Friday Selection Box: 15th March 2024

Budget analysis from Paul Johnson and the IFS. 

Analysis of the Spring Budget.

New Charity Commission guidance on donations

Essential reading for trustees and all those involved in fundraising.

Should charities be civil? Why? (Part One)

An interesting two part article particularly given the recent debate about the Arts Council’s guidance. Reflections on the nature of the discourse charities should engage in.

…there’s no apparent legal or case law basis for the contention that charities must adopt a particular style of discourse. Asserting that there is confuses the authoritative guidance of the Commission’s own guidance on campaigning and political activity, CC9, which does not include such a responsibility and is explicit that there’s no prohibition on being controversial or emotional.

How to Grow Old Like Isabella Rossellini

“I just play,” she says. “I’m playful. And I became increasingly more playful with age.”

Aesthetica Magazine Issue 116

 This issue spotlights artists demonstrating the power of creative thinking.

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We feed the UK

a major storytelling campaign, pairing photographers and poets with the UK’s custodians of land, sea, soil and seed.

Questions, questions…

How might we make more and better use of constitutional models other than the standard charitable company?

How can trustees and leadership teams build stronger working relationships given the many demands on their limited shared time?

Who might our partners be in future?

What made you hopeful this week?