Magazines
Updated 20/5/13
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Covers printed magazines of interest to those in the voluntary sector. Online versions are listed under the appropriate (subject area) VR page. Categorised here as:
- Generally Useful.
- International.
- Others.
- Activity areas: General, Care and Health, Social Economy/Housing/Regeneration, Youth, Fundraising/Marketing, Associations.
Elsewhere
- See Information Sources page for key web sites with sector news and features. Also see our own News section and email newsletter.
- Publishers of sector books etc. or Buy Books Direct.
- Professional bodies often produce magazines or newsletters covering their area. Those available to non-members will be listed below where we have details.
- Similarly, other organisations listed on Briefings pages may have public magazines. They will generally be listed on those pages but may be repeated below if the focus is reasonably wide.
Most generally useful
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Third Sector Weekly, part of Haymarket Publishing. For 'Charities, Voluntary Organisations, Social Enterprises', but with a top 3,000 charities focus. Subscriptions £112 p.a. (£85 registered charities) at Oct '10. Editorial: 174 Hammersmith Road, London, W6 7JP, phone 020 8267 4955, email: thirdsector@haymarket.com
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Charity Finance Monthly, mainly covers finance issues but in a broad way, plenty on investment and law. Subs from £97 p.a. Part of Civil Society Media (the website has wider sector news), phone 020 7819 1200.
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Charity Times Published 6 times a year - a fairly general look at the sector. £119 (£79 charities) per year, at Nov '10. Also sector news updates by email every couple of weeks. From Perspective Publishing.
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Caritas magazine from Charities Direct /Wilmington Publishing, covering finance, law, governance, management and fundraising. Online only from summer 2011.
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Charity Insight Has shut after a year of operation (Oct 2010 - Sep 2011). Was produced by Progressive Media, publishers of Press Gazette and New Statesman.
International
See Information/Knowledge Management page for KM4D.
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3CMedia Annual scholary journal of Community, Citizens' and Third Sector Media and Communication (from Australia).
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International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law (IJNL) Available online.
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International Journal of Education and Development using ICT.
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Journal of Community Informatics (enabling communities through ICT).
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Journal for Nonprofit Management produced annually by the Support Center for NonProfit Management (in New York).
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Nonprofit Management & Leadership Margaret Harris is International Editor, and it is co-sponsored by Centre for Voluntary Organisation at the LSE. ISSN 1048-6682. $102, 4 issues a year.
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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly ARNOVA Journal (research). Serves "a wide community of scholars and professionals who are interested in issues such as volunteerism, citizen participation, philanthropy, and nonprofit organizations." Quarterly: March, June, September, December. ISSN 0899-7640. Rates for 2003: £71 individual, £208 institutional.
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Voluntas - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, connected with International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR). ISSN 0957-8765 (online: 1573-7888). 4 issues a year, published by Springer Link.
Others
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Third Force News is the weekly paper produced by SCVO for Scotland's voluntary sector. News, events, briefings, reviews etc. Free to members, £85 p.a. to others, also online sub available. Phone 0131 556 3882.
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Charities Management# Six or seven times a year, not that exciting, from Mitre House Publishing.
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Governance Bi-monthly from Civil Society Media aimed at charity trustees. Annual sub £145 for five copies of each edition to share amongst the board (at summer 2011).
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Network magazine, the quarterly membership magazine from ACEVO (for charity chief executives) is available on subscription, £40 p.a. at summer 2011. You may need to email them for details.
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Voluntary Action The journal of the Institute of Volunteering Research, published 3 times a year, £37-50 p.a. from March 05. ISSN 1465-4067. Phone 020 7520 8900.
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Volunteering from Volunteering England is exclusive to members. ISSN 0961 5075. Phone 020 7520 8900.
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Voluntary Sector Review The journal of Voluntary Sector Studies Network, published three times a year.
Activity Areas
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Capital Community Foundations Guess what, it covers community foundations in London, so will be mainly of relevance to those involved in related areas. Email info@londoncf.org, leave a phone number and they will get in touch to see if you are an appropriate recipient.
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Journal of Community Work and Development was published by CDF, twice a year. No longer?
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Russell House Publishing produces two journals, Social Work in Europe and Youth Justice, the journal of the National Association of Youth Justice.
Care and Health
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Community Care Social care in the statutory and voluntary sectors.
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Field Exchange tri-annual magazine containing field articles, research and news pieces for those working in emergency nutrition and food security.
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A range of titles are produced by Pavilion Publishing, such as Mental Health Review; Community Safety Journal; Working with Older People; Housing, Care and Support. Phone 01273 623222, email: info@pavpub.com
Housing, Regeneration, Social Economy
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New Start, focusing on community regeneration, is now run by Centre for Local Economic Strategies.
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Regeneration and Renewal Loads of news items on the web site, also email service. From Haymarket Publishing.
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Pioneers Post (was Social Enterprise) "web newspaper".
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Inside Housing Social housing news, jobs.
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Social Housing "Finance-related news, economic and planning data".
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Youth
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Children & Young People Now from Haymarket Publishing.
Fundraising and Marketing
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Directory of Social Change publish the quarterly journal Funding For Change. Aims to "keep you up to date with funding sources across the board". £40 to voluntary and community organisations, ISSN 1 479 330X.
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Lottery Monitor Guide to Lottery funding issues. 10 times a year, £260. Also access to awards database, and helpline. From same publishers: External Funding Bulletin on project and partnership funding. Electric Word plc, 67-71 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7EP, phone 020 7251 6567, email: info@lottery-monitor.com
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Fundraising Published 10 times a year, subscriptions from £89 p.a. ISSN 0961 5679. From Civil Society Media, phone 020 7819 1200.
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International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing. Case studies, reviews, and peer-reviewed articles, with an editorial board of academics as well as professionals, mainly from US and UK. Now published by John Willey and Son, subscription £90 to £245 for 4 issues a year.
Associations
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Association Management From American ASAE organisation. Produce various books and research via their Foundation.
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Association News is a twice monthly email newsletter..
