July 27th, 2011 
Tippa Naphtali 
Voluntary organisations can help the government reconnect with society and make it more responsive, according to one of the authors of a collection of new essays on the voluntary sector published this week.
Caroline Slocock, director of the think tank Civil Exchange, says in the essay that civil society has a “deep well of knowledge and social capital on which central and local government can draw”.
Posted in Citizenship, Civil Support, Featured 
Tags: Active Citizens, Consultation & Reports, Government & Policies 
No Comments » July 6th, 2011 Tippa Naphtali 
A round up of a number of funding opportunities currently available to voluntary and not-for-profit organisations and community groups. Compiled from various sources and correct at the time of going to print.
Links have been provided to all guidelines and application pages of the funders we have listed in this article.
July 5th, 2011 Tippa Naphtali 
Report suggests many trustees are unaware of public benefit requirements for charities. Nearly nine out of 10 charity annual reports do not comply with the law on public benefit reporting, according to research published yesterday by the Charity Commission.
June 22nd, 2011 Tippa Naphtali 
Avire works with national charities such as Oxfam and NCT on projects to give them commercial space. They have recently let some offices in Halesowen to Black Country Foodbank and The Milli Foundation on rent free leases. Avire currently have a large 12-storey office block with availability – from small office suites up to complete floors.
June 22nd, 2011 Tippa Naphtali 
New document from the Institute of Fundraising and telecomms giant BT advises on etiquette for Twitter and Facebook.
The Institute of Fundraising has teamed up with the telecommunications company BT to produce a guide to fundraising using social media.
Posted in Featured, Learning & Leadership, Local, News Tags: Funding & Services, Social Inclusion No Comments »
