Gordon Brown’s final budget yesterday, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, caused great concern among the third sector. His decision to cut the basic rate of income tax by 2% has had an unintended victim. CAF have calculated that the funds lost through the reduced Gift Aid rebate will, all things being equal, amount to around […]

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Unbiased.co.uk’s report into tax break opportunities has found that charities missed out on over £800M last year. This is higher than the £700M estimated by CAF but regardless of the actual figure both illustrate the fact that charities are neglecting to ensure tax efficiency. It is reasonable to assume that up to a third of […]

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It was great to hear back from Lou about the Perfect Pitch IT event which I sadly missed. Having read through the presentations I was impressed and excited about all that is going on in this expanding area of the Third Sector. I have previously talked about my admiration for the transparency of Everyclick, but […]

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In the same way that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer so big charities are taking an increasingly larger share of public donations at the expense of smaller organisations
Alexandra Frean writes that although there is a perception that the public hold local charities in high esteem this isn’t translated into financial support.
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