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Demanding times: how trusts that make grants to individuals are responding to rising social need

Several years of recession, deep public sector cuts and a squeeze on funding for charitable services are taking their toll on vulnerable people – so how are grantmakers that support individual beneficiaries reacting to the changing environment?

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£150m Olympics cash could be returned to Lottery good causes by 2014

Our Big Lottery Refund campaign is starting to bear fruit – a recent letter we received from sports Minister Hugh Robertson MP confirms that up to £150 million may be paid back to lottery distributors from the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund by 2014.

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DSC in the media

My mum's view of Sir Paul McCartney holds a message for every charity trustee (04 September 2012, Third Sector Online )
There is no hard and fast rule for when a trustee should retire, says DSC's Chief Executive Debra Allcock Tyler. Read more.

Public schools should be charitable so we can keep tabs on them (24 July 2012, Third Sector Online )
We have a better chance of making public schools socially responsible and accessible if they come within the remit of charity law, says DSC Chief Executive Debra Allcock Tyler. Read more.  

Give Cameron a nudge to return the Olympics millions (26 June 2012, Third Sector Online)
It's about time the money was given back to the Big Lottery Fund says DSC's Chief Executive Debra Allcock Tyler. Read more.

Accentuate the positive (22 May 2012, Third Sector Online)
It's possible for charities to get locked into despondency, says DSC's Chief Executive Debra Allcock Tyler, but they should get the tough times into perspective. Read more.

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