Call for paper on social innovation and the third sector!

The British Council and the State Administration for NGOs of P.R.C. are jointly organising a call for paper event as warm-up to Social Innovation and the Third Sector Conference scheduled on 4 December in Beijing, with an objective of fully demonstrating the role of the third sector in accelerating social innovation.

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Sustainable Paths to Community Development published

Sustainable Paths to Community Development published by the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) on Tuesday 9th September, argues that the gap between rich and poor is widening and that this has led to social fragmentation and isolation of poorer communities. It calls for a radical re-thinking of the way we approach regeneration and community development.

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Third sector backs Government action to cut red tape for one in five charities

The Office of the Third Sector in the Cabinet Office published the Government's plans to raise the minimum income thresholds above which charities face more onerous reporting requirements - reducing the regulatory burden on many small charities while maintaining an effective regulatory framework.

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£ 130m grassroots grants scheme opens its doors to small local voluntary and community groups

The Government's groundbreaking £130million Grassroots Grants scheme has declared itself open for business today and is calling on small local voluntary and community groups to come forward and get their hands on essential funding.

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The New Citizen Cultural & Education Learning Centre

Founded in July 2007 in Chonqing, the New Citizen Cultural & Education Learning Centre is a non-profit learning community that provides free EQO Education (Essential-qualities-oriented) to the "new citizens", or the migrant workers and other rural residents making a living in town.

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Beyond Sport

Former British prime minister Tony Blair is now chairing Beyond Sport, a new global initiative aiming at finding and funding the people and projects that best fulfill Beyond Sport's beliefs about the power of sport to create social change.

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