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News archive 2009
The CFDG archive of news articles. Articles from the past 12 months are listed by month below.
December
Donations to hospital charities could become part of NHS budget (29/12/09) Full Story
CFDG plans to manage the phasing out of cheques (21/12/09) Full Story
Charity Tax Group to monitor Government's response to tax-avoidance scheme (17/12/09) Full Story
Treasury urged to prioritise Gift Aid reform (16/12/09) Full Story
European donation 'clawback' proposal will not be adopted by the UK (16/12/09) Full Story
Cheques to be abolished by 2018 (16/12/09) Full Story
Taxman takes aim at bankers in charity tax clampdown (16/12/09) Full Story
Gift Aid changes 'would not deter donors' (16/12/09) Full Story
Slimmed-down Compact published today (16/12/09) Full Story
Legacy income falls not as drastic as predicted (16/12/09) Full Story
Social investment wholesale bank 'should be independent of government' (10/12/09) Full Story
Commission for the Compact rejects call to delay new version of Compact (10/12/09) Full Story
Disappointment at lack of progress on Gift Aid reform (09/12/09) Full Story
Tax rises could cost sector a hundred million pounds, claims Charity Tax Group (09/12/09) Full Story
Alistair Darling proposes changes to substantial donor legislation (09/12/09) Full Story
Government commits 'up to £75m' for social bank in Pre-Budget Report (09/12/09) Full Story
Compact principles 'should be written into contracts' (08/12/09) Full Story
Charities forced to merge or lay off staff as economic crisis hits their funding (08/12/09) Full Story
Sector will have 'crucial' role in public services, says Gordon Brown (07/12/09) Full Story
Accounting practice must be more charity-focused, argue Charity Commission and OSCR (04/12/09) Full Story
Councils face £11bn spending cut (04/12/09) Full Story
Three-quarters of trustees 'aware of public benefit', Charity Commission finds (03/12/09) Full Story
Charity Finance Directors' Group calls for charity panel to assess new laws (03/12/09) Full Story
Charities facing “warfare” on IT, says CFDG adviser (03/12/09) Full Story
Charities to save hundreds of thousands of pounds via pensions change (01/12/09) Full Story
Accounting scare prompts rethink at NHS charities (01/12/09) Full Story
November
Government increases Charity Commission budget (27/11/09) Full Story
European VAT rules pose threat to charities (25/11/09) Full Story
European ‘clawback’ law threatens "massive losses" for UK charities (25/11/09) Full Story
Abolition of cheques cause concern to charities (25/11/09) Full Story
Charities losing out on £750 million a year in Gift Aid (17/11/09) Full Story
OSCR publishes guidance on scrutiny of accounts (19/11/09) Full Story
Scout Association welcomes 'rain tax' legislation in Queen's Speech (18/11/09) Full Story
Brown draws election battle lines (18/11/09) Full Story
Stamp Out Poverty calls for competitive tenders on transactions (17/11/09) Full Story
Charities not prepared for new VAT rules on services, say experts (17/11/09) Full Story
Social investment is not an asset class, and should not be one (17/11/09) Full Story
Naomi House shelves judicial review on cash lost in Icelandic bank (17/11/09) Full Story
Sector leaders condemn Angela Smith's decision to pull campaigning funds (13/11/09) Full Story
Charities to lose music royalties exemption (12/11/09) Full Story
Charities will run state services under Tories, says Cameron (11/11/09) Full Story
Existing governance model is 'bust', says RNIB chair (11/11/09) Full Story
HMRC concedes on investment VAT (10/11/09) Full Story
Unite: charities are 'Trojan horse' in NHS partnerships (10/11/09) Full Story
Concerns raised about upcoming refreshed Compact (09/11/09) Full Story
David Blunkett urges Chancellor to reform Gift Aid (10/11/09) Full Story
Cabinet Committee on the Third Sector aims to create 25,000 jobs (10/11/09) Full Story
Excessive salaries 'corrupting sector's ethos', says Unite (09/11/09) Full Story
Tory shadow minister Francis Maude gives credit to Labour's third sector record (05/11/09) Full Story
Charities must be transparent and flexible to keep public onside, says Tessa Jowell (05/11/09) Full Story
Minister’s gift aid comments ‘worrying’ (04/11/09) Full Story
Lawyers criticise proposed pooled funds change (04/11/09) Full Story
ActionAid looks to change banks after HSBC cluster bomb shame (04/11/09) Full Story
Volunteers not protected by discrimination law, tribunal rules (04/11/09) Full Story
Make sponsorship primary purpose, charities tell HMRC (04/11/09) Full Story
Law could be eased on substantial donors (03/11/09) Full Story
Nick Hurd: 'Higher-rate Gift Aid tax relief under threat' (03/11/09) Full Story
Charities are 'yet to feel the worst effects of recession' (03/11/09) Full Story
Charities 'will lose millions if the post strikes continue to Christmas' (03/11/09) Full Story
Christian Aid to make 70 redundancies and jobs under threat at Cafod and Oxfam (02/11/09) Full Story
October
Charity Commission publishes constitution for small charities (30/10/09) Full Story
Sector 'given the runaround' on Gift Aid reform, says Bubb (26/10/09) Full Story
Public spending cuts 'to mirror 1970 levels' (21/10/09) Full Story
Charity accounts likely to change in the wake of Accounting Standards Board consultation (20/10/09) Full Story
Land tax 'could hurt housing charities' (20/10/09) Full Story
Social investment moves up agenda for foundations (20/10/09) Full Story
We persuaded EU to consult on funding rule reform, claims Euclid Network (20/10/09) Full Story
Demand for charities' services is up, but many stay positive (20/10/09) Full Story
Equality commission calls on charities for help with gender pay survey (15/10/09) Full Story
Revised Compact delayed (14/10/09) Full Story
Five pages of annual returns could be cut to two under OSCR proposals (09/10/09) Full Story
GuideStar launches sector-friendly credit-scoring tool (07/10/09) Full Story
Futurebuilders returned £6.6m to Treasury in 2008/9 (07/10/09) Full Story
Church fears hedge fund rules will hit charity work (07/10/09) Full Story
Charity Commission says sector income has increased by 17% in two years (06/10/09) Full Story
Charities should help run prisons, say Tories (06/10/09) Full Story
Sir Bert Massie challenges charities to commit to the Compact (02/10/09) Full Story
Wholesale social funds part 2 (02/10/09) Full Story
Pools of the trade (02/10/09) Full Story
Motability Operations issues bonds totalling £950m (02/10/09) Full Story
Charities more likely to impose pay freezes than private sector (02/10/09) Full Story
September
Charity Tax Group predicts VAT rise after election (30/09/09) Full Story
Look for funding elsewhere, Angela Smith tells volunteering groups (30/09/09) Full Story
Councils should set voluntary sector funding sooner, says Alun Michael MP (30/09/09) Full Story
Capital shortages 'hamper charities' work' (29/09/09) Full Story
Charities must make radical plans to survive recession, says report (29/09/09) Full Story
Tories pledge fundamental shift in charities' links with state (29/09/09) Full Story
Cost fears 'have hit charity operations' (29/09/09) Full Story
Hilary Benn to change water law for clubs and groups (28/09/09) Full Story
Iceland rebels oppose repayment of £2.3bn owed to Britain (28/09/09) Full Story
Landmark tax ruling on cross-border donations (22/09/09) Full Story
Charities miss out on £1.3 billion because of recession (23/09/09) Full Story
New VAT rules will mean charities pay more, says Charity Tax Group (22/09/09) Full Story
Petition calls for reform of 'complicated' Gift Aid rules (22/09/09) Full Story
Charity shops face crisis as recession hits stock levels (22/09/09) Full Story
Changes to charitable incorporated organisations legal form (17/09/09) Full Story
Charity Commission urges more collaboration and mergers (17/09/09) Full Story
Financial optimism grows among charity leaders (16/09/09) Full Story
Exceptional pressures will alter the face of the voluntary sector, says Recession Watch Panel (15/09/09) Full Story
Survey indicates more optimism (15/09/09) Full Story
Charity begins at the office, economists told (14/09/09) Full Story
Consultation on draft bill to simplify charity laws (14/09/09) Full Story
Five tools a finance director needs to win colleagues' trust (10/09/09) Full Story
Charities 'have least secure websites' (10/09/09) Full Story
Charity cuts will bite in the middle ground (09/09/09) Full Story
Charities set to lose rent VAT exemption (09/09/09) Full Story
City of London Corporation offers free business advice for charities (09/09/09) Full Story
Regulator reviews guidance on investments (09/09/09) Full Story
Top 20 charities 'are sitting on £600m pensions deficit' (08/09/09) Full Story
Charities abandon DWP's 'unsustainable' contracts (08/09/09) Full Story
Wholesale social funds (07/09/09) Full Story
Charity shops increase profits for fourth year running (07/09/09) Full Story
Liam Cranley to head Impact Coalition (03/09/09) Full Story
NCVO: voluntary sector could be soft target for cuts (03/09/09) Full Story
Tax Group prepares for ‘best chance’ campaign on irrecoverable VAT (02/09/09) Full Story
Social investment bank could "drown" other players, warns Hayday (02/09/09) Full Story
Substantial donor legislation to be reformed soon (01/09/09) Full Story
Pilot programme to be launched to help third sector organisations use short-term leases in shops (01/09/09) Full Story
Microfinance set for a boom, say not-for-profit investors (01/09/09) Full Story
Revised Compact 'neglects community organisations' (01/09/09) Full Story
August
Local charities should not lose out for lack of a bid-writer (28/08/09) Full Story
Property guide for community organisations (19/08/09) Full Story
Treasury receives evidence that VAT charge discourages collaboration (19/08/09) Full Story
Pensions decision made, but consultation continues (19/08/09) Full Story
Commission offers example report for international aid charities (18/08/09) Full Story
Call for reform on Gift Aid and higher-rate taxpayers (17/08/09) Full Story
Trusts and foundations will maintain grants, Charity Commission survey finds (17/08/09) Full Story
Charities consulted on equal pay monitoring (13/08/09) Full Story
CFDG appoints new policy head (12/08/09) Full Story
Iceland losers receive a portion of lost funds from bank administrators (12/08/09) Full Story
HMRC defends changes to buildings tax (12/08/09) Full Story
Warning over changes to charity common funds (12/08/09) Full Story
Acevo to launch 'transparency manifesto' (11/08/09) Full Story
Government funding 'should be flexible' (11/08/09) Full Story
Charities affected by MPs' expenses row, says survey (11/08/09) Full Story
Private schools threaten legal action to keep charity millions (11/08/09) Full Story
Public doesn't understand charities, YouGov survey confirms (10/08/09) Full Story
Recession has cut charities investment income (07/08/09) Full Story
Falling income from grant-makers and corporate donors 'a time bomb for charities' (06/08/09) Full Story
OSCR urged to include charities' accounts and annual reports in online register (06/08/09) Full Story
Half of all charities have no ethical investment policies, according to survey by Charity Finance Directors' Group and Eiris Foundation (05/08/09) Full Story
Naomi House plans judicial review over Icelandic bank losses (04/08/09) Full Story
Kaupthing leak exposes loans (04/08/09) Full Story
July
Treasury consultation opens on charity investment funds (31/07/09) Full Story
Procurement law is not at odds with Compact, report concludes (30/07/09) Full Story
Landmark VAT victory for opera charity Garsington (29/07/09) Full Story
Don't be fooled by the growth in charity investments (29/07/09) Full Story
Freedom of Information Act will not apply to charities (28/07/09) Full Story
Recession action plan update: Government urged to keep on funding collaboration (28/07/09) Full Story
Charity expenses consultation launched (27/07/09) Full Story
Charities boosted by text message VAT change (27/07/09) Full Story
Hardship Fund opens for applications (24/07/09) Full Story
Report urges more link-ups between firms and charities (21/07/09) Full Story
Office of Third Sector begins consultation on social investment bank (15/07/09) Full Story
Downturn 'proving worse than expected for charities' (14/07/09) Full Story
Offer free places or lose charity status, private schools told (14/07/09) Full Story
Let voters decide aid projects, say Tories (13/07/09) Full Story
Darling's White Paper 'leaves charities' funds at risk' (09/07/09) Full Story
Loans 'help social enterprises to grow faster' (09/07/09) Full Story
Property VAT change will mean 'siginificant' extra cost (08/07/09) Full Story
BHF wins online accounts gong (08/07/09) Full Story
Charities urged to improve online accounts (07/07/09) Full Story
MPs demand VAT relief for Moutain Rescue equipment (06/07/09) Full Story
VAT changes could hit charities (06/07/09) Full Story
Rates relief loophole may be closed (03/07/09) Full Story
Commission's nod to ministerial interest creates conflict, say lawyers (03/07/09) Full Story
Trading while insolvent (03/07/09) Full Story
Income shortfall forces St Peter's Hospice to close site (03/07/09) Full Story
Local area agreements must involve charities, says Navca (02/07/09) Full Story
Oxfam objects now include promotion of human rights (02/07/09) Full Story
Most charities 'have no plans to borrow cash' (01/07/09) Full Story
June
Support bodies coping well with recession, says survey (01/07/09) Full Story
Museums win rare assets battle (30/06/09) Full Story
Green groups to sue over RBS investments (30/06/09) Full Story
RNIB backs new charity governance model (30/06/09) Full Story
Charities denied Icelandic savings compensation await lawyers' verdict (26/06/09) Full Story
NAO and OTS publications will help charities and public bodies cut red tape (26/06/09) Full Story
NCVO finds charities more optimistic about the future (25/06/09) Full Story
Half of funders 'refuse to negotiate terms and conditions', according to DSC (25/06/09) Full Story
Law experts warn Icelandic losers on challenging government (24/06/09) Full Story
Umbrella chiefs sit tight on expense details (24/06/09) Full Story
NGO staff 'should reveal expenses' (23/06/09) Full Story
Working party to tackle publication of expenses (23/06/09) Full Story
Cabinet committee to tackle barriers to service delivery (22/06/09) Full Story
Lords reject Gift Aid proposal for political donations (22/06/09) Full Story
Tories may offer smaller Flexible New Deal contracts (22/06/09) Full Story
Fury and disgust' at Treasury decision on Iceland deposits (19/06/09) Full Story
Bidding for contracts: Adapt or die, charities warned (19/06/09) Full Story
Government refusal to bail out charities branded shocking (19/06/09) Full Story
SORP Committee to consider expenses disclosure (17/06/09) Full Story
SMS provider waives charity text donation fees (17/06/09) Full Story
Recession and low interest rates force charities to raid reserves, says CAF bank (17/06/09) Full Story
Charity Commission and CBI produce charities' guide to surviving recession (16/06/09) Full Story
Christie's £6.5m Icelandic refund branded 'unfair' (16/06/09) Full Story
Payroll giving is 'recession-proof' (16/06/09) Full Story
Action for Children reconsiders staff pay freeze (16/06/09) Full Story
Community organisations 'not trusted' with property (16/06/09) Full Story
Sector chiefs reveal their spending (16/06/09) Full Story
Gift Aid reform next year, says minister (12/06/09) Full Story
Charities baffled by Financial Services Compensation Scheme (11/06/09) Full Story
Bubb will only publish expenses to Acevo's members, not publicly (11/06/09) Full Story
Commission's decision review procedure 'ineffective' says Charity Law (10/06/09) Full Story
BIG trains grants managers to spot potential insolvencies (10/06/09) Full Story
More umbrella body chiefs publish expenses (10/06/09) Full Story
CFDG appoints high-profile trustees (10/06/09) Full Story
New group will lobby Euro Commission on tax (09/06/09) Full Story
NHS North West helps Christie's recoup Icelandic losses (09/06/09) Full Story
Flexible New Deal: charities 'might get some subcontracts' (09/06/09) Full Story
Angela Evans Smith is new third sector minister (08/06/09) Full Story
Charity Property Help offers free advice (08/06/09) Full Story
Trusts expect to give less this year, says Association of Charitable Foundations (08/06/09) Full Story
Cross-border charities must submit returns to OSCR (05/06/09) Full Story
Charity regulators across the globe to share terrorism information (05/06/09) Full Story
Charities urged to eye mergers (05/06/09) Full Story
Charity Commission warning on reporting serious incidents (04/06/09) Full Story
Office for Civil Society is no longer a priority for Tories (03/06/09) Full Story
Caring capitalism - strategies for growtth in the third sector (03/06/09) Full Story
Regulator resists ‘group accounting’ pressure from Audit Commission (June 09) Full Story
CIF regulation by FSA ‘may lead to fees hike' (June 09) Full Story
Charity recoups money lost in Iceland bank (03/06/09) Full Story
Recession could damage sector's independence, Commission for Compact warns (03/06/09) Full Story
SMS donations 'will be bigger than payroll giving' (03/06/09) Full Story
Funding Commission work to focus on three areas (02/06/09) Full Story
Age Concern threatens to sue PCT over loss of contract (02/06/09) Full Story
Voluntary groups overlooked in Flexible New Deal contracts (01/06/09) Full Story
Wellcome Trust to issue bonds for investment cash (01/06/09) Full Story
May
Richard Marsh to head Intelligent Giving (28/05/09) Full Story
Tax rate changes delay gift aid claims (27/05/09) Full Story
Church of England sees £1.3bn drop in investments (27/05/09) Full Story
RSPCA to reduce expenditure by £54m (27/05/09) Full Story
Poll suggests good times for charity shops (26/05/09) Full Story
Most opposed to 'free-form' accounts for small charities (26/05/09) Full Story
Tax special: Are charity tax breaks under threat? (26/05/09) Full Story
Tax special: A lesson from the Danes (26/05/09) Full Story
Exhaustive charity tax guide planned (26/05/09) Full Story
MP asks Parliament to give Compact more bite (20/05/09) Full Story
Tory contracts would let charities earn a profit, pledges Hurd (20/05/09) Full Story
North-east charities foresee year of struggle (20/05/09) Full Story
Intelligent Giving to launch 'Which-style guide' to charities (20/05/09) Full Story
Charities avoid measuring performance, says New Philanthropy Capital (19/05/09) Full Story
Charities team up to share management of property (19/05/09) Full Story
Call for guide to variations in charity law (19/05/09) Full Story
Minister fast-tracks frontline ideas for reform of public services (18/05/09) Full Story
Churches fear 4,000% rise in water bills (17/05/09) Full Story
Mergers not the only option for charities to ride out recession (15/05/09) Full Story
Aid agencies 'more accountable to donors than to disaster survivors' (15/05/09) Full Story
Government launches guide to social return on investment (13/05/09) Full Story
Government spending on charities at record high (13/05/09) Full Story
Avoid Commission red border by uploading blank PDF (13/05/09) Full Story
Charity Tax Group gathers views on VAT and outsourcing (12/05/09) Full Story
Charities with cash in the bank 'should not continue fundraising' (12/05/09) Full Story
No teeth for Commission for the Compact just yet (12/05/09) Full Story
Charities told to improve governance (12/05/09) Full Story
Recession proof? What recent trends can tell us (11/05/09) Full Story
Oxfam plea as donations fall 12% (08/05/09) Full Story
Tories will not make public benefit test tougher, lawyers believe (08/05/09) Full Story
Charities could benefit from EU contracts legislation (07/05/09) Full Story
MPs demand compensation for Christie Charity (06/05/09) Full Story
Voluntary groups highly dissatisfied with help from local statutory bodies (06/05/09) Full Story
HMRC opens consultation on substantial donor law (05/05/09) Full Story
Survey to probe effects of the downturn on charities (05/05/09) Full Story
Seventy charities show interest in contracts consortium (05/05/09) Full Story
MPs repeat call to compensate charities with cash locked in Icelandic banks (01/05/09) Full Story
MPs want community benefit clauses in public sector tenders (01/05/09) Full Story
April
Institute grant cuts prompt Acevo take-over of ImpACT (30/04/09) Full Story
Scottish Government backs OSCR proposal on charitable purposes (29/04/09) Full Story
Blears to announce community investment package (29/04/09) Full Story
One in five charities planning to axe jobs (29/04/09) Full Story
New financial model 'will allow charities to compete with construction companies' (28/04/09) Full Story
Protest over Charity Commission's conduct on new legal powers (28/04/09) Full Story
Peter Singer: "This recession calls for a radical nudge" (28/04/09) Full Story
Cheap rent boon for charity shops (28/04/09) Full Story
Reclamation period for Gift Aid cut to four years (27/04/09) Full Story
Chancellor urged to compensate charities hit by Icelandic banking collapse (23/04/09) Full Story
Mission-connected investment (23/04/09) Full Story
Darling’s 2009 Budget ‘disappointing’ for charities (22/04/09) Full Story
Budget falls short on Gift Aid and VAT reform (22/04/09) Full Story
Major changes expected for substantial donor legislation (22/04/09) Full Story
One third of public not aware of Gift Aid, finds CAF report (22/04/09) Full Story
Statutory funding cuts 'will begin in 2010' (21/04/09) Full Story
Progress for charities with funds in failed Icelandic banks (21/04/09) Full Story
Commission raises merger register with Attorney General (21/04/09) Full Story
Councils hope to recover Icelandic deposits (21/04/09) Full Story
Charities need cash to evaluate their work, says New Philanthropy Capital (20/04/09) Full Story
Oxfam claims Chancellor plans huge international aid cuts (20/04/09) Full Story
Please help: Charities in dire need (19/04/09) Full Story
NCVO calls for £50m in the Budget to help charities (17/04/09) Full Story
Institute of Fundraising wants standard payroll giving charge for charities (16/04/09) Full Story
£2m less than promised in Government's third sector action plan (14/04/09) Full Story
Charities move towards caution as recession bites (12/04/09) Full Story
Make charities a specific compensation class, Treasury urged (08/04/09) Full Story
Charities 'chasing income' with riskier investment strategies (08/04/09) Full Story
New rules make it easier for charities to calculate VAT reclamation (08/04/09) Full Story
50,000 sign petition on Christie's Iceland cash (08/04/09) Full Story
Brown hints at Budget package for charities (07/04/09) Full Story
The recession will hit the voluntary sector, but not how you might think (07/04/09) Full Story
New changes to VAT partial exemption system (06/04/09) Full Story
Charities pushed to front of compensation queue after Icelandic banking meltdown (04/04/09) Full Story
Second third sector recession summit in June (03/04/09) Full Story
Consultation opens on CIC dividend caps (03/04/09) Full Story
Half of banking relationships under review (31/03/09) Full Story
Regulator to produce model board paper on recession issues (02/04/09) Full Story
Finance: The weather's bad, but it could be worse (02/04/09) Full Story
Interview: chair of the Charity Investors' Group (02/04/09) Full Story
Futurebuilders' new consortium to bid on sector's behalf for contracts (02/04/09) Full Story
Charity shops lobby for change in Gift Aid rules (01/04/09) Full Story
Outsourcing 'could save millions' (01/04/09) Full Story
March
Government reconsiders rules for charitable incorporated organisations (31/03/09) Full Story
Charity investment: Home or away? (31/03/09) Full Story
Darling snubs charity aid request (30/03/09) Full Story
Charity Commission urges collaboration to beat recession (30/03/09) Full Story
New Compact in November (26/03/09) Full Story
Commission outlines further improvements to its online register (25/03/09) Full Story
Tax blow on loan interest (25/03/09) Full Story
Rules on mergers 'need tightening' (24/03/09) Full Story
Local politicians are 'villains' in commissioning, says Navca chief (23/03/09) Full Story
Corporate charitable giving 'to fall by £500m' (23/03/09) Full Story
Up to £200m expected to be wiped off legacies (19/03/09) Full Story
New money needed for sector climate change work (18/03/09) Full Story
Commission remit should extend to annual review, says ACCA report (17/03/09) Full Story
Age Concern Slough says pension demand will lead to service cuts (17/03/09) Full Story
Camden Council trials social benefit criteria for service bids (17/03/09) Full Story
Charity tax campaigners urge changes to VAT rules (17/03/09) Full Story
Unite offers bleak warning on sector's financial state (16/03/09) Full Story
Recession biting harder, Charity Commission survey finds (16/03/09) Full Story
Christie's £6.5m Icelandic losses are irrecoverable (12/03/09) Full Story
£15m recovered from charity tax crimes (12/03/09) Full Story
Charities 'should lose music royalties exemption' (12/02/09) Full Story
UK ‘probably in depression’ renowned economist tells charities (11/03/09) Full Story
Law on major donors 'nightmare for trusts' (10/03/09) Full Story
VAT restriction prevents sharing, say charities (10/03/09) Full Story
Charities urged to use payment pledge (10/03/09) Full Story
Keep the Gift Aid tax break, say fundraisers (10/03/09) Full Story
Call for concession on EU staff tax (04/03/09) Full Story
A better funding landscape needs a 'major shift in mindset' (04/03/09) Full Story
Measure pursuits (03/03/09) Full Story
Pensions: how serious is it going to get? (03/03/09) Full Story
Is New Labour detrimental to the third sector? (02/03/09) Full Story
Bill would give Compact more clout (02/03/09) Full Story
APB updating UK and Irish auditing standards for 2010 (02/03/09) Full Story
Scottish regulator strikes off 85 charities (02/03/09) Full Story
Feburary
Brennan refuses short-term loan fund for charities hit by Icelandic banking crisis (27/02/09) Full Story
Windows 7 - worth it for charities? (27/02/09) Full Story
25,000 temp jobs in danger as VAT loophole is closed (26/02/09) Full Story
Ministers warned over plans to make employment agencies pay VAT (26/02/09) Full Story
'No help' for charities with cash in Iceland (25/02/09) Full Story
Accountancy training for small charities gets closer (25/02/09) Full Story
Commission urges sector to put fraud figures into context(25/02/09) Full Story
Lack of fund with hinder green efforts this year(25/02/09) Full Story
Sector leaders seek formula for Gift Aid and the richest donors (24/02/09) Full Story
Charities vulnerable to fraud, says report (24/02/09) Full Story
Property: to buy or not to buy? (20/02/09) Full Story
Sector boasts more environmental policies (19/02/09) Full Story
Treasury to examine gift-aid 'opt-out' by 2010 (18/02/09) Full Story
The worst is yet to come (18/02/09) Full Story
Charities can bind society, says NCVO chief (18/02/09) Full Story
Sector income rises to £33bn, driven by public sector contracts (18/02/09) Full Story
Government urged to act on costly CIF tax 'anomaly' (18/02/09) Full Story
Beyond the limits (Kevin Brennan article) (18/02/09) Full Story
Cable warned civil society not to be paralysed by flattery (18/02/09) Full Story
Church seeks government intervention on water charges (18/02/09) Full Story
Use reserves to ride out recession, charities told (13/02/09) Full Story
Nine out of ten charity FDs expect pay rise (11/02/09) Full Story
Compact updated to include commissioning (11/02/09) Full Story
London groups fear they cannot meet demand (11/02/09) Full Story
Tax ruling 'will be ignored' (10/02/09) Full Story
Large drop in value for property funds (10/02/09) Full Story
Local funding threatened as councils slash budgets (10/02/09) Full Story
Sector leaders to meet Treasury about Gift Aid and VAT (10/02/09) Full Story
Half of charities are using reserves to counter recession (10/02/09) Full Story
Millions for charities hit by recession (09/02/09) Full Story
Community fundraising research begins (09/02/09) Full Story
Some excepted charities now have to register (09/02/09) Full Story
Sector optimistic on recruitment (06/02/09) Full Story
Charity ordered to pay back £185k (06/02/09) Full Story
IT intelligence: budgets(06/02/09) Full Story
A third of charities can't meet demand (04/02/09) Full Story
The shame barrier to seeking charity (04/02/09) Full Story
Charity money 'should be better protected' (04/02/09) Full Story
Charities win double jackpot in lotteries amendment (04/02/09) Full Story
Why 'insourcing' is not the answer (04/02/09) Full Story
Charity ponders 'ethical' shares to bring in money (04/02/09) Full story
Care reform is 'too difficult' for Tories (04/02/09) Full story
Survey finds weaknesses in transparency and accountability (03/02/09) Full story
Strategies for survival (03/02/09) Full story
European ruling on cross-border giving 'may prompt UK tax review' (03/02/09) Full story
Direct contact between public and third sector crucial, says Brennan (03/02/09) Full story
'Millions wasted' on transfer fees (03/02/09) Full story
'Charities are at a historic crossroads' (03/02/09) Full story
Grant cuts 'could breach Compact' (03/02/09) Full story
Campaign against new water charges (02/02/09) Full story
CAF launches crisis helpline (02/02/09) Full story
January
Help us through recession, forum urges ministers (30/01/09) Full Story
Forensic accountant is aiding regulator (30/01/09) Full story
Services 'may do better under public sector control' (30/01/09) Full story
Baseline set for third sector improvement (29/01/09) Full story
Charities running schools and hospitals? Public opinion divided (28/01/09) Full story
Court ruling brings tax relief on cross-border donations (28/01/09) Full story
IT directors 'bad at internal politics' (28/01/09) Full story
EU umbrella groups prepare joint manifesto for sector (28/01/09) Full story
A quick guide to voluntary sector insurance (27/01/09) Full story
Grassroots Grants programme blamed for cuts (27/10/09) Full story
Charities fear for future economic prospects (26/10/09) Full story
Charities and NGOs: grasping Pensions (22/01/09) Full story
Ministerial taskforce will boost environmental leadership in sector (21/01/09) Full story
Commissioning 'too personal' (21/01/09) Full story
£200m of unclaimed tax relief (21/01/09) Full story
Sector needs £100m, says NCVO (21/01/09) Full story
Bank cuts fees for charities in the red (20/01/09) Full story
Aid organisations hit by fall in value of the pound (20/01/09) Full story
Charities unprepared for compulsory pensions (19/01/09) Full story
Analysis: Mergers (16/01/09) Full story
Pension costs force closure of Age Concern Swindon (15/01/09) Full story
Sector can access £20bn package, Mandelson confirms (15/01/09) Full story
Last chance to avert climate change lies with third sector (14/01/09) Full story
Now charities can prove credentials to funders (14/01/09) Full story
Measuring effectiveness (13/01/09) Full story
Public trust in sector on the rise (13/01/09) Full story
Call to axe donor transactions law (13/01/09) Full story
Trust creates investment service for major donors (13/01/09) Full story
Interest rates cut means 'sector will suffer in short term' (09/01/09) Full story
New sector spokeswoman for Lib Dems (09/01/09) Full story
Explore borrowing, endowed charities told (07/01/09) Full story
OSCR challenged over financial disclosure demands (07/01/09) Full story
Companies urged to 'rent' employees to charities to stave off job cuts (07/01/09) Full story
Commmission told to return to drawing board on latest guidance (07/01/09) Full story
Slowdown hits charities' returns (07/01/09) Full story
Mobile companies weigh up VAT-free donations plan (07/01/09) Full story
Recession will hit medium-sized charities hardest (05/01/09) Full story
December 2008
Charities expect asset price fall to hit legacy income (24/12/2008) Full story
More public benefit guidance unveiled (17/12/08) Full story
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