(L-R) Jonathan Moore, CEO, Suffolk Association of Voluntary Organisations & NCVO Trustee; Nigel Newton Sawyerr, Collaboration Manager at bassac; and Ian Curtis, Collaborative Working Officer & Procurement Lead for CVS Mid and North Beds


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Public urged to beware of sham door-to-door collectors
Beware of people knocking on your door claiming to raise funds for NGOs. People have to “be their own guardians” to make sure they are not swindled by fraudulent door-to-door fundraisers, according to Voluntary Organisations Commissioner, Kenneth Wain.
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Anger over charity snub
THE latest UK Government drive to get people into work has been condemned as a “travesty” after the key Scottish contracts were awarded to private sector companies rat
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Town halls face legal threat over cuts
In the High Court last Friday Birmingham Council was told its £1.4 million cut to voluntary sector funding was unlawful.
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Agra activists agitate in support of Hazare
Agra, April 6 (IANS) Civil society activists and youth leaders representing various voluntary organisations staged a protest here Wednesday in support of Anna Hazare, who is on a fast-unto-death in Delhi to press for a stronger anti-graft Lokpal Bill.
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