Seasonal sector thoughts
Northern Ireland’s umbrella body NICVA asks the question “What would make it a great Christmas for the sector?”. While Third Sector magazine asks Was 2005 a good year for the voluntary sector?
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December 2005
High profile charity problems around the world
Christmas might be a time for giving, but in the media globally it also seems to be a time for critical examination of charity management. In Singapore: Channelnewsasia.com has a major feature on a KPMG consultancy report into charity NKF, on various web pages. The main news: “A highly-awaited 300-plus …
New VR blog starts here
A Christmas present for VolResource – a new home and software for the blog. Up to to mid December (2005) it was produced at voluntarynews.org – nothing wrong with that set up but a new server has meant that a new start was on the cards. The old blog entries …
Using technology to engage with stakeholders or promote campaigns
From NCVO ICT Foresight blog: The Hansard Society is working together with the NCVO on the first strand of the [ICT Foresight?] project – on Democracy, campaigning and activism. The research is designed to illustrate ways in which information and communication technology (ICT) might empower charitable, community and voluntary sector …
The back office work behind GuideStar UK
Brand republic Data Bulletin has an article on the data processing behind the launch (publicly this week) of GuideStar UK the online charity database: Experian is helping charity GuideStar UK launch a free web-based encyclopaedia of the 167,000 registered charities in England and Wales. More: Experian helps GuideStar provide insight …
New Russian law on non-profits may not be so harsh
From:EurActiv: After concerns expressed by the Council of Europe and European NGOs, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a controversial bill on nongovernmental organisations to be “thorougly revised”. More: here: After European pressure, Putin announces softer NGO law