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Recent reports

Funding for Sustainable Change (pdf document) - this report explores the extent to which grant-making trusts fund campaigning, advocacy and influence. 

New DSC report on The implications of the Charities Act 2006 and the requirement to demonstrate public benefit for fee-charging hospitals with charitable status (pdf document).



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DSC in the media

Get your priorities right. Prioritising is painful because it means some tasks won't be completed says Chief Executive Debra Allcock Tyler, but that's what managers are paid for - deciding what doesn't get done. Read more [external link]

Three year funding is a simplistic approach. Uniform terms could deprive third sector organisations of much-needed funding says Director of Policy and Research Ben Wittenberg. Read more [external link]

Know when to step aside and let your team lead. Debra Allcock Tyler highlights the benefits of relinquishing power. Read the article [external link]

Trend watch: Social research (June 2008 Charity Times)
Research in the voluntary sector is in a mess, with the majority being too general or too specific to do anyone any good. But there is a source of highly relevant research available, we just need to tap into it, says Ben Wittenberg...

DSC's founder wins 'Outstanding Contribution' award
Michael Norton, founder of the Directory of Social Change, is the winner of the 2008 Professional Fundraising 'Outstanding contribution' award. Read more about his contributions to the voluntary sector at http://www.fundraisingawards.co.uk/category.php?cat=42&yr=11

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