Third Sector: 'Volunteers can be destructive if not properly managed'
Stephen Peck, director of operations of the Scout Association, says that the energy and passion volunteers have can be destructive if people are given unsuitable placements
Huffington Post: One In Ten Charities Fear They Will Shut This Year – Where's The Big Society?
New research from New Philanthropy Capital has revealed that around two thirds of charities are cutting frontline services and almost 75% are making redundancies
Civil Society: Lloyds TSB Foundation increases investment in core costs
The 2011 Annual Report for Lloyds TSB Foundation has shown that the organisation has increased its financial support for charities' key costs
Charity Times: UK business needs new commitment to give more to charities, says report
A new report from Cass Business School and the Directory of Social Change that analysed UK corporate giving has revealed that charities need "to see a new commitment from the UK business community to give more"
Institute of Fundraising: A woman texts from Tottenham Court Road and a torture cell in Bahrain closes forever
Lucy Gower discusses the importance of mobile technology not just for fundraising but also as an "activism tool"
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