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VCS employment figures fall during second quarter

Loaded: Thu, 15/11/2012 - 09:41

The voluntary sector’s paid workforce experienced a slight fall in the second quarter of this year, with the latest analysis of the Labour Force Survey showing that the number of paid employees in the sector decreased by approximately 4,000 over March to June 2012, representing a decrease of just 0.6% on the previous quarter and takes the number of paid employees to a total of 775,000 during the mid-point of 2012.

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Donations to charities fall by 20 percent

Loaded: Thu, 15/11/2012 - 09:40

Donations to charity fell by 20% in real terms during 2011/12, with the public gave £1.7billion less to charity than the previous year, according to the longest-running annual study of giving across the United Kingdom.

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Opportunity to hire third sector meeting rooms to civil servants

Loaded: Tue, 06/11/2012 - 14:05

The Government Procurement Service has introduced a pan-Government meeting and events booking service, which gives priority to making more effective use of sharing meeting space.

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ITEM3 project publishes final report

Loaded: Tue, 06/11/2012 - 14:03

The three year ITEM3 project, which provided ICT support and advice to third sector infrastructure organisations throughout the East Midlands, including ICT health checks and social media workshops, has published its final project report.

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New guide to social enterprises

Loaded: Thu, 01/11/2012 - 14:41

Pilotlight and Social Enterprise UK have published a new guide, entitled are Why Social Enterprise? A Guide for Charities, in response to requests from the VCS for information and advice on how to become a social enterprises, organisations that trade for a social and/or environmental purpose.

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Running Your Group resource re-launched

Loaded: Thu, 01/11/2012 - 13:54

The Running Your Group online resource, which is designed to give people all the tools they need to start up, fund, market and manage their group or small organisation, has been re-launched.

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Campaign for Voluntary Sector Archives

Loaded: Fri, 26/10/2012 - 11:15

A campaign for Voluntary Sector Archives has been launched. The campaign, which has grown out of concern for the neglect of sector records, will include a website at with guidance documents to help VCS organisations manage their archives and records and/or make informed decisions about depositing records in an appropriate repository.

 

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National minimum wage increased from 1 October

Loaded: Thu, 11/10/2012 - 14:17

On Monday 1 October 2012 the National Minimum Wage rose in accordance with the recommendations set out by the Low Pay Commission in its 2012 report.

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Review announced of voluntary sector learning and skills

Loaded: Thu, 11/10/2012 - 14:12

Dame Mary Marsh has been appointed by the Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd, to lead a review into leadership and skills in the voluntary sector.

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