Charity Matters February 2009 ISSUE 18

LIFE AND DEATH
Disgraced chief of the Royal Bank of Scotland Sir Fred Goodwin has been forced to step down as chairman of the Princes Trust, Prince Charles’ personal charity….

CHARITY HEAD COURTS CONTROVERSY
The head of the children’s charity Barnardos, Martin Narey has attracted passionate criticism for seeming to suggest that had Baby P not been murdered his ….

CHARITY PROMOTER SUED
A promoter of charity events has been ordered by a court to pay back £2.8 million to the sponsor.  (Audience)….

SAVED LIVES UP
Lifeboats were called out more times in 2008, and more people rescued from the water than in any of the 185 other years since the voluntary service started in 1824….

PICTURE THIS
The work of the art charity, the Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF) is to go online, allowing everyone with access to the internet to enjoy all the oil paintings owned by….

PARADISE FOUND
A recent piece in the Sunday Telegraph featured people who had totally changed their lives and included a top charity executive who is now a shepherdess….

WHEN YOU’RE SMILING…
Happiness is contagious, according to social network researchers, and spreads through social groups like an emotional virus.  (The Psychologist)….

STAGS AND HENS
A “stag” fundraising luncheon promoted as such by The Lords’ Taverners disappointed some diners who noted the presence of women at the men-only events having told….

FREE KNOWLEDGE AT CHASE
More than 50 free 45-50 minute seminars are being offered at this year’s charities and associations exhibition, CHASE, being held at the Business Design Centre….

CHARITYFAIR 2009
A range of 92 one-hour and two-hour seminars priced from £20 – £60 per delegate are offered at Charityfair, which takes place at Central Hall Westminster Wednesday….

CHARITY LAW EVENT
The Charity Law Conference takes place on Thursday May 7 at the Royal Society of Medicine, London….