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• Tribunal rejects claim that could have given whistleblowing rights to trustees

  10-03-2026 17:39 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Trustees are ‘materially different’ from charity employees, the judge found; but the claimant says he will appeal
  
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• People leaving donations outside stores a ‘serious problem’ for charity retailers

  10-03-2026 17:00 via thirdsector.co.uk
  More than nine in 10 charities say they have experienced items being dumped in front of their shops, with almost half saying the issue is on the rise
  
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• Charity shop ‘completely destroyed’ in Glasgow fire

  10-03-2026 16:39 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation says the fire is a ‘major blow’ to its fundraising efforts
  
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• Living Wage Foundation chief to step down

  10-03-2026 08:24 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Katherine Chapman will become chief executive of Investors in People in June
  
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• Safeguarding complainant calls for resignation of regulator’s board and chief executive

  10-03-2026 07:57 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Damian Murray says the Charity Commission should never have applied for a judicial review of directions from Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; the regulator says the PHSO’s recommendations forced it to act beyond its legal remit
  
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• Alzheimer’s Society pulls advertising from podcast of ex-BBC presenter

  09-03-2026 17:13 via thirdsector.co.uk
  It comes after Kaye Adams left the BBC after claims of bullying behaviour; Adams denies the allegations
  
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• Government proposes automatic ban from trusteeship for people with hate crime conviction

  09-03-2026 16:24 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is also considering introducing mandatory ID verification for trustees, the digitisation of charity accounts and a strengthening of local authority powers to issue fines to tackle unlicensed street fundraising
  
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• London Zoo charity reveals next chief

  09-03-2026 15:37 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Kathryn England succeeds Matthew Gould after he stepped down following an investigation into claims of unacceptable behaviour
  
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• NCVO cuts most of its practical support team in favour of ‘digital-first’ model

  09-03-2026 08:41 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The infrastructure body says the ‘difficult’ changes were made to improve efficiency and effectiveness of its services
  
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• Grantmaker awards funding uplift to charities affected by anti-migrant sentiment

  09-03-2026 08:16 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The trust says some of the charities it supports are under ‘severe pressure’ and face ‘direct threats’
  
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• Foundation chief to step down after almost 30 years

  09-03-2026 08:04 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Nigel Carter has been involved with the charity for almost four decades
  
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• Young Trustees Movement co-chief steps down

  06-03-2026 17:48 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Mita Desai will become sole chief executive when she returns from maternity leave
  
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• Charities must resist competition and champion collaboration, co-founder of HIV charity urges

  06-03-2026 17:27 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Rupert Whitaker also says the relationship between the Terrence Higgins Trust and its founders has ‘waxed and waned’ over the years
  
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• Regulator’s request for judicial review of ombudsman’s findings rejected

  06-03-2026 15:07 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Charity Commission wanted scrutiny of recommendations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
  
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• Charities’ use of AI-generated images could overshadow their cause, report warns

  06-03-2026 08:44 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Fewer than 20 per cent of public comments under AI images engaged with the intended charitable cause, researchers find
  
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• Garden scheme nets more than £20m for major charity

  06-03-2026 07:48 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Macmillan Cancer Support has been working with the National Garden Scheme since 1984
  
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• Former Care Quality Commission chief to lead major foundation

  06-03-2026 07:36 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Julian Hartley will join the charity in May
  
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• UK area with highest charity engagement revealed

  05-03-2026 17:11 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The study is based on research involving more than 4,000 adults
  
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• Charities facing £6m lawsuit over cancelled fundraising event

  05-03-2026 16:46 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Amanda Navaian claims she lost sales and suffered psychological injury; the charities strongly refute the allegations
  
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• Domestic abuse charity chief takes early retirement

  05-03-2026 16:23 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Ellen Miller has left the charity for personal reasons after her husband died last year
  
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• Arts charity moves to co-leadership model

  05-03-2026 08:29 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity’s chief and deputy chief executive will share responsibility for running the organisation
  
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• Develop ‘clear pathways’ for misconduct claims against senior leaders, charities urged

  05-03-2026 08:12 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Guidance from Arts Council England says many organisations’ governing documents ‘are silent on the circumstances under which a chair or other directors may be removed’
  
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• Government ‘takes small charities for granted’, former Tory leader warns

  05-03-2026 07:13 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Sir Iain Duncan Smith made the claim during a parliamentary debate; the charities minister rejects the idea
  
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• Fundraising company committed six code breaches, regulator finds

  04-03-2026 17:29 via thirdsector.co.uk
  An investigation by the Fundraising Regulator found a further two sections of the Code of Fundraising Practice were broken by four education trusts
  
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• Children’s charity to rebrand and leave international federation over differing values

  04-03-2026 17:00 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The UK organisation will change its name and develop a new visual identity following its exit
  
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• Regulator reports animal welfare charity to police

  04-03-2026 16:19 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Drone to Home is in the process of being wound up
  
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• Arts charity reveals next chief

  04-03-2026 08:10 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Max May succeeds Robin Simpson, who will retire after 20 years in the role
  
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• Older people’s charities merge

  04-03-2026 07:46 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The smaller charity will retain its branding as part of the move
  
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• ‘Put people first’ when designing digital systems, infrastructure body urges charities

  04-03-2026 07:32 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Organisations need to put user needs, trust and ethics at the core of their AI use, the SCVO says
  
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• Director appointed chief after more than 25 years at charity

  03-03-2026 17:20 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Marsha Blake joined St Basil’s in 1999
  
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• Two in five people do not plan to leave a legacy gift in their will, research finds

  03-03-2026 16:52 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Only 14 per cent of people have already included a charitable bequest in their will, a survey of 2,000 people suggests
  
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• City and Guilds fellow calls for ‘urgent, fully independent inquiry’ into the conduct of executive and trustee board

  03-03-2026 08:44 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the charity in January
  
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• Cancer charity announces new chief executive

  03-03-2026 08:00 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Paula Hanford has taken up the top job at Pancreatic Cancer Action
  
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• Medical charity wrongfully dismissed doctor who made protected disclosures about colleague

  02-03-2026 17:16 via thirdsector.co.uk
  An employment tribunal partly found in favour of Dr Anna Williams after it ruled her ‘far from ideal’ behaviour did not amount to gross misconduct
  
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• Fundraising agency closes amid ‘prolonged uncertainty and structural cost pressures’

  02-03-2026 15:37 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Chief of Purity Fundraising ‘devastated’ as 50 members of staff affected by closure
  
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• AI-assisted funding bids could risk ‘overwhelming’ grantmakers, leader warns

  02-03-2026 09:05 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Funders may not have the capacity to deal with increased demand from AI-assisted applications, Mary Rose Gunn says
  
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• The King’s Foundation chief to step down

  02-03-2026 02:59 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The outgoing chief previously worked as an adviser for Tony Blair and David Cameron
  
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• Homelessness charity cuts nearly 100 staff amid abrupt closure

  02-03-2026 02:05 via thirdsector.co.uk
  East Suffolk Council is making accommodation arrangements for 87 service users
  
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• Fundraising management should ‘dovetail’ fraud mitigation, regulator says

  27-02-2026 17:35 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The call comes in light of updates to the commission’s fundraising guidance and emergency appeals advice
  
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• Youth parliament chair appointed to Scottish charity regulator’s board

  27-02-2026 16:14 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Ellie Craig will assume the part-time post in April
  
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• Former Palestine charity chief to lead Muslim Aid on interim basis

  27-02-2026 02:46 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Tim Holmes joins the charity following a two-month stint as the interim chief of Medical Aid for Palestinians
  
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• Care charity plans to sell all homes due to increased costs

  27-02-2026 02:34 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity is seeking to exit the residential care sector
  
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• Tribunal upholds commission’s decision to remove sanctioned charity founder

  27-02-2026 02:31 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Vladimir Potanin’s failure to resign ‘jeopardised the charity’s ability to operate’, a first-tier tribunal ruled
  
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• Exclusive: Regulator concludes compliance case into major aid charity

  26-02-2026 17:11 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Charity Commission said it was assured that World Vision UK had taken steps to address concerns around its culture
  
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• Regulator assesses hospice’s financial position following redundancies

  26-02-2026 17:03 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity says it will engage openly with the commission during its compliance case
  
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• Neuro therapy charity changes name to reflect specialist services

  26-02-2026 14:53 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The name change forms part of a wider rebrand including an updated logo, tagline and website
  
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• Self-harm charity changes its name

  26-02-2026 08:31 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation says it hopes the new title will make it more accessible for people who need help
  
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• Charity failed to use donations for their intended purpose, regulator finds

  26-02-2026 08:18 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Fundraising Regulator found four breaches of the Code of Fundraising Practice during its investigation
  
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• Jobs at risk as major charity loses NHS funding

  26-02-2026 07:28 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Marie Curie says it is consulting affected staff
  
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• More than 100 staff walk out at museum charity

  25-02-2026 17:14 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Staff at the London Museum are in a dispute about pay
  
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