Third Sector: Legacy giving to local charities grows at twice the rate of national ones
A new report published by Legacy Foresight shows that legacy income for local charities has grown by 5.4% over the past five years
UK Fundraising: Blackbaud Europe announces mobile fundraising platform
Blackbaud Europe has created a mobile fundraising platform for charities
Civil Society: Consultation opens on proposals for an Institute for Youth Work
A consultation has been launched by The National Youth Agency (NYA) to gauge support for an Institute for Youth Work
Guardian Society: Unicef criticises Britain for jailing children over riots
Unicef has warned ministers that they may be breaching UN children's rights by imprisoning children allegedly involved in the riots over summer
Public Finance: Big Society - show me the money
Social investment could help charities and other third sector organisations diversify their funding to deliver big society aims
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