Third Sector: Government will publish more plans to make giving easier, says Hurd
Nick Hurd, the minister for Civil Society, has said the government will produce a new document about plans to make donating to charity easier that will include proposals heard during yesterday's giving summit
Civil Society: Community projects receive £17m match-funded boost
Through a government match funding scheme, Community First, the Community Foundation Network (CFN) has raised £17m for community projects
Kimberly Scharf's blog: Capping tax relief? Say what!?
Professor Kimberley Scharf, from the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick, argues that the proposed tax relief caps "falls flat on economic grounds"
The Independent: Government's charity tax cap will cost 10,700 jobs, claims report
A report from Oxford Economics has suggested that the tax cap could cost society up to £1.5bn and cause approximately 10,700 job losses in the voluntary sector
BBC News: Fruit and vegetable community co-ops rise to 350 in Wales
There are now over 350 volunteer-run fruit and vegetable co-operatives in Wales
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