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Company payroll giving success recognised By Becky Slack
Whitbread has been recognised for its fundraising efforts at the 2011 National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards.
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Leadership

New appointments: September
07 September 2011 | By Becky Slack
The latest recruitment news from around the voluntary sector.
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Charity sector women in running for Best Connected Woman
06 September 2011 | By Jenny Greenwell
Four women who are involved in the charity sector have made it through to the final 12 in the search for the UK’s best connected business woman.
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Competition to celebrate best practice in charity governance
27 July 2011 | By Charity Insight Contributor
The NCVO has opened a competition to recognise excellence in charity governance.
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Strategy

Online research community launched
25 October 2011 | By Becky Slack
A “one-stop knowledge resource” has been launched by the Third Sector Research Centre.
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Doubts voiced about Work Programme targets
24 August 2011 | By Toby Bakare
Some 90 per cent of employers taking part in the Work Programme could have their contracts ended as unrealistic government targets threaten the financial viability of the government flagship scheme.
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PFRA: best interests of fundraising not members at heart
22 July 2011 | By Charity Insight Contributor
The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) will lobby to ensure “business interests” are exercised responsibly and sustainably, regardless of what members think.
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Income Generation

Company payroll giving success recognised
25 October 2011 | By Becky Slack
Whitbread has been recognised for its fundraising efforts at the 2011 National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards.
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The database: statistics/finance/fundraising - August
16 September 2011 | By Charity Insight Contributor
Work needs to be done to encourage more people from deprived areas to participate in civic activity, figures from the Third Sector Research Centre have indicated.
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The database: giving trends -- August
16 September 2011 | By George Eaton
Every month, CharityInsight, in partnership with The iD Factor, conducts exclusive research into the giving habits of the general public.
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Communications

Public to vote for best Lottery funded project
01 September 2011 | By Toby Bakare
National Lottery awards voting opens tomorrow.
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The database: most popular charity websites - March
18 May 2011 | By Charity Insight Contributor
With 60 per cent of the adult UK population accessing the internet every day, a charity’s website is a vital part of it communications strategy. Here we shed some light on which charities are achieving the most hits.
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Charity communication staff feels undervalued, report finds
16 May 2011 | By Charity Insight Contributor
More than a third of senior communications officers working in the charity sector feel neglected by their organisation, according to a new report by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations voluntary sector group, Fifth Estate.
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Policy & Politics

Charity calls for radical changes to be made to the UK’s hospitals
07 September 2011 | By Jenny Greenwell
The King’s Fund has called for radical changes to be made to the administrative and decision-making process in hospitals.
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David Miliband to chair youth unemployment task force
25 August 2011 | By Becky Slack
David Miliband is to chair a taskforce on youth unemployment, ACEVO has announced.
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Sector to expect £2.8bn in statutory funding cuts, says NCVO
09 August 2011 | By Becky Slack
Charities will be subject to nearly £3bn in cuts over the next four years, according to research from the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO).
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Professional Development

Job of the week: Head of Communications, Climate Week
12 September 2011 | By Charity insight Editor
The first Climate Week in March 2011 involved half a million people participating in over 3,000 events around the UK. There were over 1,000 pieces of media coverage including prime time BBC1 and 16 national newspapers, and over a quarter of British adults were aware of Climate Week. High-profile supporters included the Prime Minister, Paul McCartney, the CBI, the Met Office, Girlguiding UK and the NHS.
Professional Development > News
New appointments: September
07 September 2011 | By Becky Slack
The latest recruitment news from around the voluntary sector.
Professional Development > News
Job of the week: Marketing Campaign Manager, British Dental Association
30 August 2011 | By Charity insight Editor
The British Dental Association (BDA) is the national professional association for dentists in the UK and we are currently seeking a Marketing Campaign Manager in our Membership and Marketing department.
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The Bigger Picture

London’s charities have little faith in Work Programme, finds report
25 October 2011 | By Becky Slack
Lack of voluntary and community sector (VCS) involvement in the Work Programme has the potential to worsen rather than improve employment inequalities in the Capital, according to the London Voluntary Service Council (LVCS).
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Charity regulator warns of possible scams
27 July 2011 | By Charity Insight Contributor
Emergency appeal donors are being warned by the Charity Commission to be alert to possible scams.
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07 July 2011 | By Becky Slack
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