

NCVO
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@NCVO
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations - championing the remarkable role of charities and volunteers





Voluntary sector figures appointed to the Civil Society Council include the chief executives of Macmillan Cancer Support, The Children’s Society and the Lloyds Bank Foundation thirdsector.co.uk/members-body-w…

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has asked officials to work with the Charity Commission to speed up the process for investigating charities suspected of engaging in or promoting extremist behaviour. #sthash.u53lGvai.dpuf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">civilsociety.co.uk/news/nandy-fas…



The NCVO has urged the government to withdraw plans to link volunteering to UK settlement eligibility after research showed the majority of charities were against the proposals thirdsector.co.uk/ncvo-urges-gov…





A campaign aimed at combatting social hostility and division and its “chilling effect” on civil society has been launched by major sector organisations #sthash.2Un1aogu.dpuf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">civilsociety.co.uk/news/campaign-…

Research by think tank @NPCthinks has estimated that the wider “impact economy” contributes £428bn to the UK economy every year, which amounts to 15% of GDP. Charities generate nearly £50bn of this, NPC’s report says. civilsociety.co.uk/news/wider-imp…





The government is seeking to appoint a civil society organisation to deliver a £11.6m fund designed to strengthen partnerships between charities and local authorities civilsociety.co.uk/news/governmen…



NCVO chief Kate Lee tells the Third Sector Podcast that she expects to see more charity mergers in the near future thirdsector.co.uk/stop-treating-…

