Charities Evaluation Service, the charity that offers information, training and consultancy to voluntary organisations and their funders on monitoring and evaluation and quality systems, has launched its Web site.
Financial journalist Martin Lewis has opened a new forum on his Moneysavingexpert.com site to allow charities and small businesses to discuss how to save money and reduce overheads.
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is renaming its Common Investment Funds to reflect better their underlying assets.
From 1 January 2004, the CAF Balanced Growth Fund will be re-titled the CAF UK Equity Growth Fund, and the CAF Income Fund will be re-titled the CAF Bond Income Fund.
Both Funds have been specifically designed to meet the investment needs of
Seven charitable and community-based organisations in the UK are the first to benefit from an innovative donation fund launched by The Co-operative Bank.
Charities from across the country are receiving donations of between £500 and £1000 to fund special projects ranging from the installation of wind generators to the creation of murals in inner city schools.
HM Customs & Excise has now recognised that 'voluntary' in UK law means 'essentially voluntary'. As a result more cultural organisations may become eligible bodies and therefore not charge VAT on admission fees, and others may be able to reclaim VAT already charged.
The Charity Finance Directors' Group (CFDG) has expressed disappointment at the Pre-Budget Report.
Responding to the Chancellor's annual analysis of the economy, CFDG said that the Chancellor had missed the opportunity to address major problems which impede the charitable sector, and in particular, irrecoverable VAT.
Stephen Morgon has been appointed as manager at the Charities Buying Group (CBG), the initiative led by Leonard Cheshire to help other charities reduce their expenditure on goods and services.
Morgon took up his post on 1 December 2003, and will work from home. His role is to work with member charities of the CBG to develop savings opportunities.
Charities in Colchester are the best in the Home Counties at submitting their annual accounts on time, according to figures from the Charity Commission.
Seventy five per cent of registered charities in Colchester, Essex, succeeded in submitting their accounts on time. Colchester is UK Fundraising's new home, so we're pleased to find ourselves amid such an efficient voluntary sector.
