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Manifesto for Change
The fundraising profession is less diverse than the charity sector as a whole, and less diverse than UK society. Throughout the profession there…
Read ArticleCall for expression of interest to host NE Child Poverty Commission
Call for expression of interest to host NECPC issued by the independent chair (Jane Streather) The North East Child Poverty Commission (NECPC) was…
Read ArticleFunders Spotlight - Paul Hamlyn Foundation
The Foundation aims to help people overcome disadvantage and lack of opportunity so that they can realise their potential and enjoy fulfilling and…
Read Article£600,000 offered for growing place-based giving
DCMS are inviting organisations to express interest in the Growing Place-based Giving Programme. The programme will support the development of…
Read ArticleYoung women's leadership programme mentors needed
The Angelou Centre in partnership with FORWARD - a leading African diaspora women's campaign and support organisation are…
Read ArticleCivil Society Futures: final findings released
The independent inquiry into the future of civil society has released its final findings, following two years of consultation involving over 3,000…
Read ArticlePoverty is a political choice: UN report on the UK
Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights has published a damning report after his visit to the UK. After…
Read ArticleJane Slowey memorial membership programme
The Jane Slowey memorial membership programme has been launched in memory of the former chief executive of The Foyer Federation, who was a…
Read ArticleBursary to support digital skills development
Great North Care Network Busary The bursary aims to support digital skills development and applications are invited from practitioners…
Read ArticleCharity Digital Code launched
The UK’s first digital code of practice for charities has launched, providing practical advice on improving your digital capabilities. The Code was…
Read ArticleThe value of volunteering in the North
This new report into volunteering in the North has been published by IPPR North. The bedrock of civil society is its core of small and informal…
Read ArticlePoverty, Austerity and Brexit: VONNE provides evidence to UN
VONNE CEO Carol Botten met with the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston on Wednesday 7 November. Carol…
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