Hello and welcome to today's Guardian Voluntary Sector Network daily digest, where we bring you the latest comment, news, views and analysis from the sector.
• Today on the network Carlos Miranda introduces a new guide on how to make social media work for your charity.
• Third Sector reports today that The Office for Civil Society has announced it is considering introducing measures to support charities that have dipped into their reserves to survive the recession.
• In other news, the Financial Times has launched a seasonal appeal in support of World Child Cancer. They advocate first-world care for children in developing nations, as they is a huge discrepancy in healthcare between nations. Allison Odgen-Newton, chief executive of World Child Cancer, spoke to us last week as part of our 50 voices project on social enterprise.
• Elsewhere, The Sunday Times reported yesterday that a fund to buy bonds issued by charities and other social organisations has been set up with £15m by the investment house Threadneedle Investments, in partnership with Big Issue Invest, the social investment arm of The Big Issue.
• Early this morning the BBC summarised a new report by the think tank Demos, which argues charity shops boost UK High Street retailers. The report says despite negative perceptions there is "no evidence" the shops cause "High Street decline".
• The King's Fund report reveals £1m invested in volunteering in the NHS has yielded £11m in return. The survey found that there are nearly 500 volunteers in the average acute trust, equating to more than 78,000 volunteers in hospitals across England who contribute more than 13 million hours per year.
• Meanwhile, a scheme set up by Google to help non-profit organisations with free software and advertising is discriminatory because it excludes Scotland - a disability charity has stated.
• This week's job of the week is a vacancy for a senior regional PR campaigns officer at Cancer Research UK. Based in Angel, London, the role is on a 1 year fixed term contract, and the closing date for applications is November 27, 2013.
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