Consultancy walks away from ‘dream gig’ with NCVO, citing differences in values
The charity consultancy Fair Collective said it backed out of a “dream” project with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations because of a difference in values.
The Sheffield-based consultancy, whose clients include Pregnant then Screwed, Mind and the Social Mobility Foundation, embarked on the ‘Power of Small’ project in the spring of this year, describing it as a “dream gig”.
But Fair Collective said it had walked away from the scheme because “we have found working on it very tricky for a number of reasons”.
Government to close £1.5bn National Citizen Service programme
The National Citizen Service programme will wind down next year as the government embarks on a new national youth strategy, the culture secretary announced.
The move will also spell the end for the NCS Trust, which was set up by Royal Charter to run the scheme.
The trust said it was “sad and disappointed” at the decision, which puts its 160 employees at risk.
Female charity chiefs hitting ‘concrete ceiling’ as gender pay gap at 10-year high
The gender pay gap among charity chief executives nearly doubled last year, reaching its highest rate in a decade.
The charity leaders body Acevo’s annual Pay and Equalities report found the gender pay gap for charity chief executives rose to just over 14 per cent, up from about 8 per cent last year, has found.
It is the highest gender pay gap reported by Acevo’s survey since 2014, when it recorded a 16 per cent disparity.
Government confirms where £350m of dormant asset funds will be allocated
The government announced where it plans to allocate an anticipated £350m of funds from dormant assets over the next four years.
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport said it would split the recovered funds four equal ways in England, with £87.5m each to be spent on youth, financial inclusion, social investment wholesalers and community wealth funds.