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Co-operative Bank offers free banking to social enterprises registered as CICs

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The Co-operative Bank has announced a bank account that offers free banking to social enterprises that are registered as Community Interest Companies (CICs).

Jane Austen to appear on £10 notes

Jane Austen- draft Bank of England bank note

Author Jane Austen is to appear on the reverse of £10 notes, according to Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney.

Tax exiles could buy extra days in Ireland with charitable donations

Wealthy Irish tax exiles could spend extra time in Ireland if they make donations to charity under a proposal made by the government-supported Forum on Philanthropy.

Charity Commission warns charities of credit card scam

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Based on information from the Serious Organised Crime Agency, the Charity Commission has alerted charities to a credit card scam and is advising them to look out for suspicious transactions.

Coventry Building Society's new savings bond to raise funds for Cancer Research UK

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Coventry Building Society has produced a new savings bond that will generate income for Cancer Research UK.

New website to match finance and accounting volunteers to charities

New volunteering website

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and The Chartered Accountants’ Benevolent Association (CABA) have created a volun

The £10m Investment and Contract Readiness Fund opens for applications

The £10 million Investment and Contract Readiness Fund is open for applications.

Winston Churchill to appear on new version of £5 note

Draft design of Winston Churchill on £5: copyright The Bank of England

Sir Winston Churchill is likely to appear on a new version of the £5 note from 2016, so fundraisers should start noticing the new design in their collecting tins and buckets from then on.

£2.6m of bank fines for LIBOR rigging attempts are donated to service charities

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The Government has passed £2.6 million to armed forces charities from fines levied on banks for attempting to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) benchmark.

Cardsave Community expands to offer payment services to Northern Ireland charities

Cardsave Community

Cardsave Community, which offers lower cost payment processing services to charities and not-for-profit organisations, has extended its services to Northern Ireland.

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