Third Sector News

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Give us the right figure on removal of music exemption, NCVO tells the Government

Charities minister Angela Smith tells Commons £20m figure is out of date
11/03/2010 - 10:39
Third Sector

Bmycharity fundraising website to close

Managing director Ben Brabyn says the company lacks the resources to continue
11/03/2010 - 10:32
Third Sector

National media briefing: the RSPCA, Combat Stress, the Children's Society and the new Forbes rich list

Today's charity-related national news
11/03/2010 - 09:35
Third Sector

"Fast Laners" - A New Project To Help East London Graduates Into Jobs

Minister of State for Higher Education, David Lammy MP, will today announce the launch of ‘Fastlaners’, an East London-based scheme to help graduates make the transition into the world of work.
11/03/2010 - 09:32 | 11/03/2010 - 17:28
eGov Monitor

Department for Energy and Climate Change to appoint third sector champion

Announcement coincides with first report from climate change taskforce
10/03/2010 - 17:35
Third Sector

Charities not 'frozen out' of health contracts, insists Labour

Baroness Thornton says Government has no intention of diminishing the sector's contribution to NHS services
10/03/2010 - 17:07
Third Sector

Nick Hurd: Charity Commission spending on recruitment is 'extravagant'

Regulator spent £450,000 in 2008/09
10/03/2010 - 16:14
Third Sector

Nearly half of Charity Commission staff take strike action

Walkout in protest at changes to civil service redundancy entitlements
10/03/2010 - 16:01
Third Sector

Business Charity Awards: deadline extended

Charities now have until 25 March to get their entries in
10/03/2010 - 15:45
Third Sector

Children in Need hopes that 2009 total will top £40m

David Ramsden, chief executive of the appeal, indicates the figure will be the highest ever
10/03/2010 - 11:07
Third Sector

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10/03/2010 - 11:03 | 11/03/2010 - 17:28
eGov Monitor

National media briefing: World Vision, the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, Hounds for Heroes, a lapsed army hero - and Joanna Lumley

Charities in today's national news
10/03/2010 - 09:54
Third Sector

Angela Smith: charities are not there to deliver services on the cheap

Third sector minister addresses mass meeting organised by Unite
09/03/2010 - 18:01
Third Sector

Scottish charity Darussalam under scrutiny over purchase of building

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator orders it to stop transferring funds to another charity
09/03/2010 - 13:10
Third Sector

Ferryhill and District Angling Club denied charitable status

Fishing club was not established exclusively for charitable purposes, says regulator
09/03/2010 - 12:55
Third Sector

JustGiving waives fee for amateur sports clubs

Fundraising website says the move will raise an extra £22m for sports clubs over the next five years
09/03/2010 - 12:39
Third Sector

Advertising Standards Authority rejects complaints against Barnardo's outreach advert

Advertising watchdog says campaign was not misleading
09/03/2010 - 12:32
Third Sector

GuideStar UK merges into Directory of Social Change

The Directory of Social Change has taken the online charity database GuideStar UK under its wings, along with subsidiary trading company GuideStar Data Services. The UK was the only country where GuideStar International owned the local body, and it will now be able to focus further on developing new GuideStar database services around the world. This does appear to be a good fit, given the slightly unstable history of GuideStar UK. read more
09/03/2010 - 10:23 | 11/03/2010 - 18:27