ByDebra Allcock Tyler, CEO, DSC —Fundraising, Community and events, Self-improvement —
Face it – this government and regulator just aren’t that into us
Charities must not depend on the attention of those who don't value our work.
ByJay Kennedy, Director of Policy and Research —
Another round of disinformation from the Charity Commission leadership
Sitting through the Charity Commission’s AGM today, I veered between despair, fury, resignation, uncontrollable laughter, and feeling like it was...
ByJay Kennedy, Director of Policy and Research —
Danny Kruger’s report inspires a sense of meta-policy-deja-vu
The Conservative MP Danny Kruger has published his much-anticipated report on civil society: Levelling up our Communities: Proposals for a...
ByDebra Allcock Tyler, DSC Chief Executive —Policy, campaigns & research, Campaigns, Policy —
The obsession with mergers ignores the principle of choice
The COVID-19 crisis provides fertile ground for the nonsense that there are too many charities and we should rationalise Arthur...
ByJay Kennedy, Director of Policy and Research, DSC —Policy, Funding sources —
Finally, some news on the Coronavirus Community Support Fund
But important data remains hidden and millions in 'emergency' funding remains to be distributed After our efforts over recent weeks...
ByJay Kennedy, Director of Policy and Research —
Freedom of no information
It’s been nearly four months since the Chancellor announced an ‘emergency’ package of funding for charities affected by COVID-19, including...
ByJay Kennedy, Director of Policy and Research, DSC —Policy, Policy, campaigns & research —
Charities forced to stop helping people if they want to survive
In May 2020 we asked charities whether they had accessed various sources of financial support during the COVID19 pandemic, including...
ByJay Kennedy, Director of Policy and Research, DSC —Policy, campaigns & research, Policy —
Committee of MPs calls on Government to provide more support for charities
The #NeverMoreNeeded campaign to save charity services scored a major victory today, as the cross-party Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...
