Splitting the Bill; what will the new lobbying legislation mean for charities in Westminster?

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“Dog’s breakfast”

“A chilling effect on freedom of expression”

“Entirely unworkable”

“Swimming against the technological tide”

“Neither liberal nor democratic”

Not a warm welcome for the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill.

12 Free Reports of Christmas

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1. A Hidden Gem - Resilience report from the Clore Social Leadership Programme

The Clore Social Leadership Programme aims to develop and connect aspiring leaders in the  social sector who are working for the benefit of individuals and communities across the UK. nfpSynergy has been supporting Clore fellows on their research projects through a mixture of research.  
 

2. Major Donor Giving Research Report

This report is a synthesis of the current research that has been carried out into major donors and philanthropic giving.

Coalition Government yet to impact positively on charities, say public

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  • Only 1 in 10 of public think the Coalition has had a positive impact on charities so far, with four times that number saying they have not seen a positive impact
  • Only 1 in 20 of public think Lib Dems have most influence in Coalition decisions, three quarters saying Tories ‘wear trousers’
  • Labour seen as most pro-charity party – despite majority of people still saying they don’t know which party is most supportive of charities
  •  “Our voluntary sector has neither rarely been more needed by the public, n

“That’s almost bullying, to be honest”: the nature of charity campaigning in the new Parliament

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Ten months after an election that led to a new Government and a third of newly elected MPs at Westminster, knowing how best to engage with MPs remains unclear. The picture is complicated further by the wider context of funding cuts, bringing both added impetus for campaigning and making campaigning more difficult, along with uncertainty about what the ‘big society’ might mean for campaigning. As we shall see, questions have been raised about the very legitimacy of charities campaigning, as opposed to delivering services.

Most MPs embrace business support for political parties, but say such backing from charities should remain banned

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  • Labour MPs least keen on businesses supporting political parties, being completely split down the middle on the issue
  • Labour MPs keenest on charities supporting political parties, although still broadly against it
  • “The government review of red tape should see a re-analysis of the restrictions placed on charities, so they can join businesses in advancing their agendas in the way they - with trustees’ and supporters’ backing - see fit,” says nfpSynergy’s Saxton

Most MPs believe that businesses should b

Coalition MPs deem charities to be "more important" post-Election, helping achieve public spending cuts

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  • Lib Dems noticeably less effusive than Tories; Labour MPs most sceptical of all.
  • "Coalition enthusiasm, albeit relatively half-hearted in the Lib Dem camp, is grounds for joy or gloom if you are a charity
  • Depending on whether or not you think this heralds extra support to help you fill any gap resulting from public sector cost-cutting" vies nfpSynergy

Coalition MPs overwhelmingly believe that “charities and social enterprises are going to be more important to the new government than to the last one

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