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Union report highlights 'unacceptable' level of bullying

4 July 2008

Almost half the members of trade union Unite who work in the voluntary sector have experienced bullying in the past two years, research has suggested.

Independent schools 'will all pass public benefit test'

4 July 2008

All charitable private schools will pass the Charity Commission's new public benefit test, according to the chair of the Independent Schools Council.

Banks targetted over 'lost millions'

4 July 2008

Campaigners are to lobby financial institutions in a bid to help charities access hundreds of millions of pounds of assets left to them in supporters' wills.

Loan fund to help charities bid for contracts

3 July 2008

Futurebuilders is to establish a £10m fund to help charities deliver more offender management services.

Charity commissioners sought

3 July 2008

The Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland today launches a drive to recruit a board of commissioners for the province's forthcoming Charity Commission.

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credit: David Devins

Interview: Richard Corden, Chief executive, Commission for the Compact

Compact compere - Richard Corden wants to establish what people mean by 'statutory force'.

ECT Group: Sold its recycling business. Credit: Newscast

News analysis: What's the price of social enterprise?

The sale of part of the ECT Group raises fundamental issues for the rest of the sector. Helen Warrell reports.

The signing of a new contract worth £350,000 to Shelter

Advice Services: The brave new world of the one-stop shop

The sector has been hit hard by the Legal Services Commission's policy of issuing fewer, larger contacts for advice services. Are the changes driven by the needs of clients or the necessity to cut costs? John Plummer reports.

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