Possible government support for the sector
21st November 2008
Government package of support measures for charities to be outlined after Pre-Budget Report.
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Supporting the use of Welsh as a community language
21st November 2008
Consultation on “working together to strengthen the third sector’s support for the use of Welsh as a community language”.
Making better use of public data
21st November 2008
Winning ideas announced in the government’s Show Us A Better Way competition are to be supported to develop a range of really useful web sites.
Community Led Planning resource
21st November 2008
An online resource for Community Led Planning has been created by rural community council body ACRE.
Participatory Budgeting
21st November 2008
Sector briefing on the recently published National Strategy for Participatory Budgeting; plus report ‘Participatory budgeting in the UK: from the grassroots to the national agenda’.
Valuing sector independence
21st November 2008
Checklist to help voluntary and community organisations reflect on their independence; plus Compact Voice report urges ‘Dancing to our own tune’.
Last chance for funding applications
18th November 2008
Last chance for grants from Foundation for Sport and the Arts, and also for larger grants under Community Spaces programme.
Care service re-tendering causing disruption
18th November 2008
Community Care Providers Scotland highlights disruption caused by the re-tendering of care services.
The case for international data gathering on volunteering
18th November 2008
International Labour Organisation asked to include questions on volunteering in its regular Labour Force Surveys.
Mediation at work
18th November 2008
Summary explains what mediation is, how it works and factors to consider when implementing in the workplace.
Revisions to disciplinary and grievance procedures
18th November 2008
Acas’s revised Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures approved, for April 2009.