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Ex-Times editor to chair National Trust

4 July 2008

Former Times editor Simon Jenkins has been appointed as the next chair of the National Trust.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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Media Digest: 2 July

Third Sector's pick of the top news stories from today's papers and news feeds, from a campaign backing a university applicant to lobbyists targeting the European Court of Justice.

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.

Bielecka: 'jumping from task to task'

My week: Alison Bielecka, leader of Volunteer Development Scotland's local partnership team

The leader of Volunteer Development Scotland's local partnership team battles the beeps.

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