Charity Matters January 2008 ISSUE 8

GIVE, AND YE SHALL RECEIVE
The joy of giving has been given a scientific basis by neurologists who have discovered that making a charitable donation heightened activity in the midbrains of 20….

UK PLC SHAMEFUL
The actual cash figure given to charity by the top 500 UK companies is £400 million, or 0.236% of their profits of £169 billion….

ARE YOU EATING ETHICALLY?
Those eating at chain restaurants and wanting to take into account ethical criteria will be interested in the league table of 26 restaurant chains published by Ethical….

DON’T BE MISLEAD
The charity Sense About Science has attacked celebrities such as fashion designer Stella McCartney and actress Gwyneth Paltrow for making statements that could….

FREE SEMINARS FOR CHARITIES
A total of 56 free seminars aimed at charities and associations are offered at this year’s Charities and Associations Exhibition, CHASE, held at the Business Design Centre….

LOW COST SUBSCRIPTION
Charity trustees are being offered a low cost subscription to Governance magazine, provided applications are received by January 31….