Charities and Social Enterprises helping us to cross the divide that separates us
Something simple and positive to read for the weekend. Stories about charities across the UK featuring on the BCC and shared via NCVO. Have a look
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How legally compliant are you? Have you checked recently? Here’s how to work it out.
As a charity or voluntary organisation, make sure you know about the legislation and regulation that applies to you and how to ensure compliance by using this new resource from NCVO including a compliance checklist.
Civil society strategy: have your say (before 22nd May)
The Civil Society strategy has been out for consultation for a while now but the chance to have your say ends on 22nd May when the consultation closes. This may long term have a significant impact on our sector, so take a chance to find out more and contribute.
VANEL participates in critical incident response meeting in Manchester
The Critical Incident Response Forum’s inaugural meeting was hosted in Manchester this week and VANEL was in attendance. Read on to find out more about what this group is about.
Update on the arrangements with EU funding up to 2020
If you’ve been involved with European Funding recently or are hoping to draw down funding then you need to know about the latest position on funding going forward as Brexit comes into effect. Read on for details.
Big Lottery are changing the way they work in the UK
A quick update from Big Lottery on the changing way they are delivering their funding nationally. Read on.
GDPR fees update. Make sure the ICO knows your status so you only pay £40 instead of £2900
Under the existing Data Protection Act, individuals and organisations that process personal information need to register with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO), unless they are exempt. GDPR changes the rules and the pricing and you need to ensure you’re getting your organisation onto the right pricing tier from the start. Read on to find out more.
The new Helpline for Charities preparing for the new GDPR Data Protection Rules is now up and running
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has set up the new helpline to help charities and other small organisations get on top of GDPR and understand their obligations. Read on to find out more.
Be on the lookout for CEO fraud
The Charity Commission has issued an alert to the third sector, warning of fraudsters posing as CEOs and senior figures to request that funds be transferred. Read on for the warning and what to look out for.
Learning from experiences of Universal Credit
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation commissioned BritainThinks to undertake research with individuals living on full service Universal Credit to understand their experiences of the new benefit and their spontaneous and prompted priorities for change for the benefit. Read on for the report.