News from 2008

Following on from a consultation conducted with the Charity Commission, Government plans to raise the minimum income thresholds above which charities face more onerous reporting requirements, have been published by the Office of the Third Sector.

This autumn the Fundraising Standards Board and Foot Anstey Solicitors are hosting ‘the’ fundraising event for South West charities in 2008.

The majority (83%) of the general public would be less likely or unwilling to give to a charity if they found out it was not investing ethically

Four new consultations are now open. For more details on how to make your voice heard go to our consultations page at http://www.trusteenet.org.uk/your-voice/consultations/open

Would you enjoy working with some like minded people who have a commitment to a more effective voluntary sector? Would you like to work with an organisation that values the role of trustees?

The Office of the Third Sector is calling on charities to respond to a consultation on options to change the exemptions that charities have from paying royalties to copyright holders for the public performance of music.

VolResource Newsletter reports that Futurebuilders England has a new Tender Fund, offering three year loans of between £3,000 and £50,000 to third sector organisations who need relatively small sums of money to help them tender successfully for specific public service delivery contracts.