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It is important for charities to be transparent, it has been claimed.

Speaking at the annual Charity Finance Directors’ Group conference, Michael Hammer, executive director of the One World Trust, reported that those working for third sector groups should have a board member whose responsibility is to ensure transparency when dealing with various groups including the government, beneficiaries, donors and their employees.

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A significant number of charities could be facing difficulties in regards to their pension schemes, it has been suggested.

In the 2008 Charity Pension Maze report by the Charity Finance Directors’ Group (CFDG), those working for charities were urged to be proactive in the governance of pension programmes.

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A new website has been created to help charities manage tribute funds online, it has been revealed.

Created by Our Lasting Tribute and Whitewater, the site allows those working for voluntary and charitable organisations to assist donors to pay tribute to someone who has died while also raising funds for their chosen charity at the same time.

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Those working for black and minority ethnic (BME) voluntary organisations in the north-west of England are to operate as network partners, it has been revealed.

Launched by the Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations (Cemvo) in Manchester earlier this month, the North-West BME Third Sector Consortium is made up of about 90 charity, voluntary and community organisations.

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The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) is looking to develop a social finance market, it has been revealed.

A part of its Challenge social innovation programme, Nesta is set to develop ways of engaging with small investors, following general concerns that they have been overlooked in the past.

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