ARTICLE · 20 MAY 2013

Charity Update - Spring 2013

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An update on the most recent developments affecting the charity and not-for-profit sectors.

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Welcome to this edition of our update on developments affecting the charity and not-for-profit Sectors. Conscious of the many demands on your time we have revised the format so that you can scan it for issues of direct concern to you and follow the links to those articles which deal with the subject in more detail.

We complement this service with our series of trustee training sessions, which are designed to give you – in the course of a pretty full day – a thorough overview of the roles and responsibilities of charity trustees, and a welcome review of new developments. Recent delegates have told us that they find them "very well run by top rate people in a superb environment"; "the day was very useful and the length of the sessions well judged".

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