Commentary
Editor's note: Before Jane Winter, Executive Director, FbRN gave her personal reflection below, she had the opportunity to talk briefly about FbRN's mission and role. BBC Radio...
Is there a future for multiculturalism? The question has been buzzing around for a while now and the think tank Theos has produced a response: Multiculturalism: a Christian Revival by Jonathan...
Reflection from Jane Winter, Programme Manager, FbRN
What does a good life look like?
This question was asked at the faiths exchange event that took place on 27th September focusing on young...
To condemn or confess – where do you stand in your reaction to the recent riots? We don’t have to look far to get a raft of comments and reports about the recent riots across our communities....
As part of the Government's ambition to drive up community activism and build safer neighbourhoods, organisations from the voluntary sector in England and Wales are being invited to apply for a share...
Changes in the law: retirement age.
The thought of retiring any of your current staff may seem a long way off, but the recent changes in the law may need to be reflected in your employment policy, so...
The chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy has produced a short document outlining what the Big Society is about, what the localism bill is about and what commissioning might look like...
This paper is a summary of the Charity Commission document Faith in Good Governance. It is intended to help faith based organisations decide if they need to register as a charity, and if so to point...
Thriving not just surviving in the Big Society
Religious organisations are the fourth largest provider of jobs in the voluntary sector and the second largest host of volunteers, education being the...
Like many of us, I’m trying to find my way through the maze of opinion and speculation about the Government’s concept of a Big Society. What’s good about it? What is it supposed to...
