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The Clore Social Leadership Programme, which develops people working in charities, social enterprises, housing associations and social businesses is recruiting for its sixth cohort of aspiring social leaders.
The Charity Commission will update its guidance on charities, elections and referendums, which supplements its guidance on campaigning and political activity, to explain the changes introduced by the The Lobbying Act
The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has endorsed the latest version of Charities Evaluation Services' PQASSO Quality Mark.
The independence of the voluntary sector is undervalued and under serious threat, according to the report Independence Undervalued: the Voluntary Sector in 2014, published by the Panel on the Independence of the Voluntary Sector.
Anglia Ruskin University has developed a two-year, part-time certificate of higher education in developing management skills for the third sector following an in-depth consultation with the sector.
The Government has launched Small Business: GREAT Ambition, which sets out an action plan to support small businesses. The report addresses issues where small charities face similar barriers to businesses.
The government has pledged to set up a new working group to revise the model gift aid declaration and develop new marketing collateral to try to increase take-up of the tax relief by donors, as part of its Autumn Statement.
The Charity Commission has published new regulations and guidance for trustees on adopting a total return approach to the investment of their charity's permanent endowment.
