:00 GMT

Rosie Chapman from the Charity Commission offers a reality check on the capacity of the sector's regulator.