By Mairéad Bailie, Researcher, DSC —
In the news last week...
The latest happenings in the charity sector.
By Mark Burnett, Founder and CEO, Hope & May Limited — Data protection, Law, Policy —
Managing Data Protection
Mark Burnett, Founder and CEO, provides an insight into managing data protection ahead of his upcoming course - Managing Data...
By Alan Clarkin, DSC Associate Trainer — Finance, Law, Governance —
Duties of a company secretary: five top tips
Alan Clarkin, DSC Associate, provides an insight to the role and responsibilities of company secretary ahead of his upcoming course...
By Mairéad Bailie, Researcher, DSC —
In the news last week...
Charities with no clear link to Scotland could be taken off the country's register In a consultation, the Scottish government...
By Andrew Purkis, Trustee, DSC —
The bargepole fallacy of charity governance – and why we need to fix it
During my career I’ve been a senior executive of five charities and Chair or Deputy Chair of another six, so...
By Daniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, DSC — Policy, Policy, campaigns & research —
New Civil Society Strategy – does government really get that Grants are Good?
Earlier this year the consultation for a new Civil Society Strategy - shaping policy for civil society for ‘next 10...
By Daniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, DSC — Policy, campaigns & research, Policy —
Are we talking about the right approach to fix the Charity Commission’s budget?
An independent and well-resourced Charity Commission is crucial for the well-being of the charity sector. But the Commission has seen...
By Jay Kennedy, Directory of Policy and Research, DSC, and Daniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, DSC — Policy, campaigns & research, Policy —
New toolkit revealed to question charity regulator’s political independence
Following regular and widely-held concerns about the party-political bias of the previous Charity Commission Chair William Shawcross, and the subsequent...
