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State funding of lobbying groups creates 'sock puppet' charities, says think-tank
Government funding of campaigning charities subverts democracy and debases the concept of charity, according to an explosive new paper published today by right-leaning think-tank the Institute of Economic Affairs.
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Lord Phillips to table social investment amendment to Financial Services Bill
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Phillips of Sudbury is to table an amendment to the Financial Services Bill in support of social investment today.
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Nuffield Health opts for cloud-based infrastructure
Nuffield Health will make the move a cloud-based IT platform, which it expects to be more flexible and resilient than its current system, this year.
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eBay Small Charity Week competition winners announced
The four winners of the Small Charity Week Give at Checkout Challenge 2012, which gives charities the chance to entice eBay shoppers to donate to their cause, have been revealed.
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Fundraising Most Influential
Today is the last day left to vote in this year's Fundraising Most Influential poll. The results will be revealed in the July issue of Fundraising. Click here to cast your vote.
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The Big Give's black box direct mail campaign
Direct mail is not just for small gifts. The Big Give needed to attract high-level donors to its annual match challenge, so it developed a mailing - at a cost of more than £300 a pop. Helen Cable outlines the rationale and the results.
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There's something Masonic about the NHS
Make sure someone is actually in charge of actioning those action points, advises Robert Ashton.
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"One of the key obstacles that needs to be overcome in order that fundraisers may flourish is those small-minded & blinkered directors that only set them income KPIs
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