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CALL TO FIND UK CHARITY HERO

13th May 2008

The search is on for the £30,000 winner of Gordon Brown’s ‘Nobel Prize of the Charity World’
The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust has today put out the call for nominations for the 2008 Beacon Prize. Together with the Government’s Cabinet Office, the Charity is urging people throughout the UK to nominate individuals who have made a […]

Examining human rights in Britain

13th May 2008

An inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to find out how human rights work in Britain is gathering evidence.

Fair play for children

13th May 2008

The government’s ‘Fair Play: A consultation on the play strategy’ proposes to make public space more child-friendly.

User group for nonprofit open source system

13th May 2008

A CiviCRM user group in the UK has been proposed for all those using and developing this open source content management system.

Barnardos image archive goes digital

13th May 2008

The large historical image archive built up since the 1870s by Barnardo’s is to be made available in digital format.

Community Enterprise Toolkit

13th May 2008

Toolkit brings together advice and information on setting up community enterprises in a user-friendly way.

Case Studies in Social Enterprise and Health

13th May 2008

Senscot showcases the activity of social enterprises to promote this model in delivering good quality health and social care services.

Compact Action Plan

13th May 2008

Joint Compact Action Plan sets out priorities for progressing the partnership between government and the voluntary and community sector.

Technology for charities

12th May 2008

Low cost access for Northern Ireland charities to technology products from the likes of Microsoft, Symantec and Cisco.

Acas web site relaunched

12th May 2008

The web site for Acas, the employment relations experts, has been revamped with new features.

Creative media workforce survey

12th May 2008

The sector skills council for creative media is running a Workforce Survey to help them target training programmes and initiatives.