Charity ethics
All we all watch the damage that unethical behaviour inflicts it seems like a good time to signpost the NCVO’s Ethical Principles framework for charities which is centred on four principles
- Beneficiaries first
- Integrity
- Openness
- Right to be safe
Changes to the annual return to the Charity Commission – have your say
The Charity Commission has launched a consultation proposing changes to the annual return that most charities complete each year. The Association of Chairs has created a quick summary of what you need to know. And how you can have your say. Consultations close on 1st September 2022. Do make sure to contribute.
Big welcomes and long goodbyes – UK demographic change in the 2020s
A recent report from the Resolution Foundation on the likely economic impacts of demographic change including population growth, a changing labour market and dramatically increasing demand for health and social care workers.
Blockchain Lab: Radical Friends book launch (14th July, 7-9pm)
The authors have explored Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs or technology enable member-owned communities without centralised leadership).
Radical Friends – Decentralised Autonomous Organisations and the Arts consolidates five years of research into a toolkit for fierce thinking, as well as for new forms of radical care and connectivity that move beyond the established systems of centralised control in the art industry and wider financial networks.
Magnificent maps of London
If you are a lover of maps (Susan is) then the current exhibition at the London Metropolitan Archives is not to be missed.
Eternally yours
Any show that includes Kintsugi must be good (at least Dawn thinks so!)
Eternally Yours explores the unexpectedly hopeful and healing stories that repair reveals. In light of the recent global pandemic, the exhibition seeks to unpack how ‘repair’ can guide both our individual and collective healing.