VoluntaryNews

Government surveys third sector providers on innovation in public service delivery.

Office of the Third Sector is looking for a comprehensive and innovative approach to providing information about funding for the sector; South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau gets on with its own web service.

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has published ‘Public and Charity Perspectives: Summary of the 2008 OSCR Surveys’.

‘Principles of Representation: A framework for effective third sector participation in Local Strategic Partnerships’ published by the Communities and Local Government Department.

Voluntary organisations in the UK now have access to video sharing site YouTube’s Non-profit programme.

Voluntary sector umbrella NCVO has launched a web page specifically for smaller organisations.

‘Votes and Voices; the complementary nature of representative and participative democracy’ brings together nine essays from prominent people in local government, the voluntary sector and academia.

Charity Commission’s policy director reassures charities that public benefit reporting will be more about a shift in thinking than the diversion of valuable resources.

Baring Foundation explores the wider impacts of climate change on voluntary organisations and their beneficiaries, plus some useful resources on sustainability for charities.

The Big Lottery Fund is consulting on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government on priorities for the use of the funds expected to be available from dormant bank accounts.

A consultation web site supports the development of a new Science and Society Strategy for the UK.

Consultation on draft Regulations to implement the provisions in the Local Transport Bill on community transport permits.