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• Former chief Brexit negotiator to lead charity

  07-11-2025 17:18 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Lord David Frost has retired the Conservative whip to take up his new role
  
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• Grantmakers’ desire for novelty threatens successful projects, legacy funder warns

  07-11-2025 16:47 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Ruth Hollis tells the Third Sector Podcast that project sustainability is often hampered by the fact that ‘funders want new things’
  
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• Libraries charity breached code over lack of complaints policy, regulator finds

  07-11-2025 08:49 via thirdsector.co.uk
  But the Fundraising Regulator rejects a claim that the Friends of the Nation’s Libraries failed to carry out due diligence on a £7.5m donation
  
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• Grantmaker appoints interim head as next chief

  07-11-2025 08:32 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Nicola Purdy has been leading the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust on a temporary basis since December
  
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• Tributes paid to NPC co-founder

  06-11-2025 17:40 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Peter Wheeler, who had been on the board of the charity since setting it up in 2002, was a founding director of Social Finance
  
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• Government urged to simplify Gift Aid and legacy giving

  06-11-2025 16:58 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The recommendations in a new report have potential to unlock a ‘mountain of capital’ for those in need, the authors say
  
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• Unpaid trusteeships ‘designed for a different era’, event hears

  06-11-2025 16:33 via thirdsector.co.uk
  But another panellist disagrees, saying the biggest barrier to trusteeship is the time commitment
  
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• Scottish grantmaker leaves £3m to charities as it prepares for closure

  06-11-2025 08:35 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The closure comes as managing the foundation’s activities become ‘increasingly difficult to sustain’
  
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• Retailer’s foundation rebrands to better communicate its purpose

  06-11-2025 08:14 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The grantmaker’s new branding improves alignment with its parent company
  
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• Charities must plan for the risks of rising racist hate, guidance warns

  06-11-2025 07:05 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The new resource includes advice on protecting staff, tackling crisis situations and strategic planning
  
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• Homelessness charity to close after alleged ‘imprudent’ financial decisions

  05-11-2025 17:33 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity failed to make sufficient operational changes to keep pace with its rapid growth, accounts say
  
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• Online safety charity records £2.1m income rise after reported donations from social media giants

  05-11-2025 17:22 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Molly Rose Foundation’s income jumped from less than £1m to £2.2m in just a year
  
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• Regulator finds ‘serious breaches’ of fundraising code by community interest company

  05-11-2025 08:44 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation committed nine breaches of the Code of Fundraising Practice, the Fundraising Regulator concludes
  
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• Keeping trusteeship voluntary ‘important to public trust’, commission chief warns

  05-11-2025 08:29 via thirdsector.co.uk
  David Holdsworth says he knows the issue is controversial
  
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• Regulator opens case into World Vision UK after complaints about its culture

  04-11-2025 17:19 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The move comes after allegations the charity has a ‘toxic’ workplace; World Vision UK denies all the claims
  
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• ‘An excellent choice’ – sector leaders react to Charity Commission chair announcement

  04-11-2025 16:45 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Dame Julia Unwin has been revealed as the government’s preferred candidate for the role
  
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• Trustees becoming more confident in roles but struggling to build inclusive cultures, research finds

  04-11-2025 08:30 via thirdsector.co.uk
  While most boards recognise the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion, it is not always embedded in practice, analysis by the NCVO says
  
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• Major charity reaches record income with £12m year-on-year rise

  04-11-2025 07:51 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The increase was driven by growth across the charity’s donation and legacy streams, accounts show
  
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• Charities must collectively cultivate diverse boards, commission chief warns

  03-11-2025 17:54 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Certain groups remain underrepresented on charity boards, David Holdsworth says
  
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• Preferred candidate for next Charity Commission chair revealed

  03-11-2025 17:19 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Dame Julia Unwin led the Joseph Rowntree Foundation for nearly 10 years
  
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• New code reflects ‘changing nature’ of fundraising, charities minister says

  03-11-2025 02:54 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The new Code of Fundraising Practice, now in effect, will enable transparent and safe giving, according to Stephanie Peacock MP
  
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• Pro bono charity appoints next chief

  03-11-2025 02:19 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Esther McConnell joins from the East European Resource Centre
  
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• US philanthropists parking funds in the UK offers opportunity, expert says

  03-11-2025 02:18 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Foundations are parking funds in the UK or Europe after a US presidential order, according to Pesh Framjee
  
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• Charity audit threshold to rise by 50 per cent

  31-10-2025 17:50 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The government estimates the change will save the sector about £47m a year
  
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• New Sorp introduces three-tier reporting system for charities

  31-10-2025 17:47 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Charities must avoid panic and prepare now, membership body urges
  
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• London music education charity chief to step down

  31-10-2025 17:31 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Chrissy Kinsella is leaving the music fund after more than a decade to head a renowned chamber orchestra
  
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• New Charity Governance Code aims to enable better boards

  31-10-2025 02:29 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The new code will bring a sharper focus to behaviours that sustain effective boards
  
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• Youth charity rebrands with co-created identity

  31-10-2025 02:26 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The new logo was designed by a 20-year-old student, the charity says
  
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• Refugee Council chief to lead major social justice charity

  31-10-2025 02:04 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Enver Solomon will leave the Refugee Council early next year
  
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• Hospices recorded £78m overall deficit last year, figures show

  30-10-2025 17:47 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The proportion of adult hospices recording a deficit in 2023/24 was the highest in the past decade, according to a new report
  
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• Church charity in breach of Fundraising Code, regulator finds

  30-10-2025 17:20 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The code breaches include the charity’s failure to meet data protection requirements in its Gift Aid records
  
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• Grantmaker pauses funding round due to ‘knock-on effects’ of portal crash

  30-10-2025 17:09 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Arts Council England's application portal crashed in July after high levels of user traffic
  
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• Chancellor urged to provide £20m to enable Civil Society Covenant

  30-10-2025 17:05 via thirdsector.co.uk
  It’s time for the covenant to ‘move beyond symbolism’, the open letter says
  
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• RNLI refunds £15,000 donation after donor’s vulnerable circumstances flagged

  30-10-2025 09:02 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity did not breach the Fundraising Code when accepting the donation, regulator rules
  
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• Less than one-third of charity leaders think voluntary sector is healthy, research finds

  30-10-2025 09:00 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Just 11 per cent of leaders say their charity is well-equipped to manage levels of demand
  
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• Cycling charity founder calls on regulator to revoke suspension

  30-10-2025 09:00 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Norman Armstrong has filed a complaint accusing the OSCR of procedural errors and bias after his six-month suspension for an alleged misuse of charity funds
  
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• Shelter staff to consider strike action over pay and working conditions

  29-10-2025 16:44 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Unite said the charity had offered a ‘below-inflation’ pay rise and withdrawn from discussions to implement a four-day work week
  
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• Just 6 per cent of foundation trustees are from ethnic minority backgrounds, figures reveal

  29-10-2025 16:08 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Board diversity of charitable foundations continues to lag behind the overall population of England and Wales, but shows ‘significant’ improvement on the previous data set
  
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• Regulator investigates aid charity over possible misuse of funds

  29-10-2025 15:53 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The commission has restricted the transfer of charitable funds outside of the UK as part of its inquiry
  
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• Just half of the largest charities deliver public service contracts, research finds

  29-10-2025 02:57 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Public service contract delivery declined during the Covid-19 pandemic, the report says
  
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• Staff at major animal charity to strike over 'chronic low pay'

  29-10-2025 02:35 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The industrial action comes after staff rejected a two-year pay deal
  
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• Legal advice grantmaker rebrands and launches new strategy

  29-10-2025 02:17 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The foundation's strategy includes plans to use unclaimed money from collective actions
  
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• Regulator probes religious charity over links to non-charitable company

  28-10-2025 17:32 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The inquiry will examine the trustees’ management of its relationship with the non-charitable company the Islamic Human Rights Commission
  
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• Open data programme a 'vital first step' to boost volunteering, charities minister says

  28-10-2025 17:20 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The DCMS-commissioned initiative aims to make it easier to publish, find and access volunteering opportunities
  
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• RNLI employee unfairly dismissed after allegedly calling Sadiq Khan a 'terrorist', tribunal rules

  28-10-2025 17:03 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Glen Monroe's dismissal came after he allegedly made sexual remarks and racially charged statements, the judgement says
  
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• Grantmaker ‘disappointed’ after judicial review bid rejected by High Court

  28-10-2025 09:33 via thirdsector.co.uk
  John Lyon’s Charity warned the judgment would have implications for its ability to generate income
  
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• Civil society leaders form group to support locally informed public service reform

  28-10-2025 09:33 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Social Insights Panel will be led by former Shelter chief Polly Neate
  
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• London homelessness charity announces interim chief

  28-10-2025 09:15 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Nigel Williams has taken the helm at Providence Row
  
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• Youth charity agrees two-year pay deal for more than 800 staff

  27-10-2025 17:00 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Kibble Education and Care said the move reflected a ‘strategic focus on workforce wellbeing’
  
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• Scrap advancement of religion as a charitable purpose, government urged

  29-09-2025 17:04 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Misogyny is an ‘endemic problem’ among religious charities, according to the National Secular Society
  
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