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Social investment: Not just for Christmas

Making the right choice matters… We all love new things—especially if they seem to offer something for nothing. Social investment sounds like it might be that shiny new toy we have all been dreaming of. It is a new source of funding at a time when other sources have become extremely tight. It is bringing [...]

Health and safety made simple on-line

Health and safety made simple on-line

Keeping your people safe.. If you think health and safety has to be complicated – it doesn’t. This new website developed by The Health & Safety Executive will make it easier for you to comply with the law and manage health and safety in your business. For many businesses, all that’s required is a basic [...]

Social enterprises ‘growing at twice speed of other businesses’

Social enterprises ‘growing at twice speed of other businesses’

Effective growth announced.. Source: Third Sector News 15th June 2011 Chair of Social Enterprise Coalition tells MPs there has been an explosion in their number. The number of social enterprises in the UK is growing at almost twice the rate of other types of business, according to Claire Dove, chair of the Social Enterprise Coalition. [...]

Cuts Watch

Cuts Watch

Help through the recession.. ACEVO has been arguing for some time that the third sector could and should play a key role in the UK’s economic recovery and in the redesign of our public services. We know that the third sector can deliver quality services which not only better meet the needs of individuals but [...]

Contracts Finder

Contracts Finder

Helping you bid for contracts.. This service is one of several practical measures that government has taken to become more open and transparent, so that it can be held to account and deliver better value for money. You can use Contracts Finder to access and search for live opportunities, tender and contract documentation published by [...]

Online campaigning won’t be caught by extension of ASA remit

Online campaigning won’t be caught by extension of ASA remit

Be aware, the marketing code.. Fundraising messages on charities’ websites and social networking pages will soon fall under the Advertising Standards Authority expanded remit online, but campaigning messages will be free from such regulation, the ASA’s lawyer has advised. As of 1 March, the ASA will take over an expanded remit which regulates marketing messages [...]

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