Archive: Charity

U-turn on the way: Govt prepares for climbdown on charity cap

Preparing for a U-turn? Charity cap being renegotiated.

Ministers appeared to be clearing the way for the latest in a long line of government U-turns today, amid an outcry over the cap on tax relief on charitable donations.

Osborne: Britain must earn its way back to prosperity

A bit of give? Coalition set to retreat over charities row

Budget 2012 as-it-happened

A bit of give? Coalition set to retreat over charities row

Philanthropy in the Victorian tradition is under threat from coalition's charity tax relief change

Ministers appear close to retreat over plans to cap tax relief on charitable donations.

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Deprived pay price of charity spending cuts

Charity funding cuts will hit deprived areas hardest

Britain's deprived areas will suffer the most as a result of funding cuts to charities, according to a leaked report.

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UK rises in global charity rankings

Britain climbed up the charity rankings in 2011

Britain has become a more charitable place in the last 12 months despite the austere financial climate, a survey out today has found.

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Comment: Our public services need real reform

Nick Carey is a policy officer at the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. He leads ACEVO's policy work on governance, financing and regulatory issues for the third sector.

Phone-hacking might have been the only show in town for the last few weeks, but public service reform shouldn't be forced to take a backseat.

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Big Society RIP? Cuts hit volunteer services

Volunteering faces cutbacks which could undermine the Big Society

Public spending cuts are likely to hit volunteering hard, a charity chief has warned.

Red tape 'purged' to help voluntary sector

Deregulation taskforce set up to help third sector

Charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups can look forward to less paperwork following the government's appointment of a red tape-cutting taskforce.

PM denies Big Society 'saving' motive

Big Society not about saving money, Cameron insists

David Cameron has denied his 'Big Society' agenda is an attempt to save money as he announced details of four "vanguard communities" in a major speech.

Dormant bank accounts to fund Cameron's Big Society

'Big Society bank' would take cash from dormant bank accounts

Labour legislation enabling the government to grab money in disused bank accounts will be used to help fund David Cameron's Big Society agenda, according to reports.

500,000 young people 'trapped in no-win situations'

Half a million teenagers in no-win situation

New charity Catch 22 says around 500,000 young people in Britain are trapped in no-win situations.

Charities to be given role in welfare

Mr Purnell launched the taskforce with an eye to getting the third sector more involved

The government is looking into how to expand the role of voluntary organisations in getting people back into work.

Tories to create Office of Civil Society

Mr Cameron has long advocated a greater role for the third sector in public services

The Tories are planning to create an Office of Civil Society if they achieve power, the party revealed today.

Charities given means to challenge commission rulings

Smaller, less well-funded charities will find it easier to appeal against rulings from the Charity Commission with the creation of a new Charity Tribunal.

Govt pledges 'no more lottery funding for the Olympics'

Purnell denies Olympics faces financial blackhole

The government pledged yesterday that no more funding will be diverted from good causes to the 2012 Olympics.

MPs to quiz private school heads over charitable status

Private schools told to defend charitable tax breaks

MPs are to quiz private school heads as independent schools are placed under pressure to justify their charitable status.

Charity funding 'too complex'

The government's wish to see more charities providing services could be undermined by a complicated funding system.

Brown: Unsung heroes will boost 'Britishness'

Gordon Brown has called for an 'unsung heroes day' as part of his push to promote Britishness.

MPs lobbied on anti-ageism laws

Help the Aged leading mass lobby of parliament

MPs will today meet with older people for a mass lobby of parliament ahead of the age discrimination law review.

Charities urged to innovate and exploit new media

Charities have been urged to look to the Arctic Monkeys for inspiration and exploit new media to raise funds.

Youth homelessness given new priority

Young people forced to leave home are one of the biggest causes of homelessness, the housing minister said today while announcing a raft of new measures to tackle youth homelessness.

Govt backs third sector for public services

Pre-Budget report promises to help charities deliver public services

The government has signalled its strongest commitment yet to a long-term future role for third sector organisations in delivering public services.

Tories condemn Labour's lottery links

Tories warn of Labour cronyism in Big Lottery Fund

The Conservatives have condemned as "appalling" the revelation that almost half of the board members on the Big Lottery Fund are Labour party members.