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CTN's Annual Lecture to take place during Trustees' Week

We are delighted that this year’s annual CTN lecture will take place on the evening of Tuesday 26th October 2010, during Trustees' Week. 


Have your say on red tape

CTN has been asked to provide Lord Hodgson with the top five burdens - either regulations or processes - that impact our members' organisations.

Proving your worth to Whitehall - New Philanthropy Capital

As it prepares for a tough comprehensive Spending Review in Autumn 2010, the government has posed a series of questions to government departments to force them to focus

Hurd tells charities to expect more private sector investment and ten-year contracts

The Minister for Civil Society delivered the news to a group of local charities from Brighton and Hove last month, who met Nick Hurd at the Cabinet Office with their local Green Party MP

One in three charities have no reserves warns the NCVO

New figures from the NCVO research team suggest that one in three operating charities have no funding in reserve.  

Charity Commission consults on impact of online strategy

The Charity Commission is seeking views on the Equality Impact Assessment it conducted into the potential impact of having all of its services online, which is part of the Commission’s efficiency savings measures.

Charity trustee boards need to show strong leadership

Charity boards need to provide strong leadership and support to help charities survive the economic downturn and public sector cuts.

Minister for Civil Society asks 3 Big Questions

With talk of building the Big Society at the heart of the new government's plans for the country, the Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd MP, has asked three important questions

The National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises

The National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises (previously titled National Survey of Third Sector Organisations) will be conducted again this year.


PM Kick Starts Big Society In Liverpool

David Cameron has travelled to Liverpool in the first of a series of public events on the Big Society.