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Two very different July conferences on the theme of sector funding confirmed that the cuts agenda has irretrievably changed the statutory funding landscape. |
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Mike Eastwood goes back to basics and sets out his essential guide for trustees considering taking up the mantle of governance |
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“The ominous warning for the new schools is that self-government and charitable status provide no guarantees for the delivery of improved education within a unitary state system” |
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“The non profit sector has the opportunity to steal a march on its competitors – its traditional strengths in high quality service delivery albeit with less emphasis on cost-driven decision making puts the customer or service user at the heart of its processes” |
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International NGOs face huge challenges in humanitarian disaster zones getting aid and cash through to where it is needed. Caitlin Mackesy Davies reports on one finance professional’s experience. |
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John Redwood looks at market prospects for the remainder of 2010 and finds that knowing when to get in and out of Western shares is key, along with a balanced approach to overall asset portfolios. |
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The recent government-funded MOPSU project has yielded some insights into what public service delivery providers are really achieving. Clarissa Dann looks at the implications for the voluntary sector. |
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Karen Phull outlines the changes in store for the planning system following the arrival of the new government. |
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Nana Yaa Boakye-Adjei and Andrew Derry explain the practical issues surrounding foreign exchange and international NGOs. |
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Nick Carey believes that the current regulatory framework is holding the sector back from optimising its full potential in the Big Society. |
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Charles Scott provides a finance director’s perspective on post-merger integration of the back office at Age UK |
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Tony Elischer connects fundraising strategy with a pragmatic view on overall organisation strategy and ditches the business school models for a dose of realism. |
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Lynne Berry talks about social care, delivering local services and messing about on the river. |
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