Vibeka Mair

Vibeka Mair

Vibeka is a senior reporter for Civil Society, specialising in finance and governance.

She has been a journalist since 2004, previously working on music, pension, investment and utility titles.

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Nesta launches crowdfunding directory

Nesta has launched an online directory which lists all the crowdfunding sites in the UK.

BIG gives out £44m in community grants

The Big Lottery Fund has announced over £44m in funding for 160 community groups as part of its Reaching Communities programme.

Government to provide support to charities bidding for rehabilitation contracts

The Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Justice plan to develop a tool which will help charities and social enterprises assess the financial viability of sub-contract offers to deliver probation services.

DWP told to publish names of organisations involved in workfare

The Information Tribunal has ruled that the Department for Work and Pensions must publish the names of the businesses and charities which are involved in its unpaid work experience schemes.

More window dressing...Until Mr Grayling takes a pragmatic enforcement role by protecting smaller charity sector organisations from being duffed up by larger ones, this code of conduct is pretty profoundly worthless.

» NCVO and Serco release code of practice for prime/sub relationship

Screwfix launches foundation to help charities fix their properties

One of the biggest trade retailers in the UK, Screwfix, has set up a charity that will provide grants for charities to fix, maintain and improve their properties.

Charities told using 'social enterprise' brand will help them win funding

St Andrew’s Healthcare, one of the largest charities in the UK, has been told by commissioners that calling itself a social enterprise will help it win contracts.

Arts Council transfers trading arm to CIC to get BIG funding

Arts Council England is to wind up its subsidiary ArtCo Trading and transfer its services into a new community interest company, so it can bid for Big Lottery Fund money.

Charities urged to end unpaid internships

The union Unite and Intern Aware have called on charities to stop unpaid internships, saying it breeds elitism.

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