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Ethical careers service launched

Entrepreneur and ethical businesswoman Anita Roddick has given her support and backing to a new Ethical Careers Service.

Roddick explains: "The Ethical Careers Service has been set up to help those who have an active conscience and who have made the decision to work in a way that doesn't compromise their fundamental beliefs.

Charity beneficiary says thank you with a Triathlon challenge

Richard Sadler, who spent four months in a home in London run by children's charity NCH as a baby before being adopted, is doing the London Triathlon on Sunday 3 August to raise funds for NCH.

Oxford summer school to be named after Henry Drucker

Henry Drucker

Sutton Trust is to name one of its two Oxford summer schools after Dr Henry Drucker, widely recognised as one of the founding fathers of modern fundraising, who died in October 2002.

'Carry On Fundraising' with United Utilities

Christine Hamilton, Julie McGovern and Bill Humphray carry on fundraising

Utility provider United Utilities has chosen Macmillan Cancer Relief as its charity of the year, and Macmillan supporter Christine Hamilton joined in the launch in a day of 'Carry on Fundraising.'

New chief executive at SeeAbility

David Scott-Ralphs - photo

David Scott-Ralphs, currently Director of Strategy & Communication at Mencap, is to become SeeAbility's new Chief Executive.

He will succeed Robert Perkins who retires on 11 July 2003 after 13 years at the SeeAbility.

Institute of Fundraising seeks votes for trustees

The Insitute of Fundraising has sent ballot forms to its members to use to vote for the board of trustees.

Fiona Mactaggart MP takes on charities brief in reshuffle

Fiona Mactaggart MP has become a junior minister at the Home Office with responsibility for charities and the voluntary sector.

Slough MP Fiona MacTaggart, known as a Blair loyalist, becomes a junior minister in the Home Office.

MPs beat Lords in tug-of-war to raise £120,000 for cancer care

Lords' team in tug of war

The Commons team, led by government whip Derek Twigg MP, celebrated its third consecutive win at the Macmillan Cancer Relief House of Lords vs House of Commons Tug of War yesterday.

New recruitment Web site for voluntary sector

The voluntary sector has another Web site listing job vacancies. Voluntarysectorjobs.co.uk covers "not just charities but the whole of the UK Voluntary Sector."

Voluntarysectorjobs.co.uk was launched four week ago supported by Abbey Solutions, a London-based fundraising and recruitment consultancy.

London man found guilty of charity fraud

A retired bank manager has been convicted after fraudulently raising funds on behalf of a diabetes charity.

Arthur Bennett of South Norwood in London was found guilty at Kingston Crown Court of acting as a trustee of a charity whilst disqualified by the Charity Commission.

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