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Balls – ‘A chance for transformation’ for disabled children

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:51:58 +0100

EDCM challenges all councils and health bodies to take chance to change lives for disabled children and families

Government contributes more than $2.9 million for innovative programs to help charities

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:15:31 +0100

William V. Baker, Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), has announced new contribution agreements with four Canadian registered charities as part of the CRA's Charities Partnership and Outreach Program.

Social economy gets £1.3m funding boost in Wales

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:20:38 +0100

New funding worth nearly £1.3 million will accelerate the growth of the social economy in Wales says Deputy Minister for Regeneration, Leighton Andrews.

Ivan Lewis announces Social Enterprise Fund open for business

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:52:44 +0100

New social enterprise innovation scheme will improve local services

Care Services Minister, Ivan Lewis announced the opening of the second round of the Department of Health (DH) Social Enterprise Investment Fund today. He also announced that this year, it would include a new element, the 'Innovation for Life Challenge Fund', developed in collaboration with the Social Enterprise Coalition. The Innovation for Life Challenge Fund will encourage Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) and their partners to find collaborative solutions to health and social care needs through social enterprise

Plan for standard measure of social return on investment

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:50:56 +0100

Phil Hope, Minister for the Third Sector, speaking at a groundbreaking social investment conference, has today announced a new programme of work to help standardise and improve how social return on investment (SROI) is measured. The Government is to carry out a project that will bring together the public sector, independent investors and social enterprises to agree a standard methodology for SROI measurement that places a financial value on social benefit.

Welsh Minister reiterates commitment to Third Sector

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:59:45 +0100

The Assembly Government is working to strengthen its collaboration with the Third Sector in Wales through supporting organisations such as the Community Foundation in Wales, Social Justice Minister Dr Brian Gibbons has said.

eGov monitor Weekly - 28 April 2008

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:41:18 +0100

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London Councils gives rape, domestic violence and sexual abuse victims boost in rebuilding their lives

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:51:52 +0100

Victims of rape, domestic violence or sexual abuse have been given a boost to help their efforts to rebuild their lives with London Councils providing £6.2 million to organisations giving them support, advice and counselling.

£13m of new pension contributions offers doctors, teachers and government employees the chance to change the world for the bett

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:48:13 +0100

Public sector workers, including doctors, teachers and local government employees, stand to benefit from £13 million in new pension contributions when they volunteer with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) according to a new government announcement. Volunteers will be working in some of the poorest countries in the world and will help VSO further their fifty-year fight against world poverty.

eGov monitor Weekly - 14 April 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:06:37 +0100

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