ByJay Kennedy, Directory of Policy and Research, DSC, and Daniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, DSC —
Don’t eat the bad fruit from the Garden Bridge tree...
...the failure of ‘a’ charity is not a failure of ‘charity’. One high-profile failure pushed by big name backers simply...
ByDaniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, DSC —
More regulation isn’t the answer to everything...
... and charities are drowning in it. Our already heavily regulated sector has been subjected to a blizzard of new...
ByDaniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, DSC —
The Chancellor’s spring statement is written in chalk…and it’s raining outside
We had a look at Philip Hammond’s spring statement, which was labelled by some as a ‘non-event’ in the run...
ByJudith Turner, Senior Researcher, DSC and Mairéad Bailie, Researcher, DSC —
News Release: System for reporting on gender pay gap data is massively flawed
New research by the Directory of Social Change (DSC) reveals massive difficulties in finding accurate and transparent figures on the...
ByJudith Turner, Senior Researcher, DSC and Mairéad Bailie, Researcher, DSC —
News Release: Even in socially responsible companies, women make up less than a quarter of boardrooms
New research from the Directory of Social Change shows that the majority of UK company directors from a sample of...
ByDaniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, DSC —
News Release: Charities won’t be paid back until 2050's for 2012 Olympics lottery raid
New correspondence between Steve Reed MP and Civil Society Minister Mims Davies MP seen by the Directory of Social Change...
ByDebra Allcock Tyler, DSC Chief Executive —Data protection, Fundraising, Policy —
Don't hurl misleading statistics about like a drunk under a lamppost
Recent reports from the Fundraising Regulator have misused numbers to paint a picture of the sector that is bleaker than...
ByDaniel Ferrell-Schweppenstedde, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, DSC —
Time for a vision and mission for the SORP Committee – and a bigger voice for small charities
Statements of Recommended Practice, generally referred to as SORPs, provide recommendations for comprehensive accounting and reporting. In the charity world...
