News from 2010

DSC joins forces with GuideStar

DSC joins forces with GuideStar

04.03.10

The Directory of Social Change (DSC) and GuideStar International (GSI) have announced that ownership of www.guidestar.org.uk, the free public website,

Launch of charitable incorporated organsiaton is delayed

Launch of charitable incorporated organsiaton is delayed

25.02.10

The launch of the charitable incorported organisation, a new legal form for charities, has been delayed again and is not expected until late this year or early 2011.


Funding, finance and support from the OTS

Funding, finance and support from the OTS

25.02.10

The Office of the Third Sector is committed to promoting the development of the sector which includes several oppotunities for third sector organisations to access funding.


Give with Care Campaign

Give with Care Campaign

16.02.10

The Give to Care Campaign was launched on 12th February by Angela Smith, Minister for the Third Sector.

LawWorks Pro Bono Awards 2010

LawWorks Pro Bono Awards 2010

08.02.10

Your organisation may have been assisted by LawWorks’ volunteer lawyers over the past 12 months and you now have an opportunity to thank them for their hard work!


Charity Commission urges timely submission of annual reports and accounts

Charity Commission urges timely submission of annual reports and accounts

08.02.10

Charities are being urged by the charity regulator, the Charity Commission, to send their accounts and Annual Returns on time this year.

CTN's work for trustees recognised in the Commons

CTN's work for trustees recognised in the Commons

21.01.10

Tom Levitt, Labour MP for High Peak, and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Voluntary and Community Sector, instigated a debate in the Commons this week

What makes Chairs of Governing Bodies Effective?

What makes Chairs of Governing Bodies Effective?

19.01.10

That is the question posed by a new report prepared for CTN and NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations).


The Charity Awards 2010 is open for entries

The Charity Awards 2010 is open for entries

11.01.10

Entries are now being accepted for The Charity Awards 2010, the charity sector's prestigious celebration of management excellence, organised by Civil Society Media with overall sponsors CAF and