Election advice for campaigners published

Campaigners and charities have been warned that while the formal process to call the 2017 UK General Election has yet to be completed, organisations need to start to prepare for the regulations which come in during election campaigns. Formal guidance from the Electoral Commission is expected to be published in the coming weeks, but Campaign Collective …

Lords’ Charity Report a “Turning Point”

The Report of the House of Lords Select Committee inquiry on charities has been hailed as a potential “turning point” for the sector. The Report makes 100 recommendations to government and within these, the Committee has accepted all but one of the recommendations the Public Relations & Communications Association (PRCA) gave to the Committee in its …

Social enterprise to be focus of #CommsChat

Communications and social enterprise will be the focus of Communicate Magazine’s #CommsChat on Monday 27 February 2017 at 8pm. The weekly Twitter chat is a chance for communications professionals to give their views on the industry and provide advice to their peers. The hour-long discussion will cover five topics, including: The role of communications in …

Comms teams must be vigilant on Link Tax

The European Commission has tabled a new Copyright Directive to be considered in the European Parliament. If passed, publishing giants could be able to levy a charge for linking to their content online, targeting news aggregators such as Google News which provides ‘snippets’ of the article with a link to the original web page. The …

Parliamentary deadline for charity submissions passes

The House of Lords Select Committee on Charities is a golden opportunity for charities to move on from the recent turbulent times, according to a submission to the Committee by the PRCA Charity & Not-For-Profit Group. The Group’s recommendations, which can be made public once formally accepted as evidence, are designed to help charities build a more constructive relationship with government …