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The Third Sector Research Centre has published a new working paper entitled A brave new world for voluntary sector infrastructure? Vouchers, markets and demand-led capacity building
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has published its five year strategic plan for 2014 to 2019, outlining its priorities for that period.
The Charity Commission are introducing new questions to the Annual Return for 2014 and removing the requirement for charities with income over £1million to complete the Summary Information Return.
An independent commission to examine the future of local infrastructure in England has been launched by Navca, the membership organisation for local infrastructure organisations.
A programme to support local charities to form consortia has been launched by Navca, the membership organisation for local infrastructure organisations, and chief executives’ body Acevo.
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced his 2014 budget on Wednesday 19 March, including several items of interest to the voluntary and community sector.
The Stepping Up To Enterprises website, which aims to help VCS organisations develop trading and income generation, has been transferred to within the One East Midlands website.
The Third Sector Research Centre has published its final report, entitled Understanding the UK third sector, which summarises its research activities and the impact they have made between 2008 and 2013.
The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, has published two new audio podcasts, aimed at helping charity trustees understand their duties under charity law.
