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#volsecbudget – What should charities look out for?

Tomorrow will mark the last Budget of this Parliament, and already a great deal has been trailed in the media from inheritance tax cuts to raising the personal allowance. 

Can charities help end the ‘pushmi-pullyu’ of local government spending to support prevention?

Capacity building – a dividing line in 2015?

Caron’s comment: can profit and social change mix?

I recently attended an interesting seminar on social ventures. The presenters argued that the legal construct of a venture should be irrelevant, and that it was the organisation’s ability to bring about social change that mattered. Time constraints prevented a detailed exploration of some of these fascinating avenues, so I’ve been reflecting on them ever since.

Pressure on charity campaigning is not going to go away

This week Weber Shandwick held a debate on the future of charity campaigning which saw a panel of eminent speakers* discuss the Lobbying Act and other issues in the run up to the election.