Tag Archives: Voluntary Sector

Does Availability equal Accountability?

Posted on July 4, 2013 by ianchisnall

This morning a conference taking place in Central London called the National Disabilities Conference will “provide a forum for discussion and debate on how best to support disabled people to live fulfilling lives, to reach their full potential.” I confess to being … Continue reading →

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Abject failure by a matchstalk man

Posted on June 19, 2013 by ianchisnall

A recent article in Third Sector magazine, reports a speech at the Charity Finance Group Northern Conference by Geoff Little, deputy Chief Executive at Manchester City Council. According to Mr Little Councils should not offer charities three-year funding agreements, but should “commission and … Continue reading →

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An important proposal, that demands evidence

Posted on June 17, 2013 by ianchisnall

A recent edition of Third Sector magazine included a discussion between Emma Burrows of Trowers & Hamlin Solicitors and Rodney Buse, Chair designate of the Guide Dogs for the Blind. The article was entitled “Board Talk: Should you have the right … Continue reading →

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Lets hear the other side of the story

Posted on May 30, 2013 by ianchisnall

According  to an article in Mondays Guardian, our MPs are an industrious bunch. On top of their annual MPs salary (£65,738) a number of our elected representatives earn significant sums from second jobs (unless of course they see their role as an MP as … Continue reading →

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Who will protect our assets?

Posted on December 9, 2012 by ianchisnall

Ten days ago, William Shawcross the new Chairman of the Charity Commission spoke at a conference organised by ACEVO, one of the national organisations that supports charities and voluntary sector organisations. I wrote about his speech here, raising my concerns … Continue reading →

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How to avoid offence

Posted on September 28, 2011 by ianchisnall

In the context of a Summer of disturbances in some of our major cities we in Sussex are grateful that the copy cat actions did not reach our County boundaries. Some early indications of trouble were picked up in Crawley and … Continue reading →

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