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The Charity Commission has announced that they will be holding their regional event on Wednesday 3 July at Nottingham CVS, a member of One East Midlands, and will be giving the VCS a say in what goes on the event agenda.
Skills-Third Sector is developing a website where charitable organisations can purchase training from providers and share their experiences, with the launch planned for September.
NCVO has published its UK Civil Society Almanac 2013, examining charity accounts for the financial year 2010/11, which shows the effect that high inflation had on charity sector finances in recent years.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has launched its new £125million grant programme, Heritage Enterprise, designed to unlock the latent commercial potential of unused historic buildings and sites across the UK.
A High Court judge has ruled that local authorities are allowed to consider the extent of a charity’s charitable use of a private landlord’s empty building before deciding whether to grant mandatory rate relief.
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations and services company Serco have produced a joint code of practice to support the VCS and private sector in working together to deliver public service contracts.
One East Midlands Chief Executive Rachel Quinn has been quoted in a press release, issued by NCVO on Monday 15 April, campaigning for local charities to have a say in European Funding priorities.
The Ethical Property Foundation, with support from the Charity Commission, has carried out the largest survey of its kind looking at the key property issues charities are facing, with a view to identifying solutions and affecting change.
Giving World Online enables businesses to redirect their surplus goods to registered charities and not for profit community projects, providing resources to help them make a difference to those they support.