The government talks local but acts national. How do Charities make sense of this? thumbnail

The government talks local but acts national. How do Charities make sense of this?

Two stories I have worked on this year have generated considerable feeling. One is the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged into Age UK and its subsequent attempts to persuade local Age Concerns to become ‘brand partners’. The other is the decision by the Alzheimer’s Society to merge local branches into a new regional structure. Read the full story here
SOURCE: Third Sector
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Femke Colborne: Why charities need to consider charging for services

Stephen Dale has inherited a common problem in his new job as chief executive of Volunteering Bristol: the threat of reduced funding coupled with a huge increase in demand for the organisation's services since the start of the economic downturn. But Dale is proposing a bold solution: he intends to consider ways the charity could charge for some new services. Read the full story here
SOURCE: Third Sector
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George Osborne's cuts will stop us tackling fraud claims, says charity chief thumbnail

George Osborne's cuts will stop us tackling fraud claims, says charity chief

Allegations of fraud by charities will no longer be automatically investigated by the Charity Commission if the Government pushes ahead with funding cuts of up to 30 per cent, the head of the organisation warns today. Read the full story here
SOURCE: The Independent
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Scope warns cuts will further marginalise disabled people

A charity has warned that government spending cuts could leave disabled people on the "fringes of society" after its research revealed that many people with disabilities remain hidden in everyday life. Read the full story here.
SOURCE: The Guardian
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