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Fundraising Seminars in the South West

Site admin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:50:40 +0100

This autumn the Fundraising Standards Board and Foot Anstey Solicitors are hosting ‘the’ fundraising event for South West charities in 2008.

Charities not investing ethically risk losing support of the public, survey finds

Site admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:04:05 +0100

The majority (83%) of the general public would be less likely or unwilling to give to a charity if they found out it was not investing ethically

Consultations - your chance to take part

Site admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:44:57 +0100

Four new consultations are now open. For more details on how to make your voice heard go to our consultations page at http://www.trusteenet.org.uk/your-voice/consultations/open

CTN seeking to appoint new trustees to its Board

Site admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:29:50 +0100

Would you enjoy working with some like minded people who have a commitment to a more effective voluntary sector? Would you like to work with an organisation that values the role of trustees?

Music copyright exemptions for Charities

Site admin — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:53:18 +0100

The Office of the Third Sector is calling on charities to respond to a consultation on options to change the exemptions that charities have from paying royalties to copyright holders for the public performance of music.

FutureBuilders loans to help you win public sector contracts

Site admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:21:11 +0100

VolResource Newsletter reports that Futurebuilders England has a new Tender Fund, offering three year loans of between £3,000 and £50,000 to third sector organisations who need relatively small sums of money to help them tender successfully for specific public service delivery contracts.

Grassroots Grants to come through community foundations

Site admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:12:50 +0100

The Office of the Third Sector's £130m Grassroots Grants programme is largely to be distributed via community foundations, according to Third Sector online.

Third Sector Research Centre contract awarded

Site admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:04:45 +0100

Birmingham University will lead a new Third Sector Research Centre dedicated to analysing the impact of the sector's activities, according to the Office of the Third Sector website.

New revision of Charity Commission guidance on good governance

Site admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:05:10 +0100

The Charity Commission has updated its landmark publication The Hallmarks of an Effective Charity.

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Alert over fake HMRC emails

Site admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:17:55 +0100

There is currently a scam that involves an email with a fake HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) heading. The email asks customers to provide banking details so that a repayment can be issued.

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