The Directory of Social Change has published a new edition of one of the most popular guides to charity law.
"Charitable Status: A Practical Handbook" by Andrew Phillips, has been re-released to help charities comply with the myriad of laws
applying to them. It is aimed at trustees, charity workers, lawyers and accountants needing a working introduction to the subject.
The RSPB has redesigned its Web site to increase membership recruitment and revenue generation, using Tridion's content management solution.
Using Tridion, regional offices of the RSPB will be able to develop and post relevant content on the site, while the Web team at HQ will continue to retain overall control over structure, design and programming.
Newcastle upon Tyne based company Governance Works has announced its second annual conference designed specifically for board members and staff from the not for profit sector in the UK.
Participation in Governance is a two-day conference for board members and staff to explore ways to improve participation in governance.
Mike Lake, Director General of Help the Aged, has been appointed as a Trustee of the recently launched Air Ambulance Foundation.
Lake's charity interests include the interface between governance and management, the growing commercial nature of the sector and the role of charities in society.
Sixty per cent of the UK's largest charities have no written ethical or socially responsible investment policy according to a new report.
The report, "Do UK Charities Invest Responsibly?", explores the investment policies and practices of the UK voluntary sector and in particular, the extent to which its funds are invested in a socially
The Charity Commission has published a regulatory report on collaborative working and mergers by charities.
The Commission's latest regulatory report examines the nature and extent of joint arrangements, uses case studies to illustrate different perspectives and makes recommendations for change.
The Charity Finance Directors' Group (CFDG) has set out a new initiative to improve the consistency of charity annual reports.
The project is expected to play a vital part in improving the quality and consistency of charity annual reports and as such, will help charities move on to more accurate output and outcome measures. The new work has been funded by the LloydsTSB Foundation.
Two new fundraising appointments have been announced at British Lung Foundation Scotland.
Andrew Powrie-Smith will be managing the team as Head of the British Lung Foundation Scotland. He will oversee raising public awareness on lung illness, develop fundraising strategies and make the voices heard of people in Scotland living with a lung illness.
