Funding

Funding Central, a free website highlighting thousands of funding and finance opportunities for third sector organisations, has generated £1.5 million in grants and contract funding in its first six months.

Waiting for the proverbial 'cheque in the post' will soon be a thing of the past after the Payments Council Board announced the antiquated payment form would cease to be legal tender in 2018.

With online banking and credit cards fast making paper cheques obsolete and with customers unwilling to wait for days before their money clears, the board announced that it will close the central cheque clearing by 31 October, 2018.

Funding Central, NCVO's free website which showcases thousands of funding and finance opportunities for third sector organisations has passed the 10,000 user milestone just six months after its launch.

Oswestry and Shropshire Citizen Advocacy (OSCA), which trains volunteers to help adults with learning disabilities, was the 10,000th user to register with the site.

Stuart Etherington, NCVO Chief Executive, publicly condemned the Government at NCVO’s Autumn Conference today (Friday 13 November) following their plans to pull the £750,000 funding for a Campaigning Research Programme to help small charities campaign and advocate for change.

The Office of the Third Sector has launched a consultation on a proposed Social Investment Wholesale Bank (SIWB).

NCVO and Charity Finance Directors Group have set up an independent expert group to report on best practice on how registered charities disclose expenses.