Management

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.

Three personal development courses for managers in the voluntary sector come
to London in June.


Creative Masterclass for CEOs in Voluntary Organisations at the Institute of
Directors on 3rd June run by Gareth Edwards.

Effective Supervision Skills and Team Building For Voluntary Organisations
on 3rd and 9th June run by Michael Mallows

Samaritan's Purse, the Christian international relief charity, has appointed David Vardy as its new Executive Director in the UK.

He takes over from Rev David Applin who is retiring from the post which he has held for seven years.

Northern Ireland based non-for-profit Consultants, PLM Consulting, have announced two dates for their management skills course, Management Skills for the New Millennium.

The course is a two-day management programme for senior and middle managers in the voluntary and public sectors with residential and non-residential options geared around developing personal and team effectiveness.

The Directory of Social Change has published "A Practical Guide to Charity Accounting: preparing charity SORP accounts", edited by Kate Sayer.

BBC TV and the Media Trust's Working in the Community season gets underway this month.

The series covers key aspects of working in the voluntary sector from communication and management skills to diversity issues, team leadership and health and safety matters.

Tomorrow the Inland Revenue, Customs and Excise and the Charity Commission launch an integrated telephone enquiries service.