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Should you fund an SROI?
By Lucy Heady.
On 29 September 2010.
In their search for ways to demonstrate their worth to statutory funders, many charities have fixated on Social Return on Investment (SROI).
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The networking effect
By Angela Kail.
On 28 September 2010.
The Big Society had a positive reception in Salisbury today, members of Wiltshire voluntary and community society were gathered to discuss what they could do.
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The bonfire of the quangos – what it means for the charity sector
By John Copps.
On 24 September 2010.
This morning the BBC published a document leaked from the Cabinet Office describing the government quangos or ‘arms lengths bodies’ to face the axe.
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Move over philanthrocapitalists, the new ‘austerity philanthropists’ are here
By Jane Thomas.
On 17 September 2010.
With arts institutions facing predicted cuts of up to 40% following the spending review, it seems that donors have sat up and taken notice.
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NPC and the Guardian team up to find effective charities
By Tris Lumley.
On 16 September 2010.
The appeal is looking to find the most transformative charities and projects working with young people aged 13-24 at risk in the UK.
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Getting our collective heads around the ‘Big Society’
By Sue Wixley.
On 7 September 2010.
I see Nat Wei, the coalition government’s Mr Big Society, has just started a new blog.
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A Dragon’s Den for Social Entrepreneurs?
By Eibhlin Ni Ogain.
On 26 August 2010.
The Dragon’s Den is a BBC venture capitalist pitch contest. Since 2005, the panel has invested in 110 different companies.
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The world in 2050
By Iona Joy.
On 19 August 2010.
A hot night back in June at Whitechapel Gallery saw an eclectic gathering of folk worried about environmental collapse.
Good ideas, effective research, independent thinking.