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Four more credit unions receive 5-star Fairbanking Marks for their loan products
The Fairbanking Mark is awarded by the Fairbanking Foundation following a rigorous assessment which includes independent research involving the customers…
Philanthropic Alliance for Solidarity and Democracy in Europe launched
During the closing plenary of the European Foundations Centre's 2017 Annual General Assembly and Conference on Friday 2 June, EFC Chair Ewa Kulik-Bielińska announced…
Can new Connect Fund build a better social investment market?
The Barrow Cadbury Trust, in partnership with Access – the Foundation for Social Investment – is launching a £1.8 million…
Volunteers Week 2017
Volunteers Week, 1-7 June 2017, is a national celebration of the enormous contribution that volunteers make to voluntary organisations across…
Obituary, Philippa Southall, former Barrow Cadbury Trust trustee
Philippa Southall (nee Cadbury) died peacefully, at home, on 14th May, just 2 weeks short of her 93rd birthday. She…
Charities taking charge: Transforming to face a changing world
Austerity and rising demand, recent governance and fundraising scandals, as well as technological advancements are just a few of the…
Successful partnerships are key to tackling financial exclusion says Responsible Finance
Greater collaboration between existing local finance organisations, such as responsible loan funds, credit unions and debt and money advice charities,…
New city region mayors should be integration champions says British Future report
The election of mayors for six new city-regions across England today – in Greater Manchester, West Midlands, Liverpool City Region, Tees…
Striking a Brexit deal on migration
In a new report, The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), the progressive policy think tank, makes the case for…
Fawcett Society interim report finds little progress for women in local government
Discrimination is commonplace in local government with almost four in ten women councillors having experienced sexist comments from within their own party,…
Launch of Equileap toolkit gives a boost to gender equality at work
Equileap, an organisation set up to accelerate progress towards gender equality at work, is issuing the first cross-sector ranking showing…
Shortlist announced for Charity Governance Awards 2017
The shortlist for the Charity Governance Awards 2017 was announced today (7 April 2017). Twenty-one charities from across the UK…
Lessons from Youth in Focus – supporting young people leaving custody
Beyond Youth Custody (BYC) has released a report that highlights key lessons from the Youth in Focus (YIF) programme, a…
Using social media in community groups – opportunity or silver bullet?
Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) has recently published its research on 'community action and social media: trouble in utopia?' The research found…
How can a better asylum system be built?
Women for Refugee Women (WRW) launched its Set Her Free campaign against the detention of women seeking asylum in 2014. Their new…
