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Caritas Magazine
February 2011

News

February 2011

In this month's issue

Editorial

The flurry of hard-hitting opinions in the Guardian (5 January 2011) headed ‘Self-indulgent charities must change’ laments the ‘inevitable commoditisation of the third sector’.
Sector differentiation

Governance - The power of complaints

Feedback mechanisms are an important way of gauging your charities impact and accountability. Joss Saunders sets out some examples
The power of complaints

Viewpoint - Not big enough?

Nick Seddon looks at the gap between a retreating state and the voluntary sector and the opportunities to turbo-boost its capacity and scale
Not big enough?

Finance - Codewords

Don Bawtree and Fiona Condron review financial reporting guidance and its particular relevance to the non-profit sector
Codewords

Investment - It's all in the mix

David Richardson demonstrates how a segregated approach to portfolio construction is tailored to a charity’s specific requirements
It's all in the mix

Data & Research - Proving capacity

Tony Chapman shares some research exploring different attitudes within the sector and commissioning bodies to impact assessment
Proving capacity

Legal - Beyond the regulator

The Charity Tribunal has been in operation for nearly three years. Its principal judge, Alison McKenna examines its outputs and provides some insights on future direction
Beyond the regulator

CFDG - Reality gap

Paul Breckell shares some recent impact reporting research
Reality gap

Management - What's your agenda?

Caryn Skinner’s no-nonsense guide to transforming your meetings from a boring burden to a delicious delight
What's your agenda?

NCVO - Need to know

How do you know your charity’s services and benefits are making a difference? Richard Piper suggests more should be done to identify beneficiary need
Need to know

Funding - Grantmaking from America

The historical context of America’s charitable foundations is, in part, unique to the US says David C. Hammack, but there are comparisons to be drawn for the rest of the world
Grantmaking from America

First Person - First Person

Jackie Ballard talks about hearing loss, redirecting RNID’s strategy and living in Iran
First Person

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