NCVO in the media
As the UK’s leading umbrella body for community and voluntary organisations NCVO receives media coverage in a variety of news outlets. Please find an updated list of some of the coverage we have received below.
Broadcast
• Sir Stuart Etherington interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme alongside Nick Hurd as part of a series bringing ministers face-to-face with those affected by the cuts.
BBC Radio 4, Wednesday 2 March 2011
• Ben Kernighan interviewed about the Big Society and funding cuts on BBC World at One.
BBC Radio 4, Monday 7 February 2011
• Karl Wilding, NCVO head of research, interviewed about charity funding cuts in the context of the ACLT's closure worries.
ITV London Tonight, Wednesday 12 January 2011
• James Allen, NCVO's senior policy officer, interviewed about charity funding cuts on BBC radio sheffield.
BBC Radio Sheffield, Monday 20 December 2010
• Sir Stuart Etherington was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live's morning show about the Government's Localism Bill.
Radio 5 Live, Sunday 12 December 2010
• Sir Stuart Etherington was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today programme about the ability of charities to deliver the Big Society in the context of the Funding Commission report.
Radio 4, Tuesday 7 December 2010
• Sir Stuart Etherington was interviewed live on BBC Breakfast’s Saturday morning show about care credits and volunteering.
BBC Breakfast, Saturday 30 October 2010
Press
National
• Eric Pickles willing to block 'unreasonable' cuts to voluntary sector
The Guardian, Wednesday 2 March 2011
• Charity cuts: a disaster of Eric Pickles' own making
The Guardian, Wednesday 2 March 2011
• Charity leader says uncertainty over funding is 'insane'
The Guardian, Tuesday 1 March 2011
• Pickles warning over charity cuts
bbc.co.uk, Tuesday 1 March 2011
• Unions and voluntary groups warn that the most vulnerable people will be hit if government cuts £4.5bn to voluntary sector
The Guardian, Tuesday 8 February 2011
• Cuts 'make mockery of Big Society'
The Mirror, Tuesday 8 February 2011
• Letter: It is essential that the value of voluntary action is recognised, valued and supported if we really want to build a better society, says Sir Stuart Etherington.
The Guardian, Saturday 8 January 2011
• Hopes and fears for 2011.
Guardian Voluntary Sector Network, Wednesday 22 December 2011
• Letter: lifetime legacies can boost voluntary sector, says Sir Stuart Etherington
The Financial Times (£ paywall), Thursday 16 December 2010
• Ministers to push big society idea
mirror.co.uk, Saturday 11 December 2010
• Local people to be given right 'to take over buildings'
bbc.co.uk, Saturday 11 December 2010
• Charity donations rise by £400m but still below pre-recession levels
Dailymail.co.uk, Friday 3 December 2010
• Voluntary sector leader calls for unified civil society
The Guardian (Society), Wednesday 24 November 2010
• Public sector's loss could be voluntary sector's gain
Guardian.co.uk, Friday 19 November 2010
• Trustees' skills and experience vital to sector's future
Guardian.co.uk, Friday 19 November 2010
• Blog home A guide to entry-level roles in the charity sector
The Guardian (careers blog), Monday 8 November 2010
• Minister hails Japanese care scheme
bbc.co.uk, Saturday 30 October 2010
• Spending review: What's all the fuss about? Just you wait
The Guardian, Wednesday 20 October 2010
• Danny Alexander’s change to council funding threatens ‘Big Society’
The Times (£ paywall), Tuesday 19 October 2010
• Do we really want to be policed by hobby bobbies?
The Observer, Sunday 3 October 2010
• Third of charities 'could go bust'
The Scotsman, Friday 6 August 2010
Trade
• The flipside of volunteering
Third Sector, Wednesday 9 March 2011
• Women and ethnic minority groups able to apply for European funding
Civil Society Fundraising, Thursday 3 March 2011
• Pickles' legal threat to councils 'fails to recognise reality'
Third Sector, Wednesday 2 March 2011
• Pickles threatens councils with statutory force to ensure community funding
Social Enterprise Live, Wednesday 2 March 2011
• Triple victory for EU charities
Charity Times, Wednesday 2 March 2011
• Pickles considers statutory powers to stop councils making unfair cuts
Civil Society Governance, Tuesday 1 March 2011
• NCVO chief calls for Transition Fund to be doubled to £200m
Civil Society Governance, Tuesday 1 March 2011
• Research shows UK citizens are not disengaged and apathetic
Civil Society Governance, Tuesday 1 March 2011
• Funding decision delays will force some charities to the wall, warns Etherington
Third Sector, Tuesday 1 March 2011
• Bankers should give their bonuses to charity, says Sir Stuart Etherington
Third Sector, Tuesday 18 January 2011
• Service delivery charities raise concerns with Prime Minister
Third Sector, Thursday 14 January 2011
• Sector bodies respond to government consultation on infrastructure
Third Sector, Monday 10 January 2010
• Martyn Lewis, the new chair of NCVO, has criticised the UK national media for its lack of coverage of the voluntary sector
Civil Society Governance, Wednesday 15 December 2010
• Invest £12.2m to make £11.3bn concludes Funding Commission
Civil Society Fundraising, Tuesday 7 December 2010
• Charitable donations rose by £400m in past year, survey indicates
Third Sector, Thursday 2 December 2010
• Former newsreader Martyn Lewis is new NCVO chair
Third Sector, Wednesday 24 November 2010
• Trustees Unlimited takes on trustee recruitment for Age UK London
Civil Society Governance, Thursday 11 November 2010
• Campaigns: Information is power - and it's free
Third Sector, Tuesday 9 November 2010
• Charity campaigners force concessions on music licensing
Civil Society Finance, Monday 8 November 2010
• Big society must prove it is “more than hot air”, says Sir Stuart Etherington
Third Sector, Wednesday 3 November 2010
• Big Society must be more than "hot air", warns Sir Stuart Etherington
Civil Society Governance, Wednesday 3 November 2010
• NCVO group to assess whether regulation on charity fraud is proportionate
Civil Society Governance, Wednesday 27 October 2010
• NCVO group examines powers to tackle fraud
Third Sector, Wednesday 27 October 2010
• Spending Review: charities could face up to £4.5bn hit
Charity Times, Thursday 21 October 2010
• Treasury urged to push through Gift Aid reforms
Third Sector, Tuesday 19 October 2010
• Analysis: comprehensive spending review
Third Sector, Tuesday 19 October 2010
Regional
• Charities 'must do more with less' warns accountant
Dudley News, Saturday 16 October 2010
• Huge Budget cuts ‘could push Yorkshire charities to the wall’
Yorkshire Post, Wednesday 29 September 2010
Big Society
Research
For further information please contact Mandy Murphy in the NCVO press office on 020 7520 2469 or email mandy.murphy@ncvo-vol.org.uk
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