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• Community support charity changes its name

  18-02-2026 15:47 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation says the new title better reflects what it does
  
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• Scottish regulator will begin publishing charity trustee names from next month

  20-02-2026 17:44 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator will also publish descriptions of what a charity does and how many employees, trustees and volunteers it has
  
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• Engage with your staff on AI use rather than shut it down, expert urges

  20-02-2026 16:27 via thirdsector.co.uk
  John Fitzgerald tells the Third Sector Podcast that there is a need for a ‘culture of openness’ around AI experimentation in the workplace
  
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• Purpose Awards EMEA 2026: deadline extended

  20-02-2026 16:22 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The awards recognise campaigns that use creative ideas successfully to further positive causes
  
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• Emergency £2m fundraising appeal launched by 160-year-old charity

  20-02-2026 08:17 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation, which employs more than 150 people, needs to raise the funds by the end of March
  
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• Staff at domestic abuse charity apply for statutory union recognition

  20-02-2026 08:03 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Workers at Solace Women’s Aid in Tower Hamlets threatened strike action last year
  
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• New chief revealed at The Alan Turing Institute

  19-02-2026 17:01 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Charity Commission opened a compliance case into the charity last year
  
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• House of St Barnabas charity work to restart after corporate trustee appointed

  19-02-2026 16:38 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity closed its central London building two years ago due to financial pressures
  
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• Major hospice charity opens staff consultation in bid to tackle almost £4m deficit

  19-02-2026 14:17 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation says it is ‘having to make some difficult decisions today to ensure that we can continue to be here for our communities long into the future’
  
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• Almost three in 10 charities considering using AI images in fundraising

  19-02-2026 08:22 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The findings come from a survey commissioned by the fundraising platform Enthuse
  
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• Former UK Youth chief to lead Business in the Community

  19-02-2026 07:39 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Ndidi Okezie will join the charity in early March
  
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• Christian charity breached fundraising code during new building campaign, regulator finds

  19-02-2026 06:09 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity did not inform donors what would happen if the fundraising campaign failed, the Fundraising Regulator concludes
  
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• A ‘slow start’ to the covenant and increased protest restrictions threaten UK civic space, report warns

  18-02-2026 16:44 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Bond is urging the government to lift restrictions on charity campaigning to reverse a decline in the country’s civic infrastructure
  
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• Youth charity promotes director to top job

  18-02-2026 16:01 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Nicky Twemlow succeeds Daniel Flynn, who is retiring after 23 years in the role
  
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• Former Oxfam GB chief files employment tribunal claim alleging discrimination and victimisation

  18-02-2026 13:31 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Halima Begum’s lawyer says she was ‘forced out’ by Oxfam’s board; the charity ‘strongly disputes’ the claims
  
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• Former Oxfam GB chief files employment tribunal alleging discrimination and victimisation

  18-02-2026 13:31 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Halima Begum’s lawyer says she was ‘forced out’ by Oxfam’s board; the charity ‘strongly disputes’ the claims
  
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• Almost 40 jobs at risk as horse charity considers closing two centres

  18-02-2026 08:37 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation says it has seen 'exponential price rises' in essential areas
  
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• Charity backed by crypto fraudster sells historic property at ‘significantly’ reduced price

  18-02-2026 08:07 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The sale comes as the foundation prepares to wind down its operations in the coming year
  
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• Police confirm 15 arrests amid claims at major health charity

  17-02-2026 17:18 via thirdsector.co.uk
  St Andrew’s Healthcare says it takes a ‘zero tolerance approach’ to abuse and had acted as soon as allegations emerged
  
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• Time running out to enter the Business Charity Awards 2026

  17-02-2026 17:17 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Charities and businesses must submit their entries by 11:59pm on Thursday 19 February
  
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• Charity facing almost £100,000 payout after unfairly dismissing two employees

  17-02-2026 16:51 via thirdsector.co.uk
  An employment tribunal has ruled that the Fife Employment Access Trust ‘had been looking for a reason to dismiss the claimants’
  
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• Human rights charity chief to step down

  17-02-2026 13:53 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Emma Hutton will leave her post at the end of March to take a break from the ‘tough battleground’ of human rights work
  
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• Art therapy charity launches winding up proceedings

  17-02-2026 07:29 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation says it will remain on the charity register until the administrative process is concluded
  
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• Charities campaign for 1,000 more businesses to introduce payroll giving

  17-02-2026 07:16 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The call comes as part of a charity-led campaign for Payroll Giving Month
  
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• Charity chief steps down after ‘challenging’ 18 months in the role

  17-02-2026 06:22 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Alex Brooks-Johnson lives on the south coast of England and has found the commute to Sheffield difficult
  
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• Charity that failed to keep record of payments criticised by regulator

  16-02-2026 17:07 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Charity Commission opened an inquiry into the organisation after it did not submit accounts covering a three-year period
  
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• Amnesty International UK reveals new chief

  16-02-2026 16:46 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Kerry Moscogiuri has worked for the organisation for the past 25 years
  
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• Understand where staff are using AI to avoid accidental adoption, charities warned

  16-02-2026 08:39 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Digital expert Zoe Amar says human review is a 'really important golden thread that needs to run through AI adoption'
  
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• National Student Pride to stop annual event due to ‘significant’ drop in corporate funding

  16-02-2026 08:27 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation’s income has fallen by about two-thirds over the past two years
  
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• RSPCA branch warns of cuts amid financial struggles

  16-02-2026 08:17 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity has begun a consultation with staff over possible job losses
  
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