Monitoring of cross border charities by OSCR
7th October 2008
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator consulting on proposals which introduce a modified reporting regime for “cross border charities”.
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Time off for community volunteering
7th October 2008
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has outlined plans “to make it easier for more people, from all walks of life, to volunteer for key roles in their local community”, with time-off entitlements.
Social enterprise photography competition
7th October 2008
The Social Enterprise Coalition has launched a competition across England to find the best photographs that show how social enterprise is transforming lives.
Turning favours into youth volunteering
7th October 2008
A campaign titled Favours, from youth volunteering organisation v, aims to transform the face of volunteering among 16 to 25year-olds.
Cracking the sector code
7th October 2008
Voluntary Arts Network has a new Briefings sheet on Voluntary and community sector jargon.
Managing the level of risk
3rd October 2008
Report from the seventh annual risk management survey by accountants PKF and CFDG,
Integrating volunteering into society
3rd October 2008
Volunteering England has brought together a range of “influential figures spanning the private, public and voluntary sectors” to lead on implementing ‘Manifesto for Change’.
A guide to the UK PR and lobbying industry
3rd October 2008
A new booklet provides a snapshot of the PR and lobbying industry in the UK, documenting the tactics used by leading firms.
NCVO’s Strategy and Impact site
3rd October 2008
A new web site from NCVO aims to give a friendly introduction to strategic thinking and planning.
Community investment for social benefit
3rd October 2008
New publication Community Investment - using Industrial and Provident Society legislation’ gives an overview and practical guide for activists, advisors and professionals on the use of community share issues.
Charity register has more detail and clarity
2nd October 2008
A new version of the Charity Commission’s online register went live on 1st October.
Local government boundaries in N Ireland
2nd October 2008
Recommendations for the boundaries and names of the eleven new local government districts in Northern Ireland and their constituent wards have been announced.