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Fifty semi-finalists are now in the running for two £50,000 Challenge Prizes, which back innovative new ways to bring communities together.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Sixteen cutting edge projects are to receive financial support from the Cabinet Office's Innovation in Giving Fund.
Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society, has appointed Dame Mary Marsh to lead a review into leadership and skills in the voluntary sector.
Places are being announced all over England and Northern Ireland for young people to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS).
Nineteen service providers have been selected to run National Citizen Service (NCS) pilots in 2012.
A group of organisations have been selected to deliver contracts worth £200 million to run National Citizen Service.
Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd recently visited Canada Water Library in Southwark. to meet school children.
National Citizen Service is a flagship initiative supporting the government’s vision for building the Big Society.
A site providing information and advice on funding for charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises will be available for 18 months.
Voluntary organisations are being encouraged to submit nominations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award 2012.
Organisations are being encouraged to come up with novel ideas that can bring people together to tackle the problem of isolation in old age.
Charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations are being encouraged to tell government about unnecessary/ineffective regulation.
Nick Hurd visited Bolton Lads and Girls Club, the UK’s largest youth centre, which is running 1 of 12 NCS pilots across England.
Start-up social ventures will now be able to access intensive support through the new £10 million Social Incubator Fund.
Thousands of young people are embarking on the summer of a lifetime as they spend three weeks making a difference to their local community.
Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd attended the UpRising graduation to celebrate the achievements of emerging young leaders.
Young people in Northern Ireland will be able to take part in National Citizen Service (NCS) in autumn 2012.
£40 million will be available to promote social action and innovation by encouraging more social action, donations and legacy giving.
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List is published today, 16 June 2012.
A new Crown Representative role for the voluntary sector has been created, as part of the government’s commitment to help charities do more.
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