Charity Update 28 November 2012
28 November 2012
12 November 2012
NAVCA and Locality call on Chancellor to
create £150m fund
NAVCA and Locality send budget submission for funding to help micro
social enterprise and local charities generate growth in the
poorest areas.
NAVCA
13 November 2012
Donations
to charity fall by 20%
Donations to charity fell by 20% in real terms during 2011/12. The
public gave £1.7bn less to charity than the previous year.
Charities Aid Foundation
13 November 2012
Charity Commission publishes report on Cancer Care
Foundation
The Charity Commission publishes statutory inquiry into Cancer Care
Foundation.
Charity Commission
16 November 2012
Charity
chairs "too relaxed" on board performance
Sir Stephen Bubb, CEO of ACEVO, has called on charity chairs to be
more proactive in improving the performance of their boards rather
than leaving this task to the charity's CEO
ACEVO
19 November 2012
Report on legacy giving
The campaigning charity Legacy10 launches a
report at the request of the Secretary of State for
Culture, Media and Sport, Maria Miller MP, that sets out 10 actions
to encourage more legacy giving
Legacy 10
20 November 2012
Call
for simplification of the Small Donations Scheme
The NCVO publishes a joint briefing with the Charity Finance Group,
Institute of Fundraising and Charities Aid Foundation to Parliament
calling for simplification of the
Small Donations Bill.
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
23 November 2012
Cabinet Office launches £20m social impact bond
fund
The Cabinet Office launches a new £20m fund to support the creation
of up to 20 social impact bonds, as London and Essex are first to
award social impact bond contracts.
Cabinet Office