If you are a Trustee of a museum or heritage organisation, a new AIM Guide called ‘Planning to Recruit A Manager’ will help you to focus on the stages of recruitment that take place before you even advertise, as well as outlining where you can find …
The trends NCVO think will impact charities
The Road Ahead is the NCVO annual analysis of the changing operating environment for and anyone working in the voluntary sector. It identifies and explains forces and trends that are shaping the sector and are likely to have an impact on voluntary organisations in the future. …
Unique tear shaped tray from 17th century Southern India at risk of export
A mysterious and uniquely designed tray from the historic city of Bidar in South India is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found. The decision on the export licence application for the item will be deferred until 17 April 2019. This …
NCVO Charity Ethical Principles
NCVO has published a set of Charity Ethical Principles. They are meant to support charities and provide a framework within which relevant policies and procedures can be developed and reviewed. They don’t just cover strengthening safeguarding and employment practices: they apply to any conduct within charities, so every …
Baroness Thornhill: extending permitted development rights will create even more poor quality homes and undermine local economies
Baroness Thornhill writes in Politics Home: ‘My concerns are based on the proven negative impacts of the government’s current policy, in place since 2013, which allows offices to be converted to housing units (I hesitate to call them homes). This has led to the creation of …
Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting – 5 March 2019
This is an opportunity to hear from Chair, Baroness Tina Stowell, who will be talking about the ambition for charities to deliver maximum benefit to society, and about the responsibility all charities share with the Commission for upholding what charity means in the eyes of the …
Kids in Museums launches new website
Kids in Museums has revealed a new look website, its key dates for 2019 and a refresh of its programmes. In response to survey feedback from museum professionals, Kids in Museums has introduced a range of changes to help more heritage sites engage with its programmes.
Impactasaurus offers charities a free way of measuring social impact
The Impactasaurus aims to help charities measure and report on their impact and has been released after two years of development and trials involving 100 charities. The free tool has no user manuals and training to make it easier for smaller charities to use and instead …
Report reveals extent of digital skills gap within charities
The charity sector has ‘some way to go’ to ensure it is embracing digital innovation, according to an analysis of the tech capabilities of 150 charities. Analysis of submissions from charities to a benchmarking tool, created to accompany the sector’s first digital code of practice, found that …
Free digital workshops for charities launched
A series of free digital workshops across the UK is being planned over the next three months. The half day free digital workshops are run by the charity Centre for Acceleration of Social Technology (CAST) and aim to offer a practical introduction is concepts such as tech for good …
14th World’s Original Marmalade Awards
The launch of the 14th World’s Original Marmalade Awards and the inaugural Japanese Marmalade Awards took place on 17th January at the Embassy of Japan. The Mayor of Yawatahama attended the launch to speak about this event, which is to be a national sister Festival …
Do you know a Volunteer Manager who deserves recognition for their work?
The Volunteer Leader of the Year Award celebrates innovative and outstanding examples of volunteer leadership and management within our sector. The award recognises achievements in three key areas: Innovation: projects and activities that demonstrate new and improved approaches to volunteering Collaboration: working with others to …