Charities news

• New boss for gambling charity facing commission scrutiny

  04-06-2026 17:49 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  Jon Murray has been interim head of the organisation since December
  
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• RSPB puts jobs at risk as its aims to cuts costs by 7 per cent

  04-06-2026 16:35 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The charity says it will not comment on how many roles are affected during the consultation process, which runs until 15 July
  
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• CIoF launches UK-wide surveys to build ‘clearest picture yet’ of fundraising profession

  04-06-2026 16:26 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The surveys will examine issues including pay, progression, culture, wellbeing and recruitment and retention
  
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• Fundraisers are too often treated as a cost rather than an investment, CIoF chief warns

  04-06-2026 15:49 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  ‘When fundraising thrives, charities thrive,’ Katie Docherty tells the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s annual convention
  
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• Just 15 per cent of fundraising spend goes towards legacies despite far higher returns

  04-06-2026 12:34 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The Chartered Institute of Fundraising says investment levels in legacy income do not reflect long-term potential
  
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• Sailor’s charity aims to grow income by 15 per cent over next three years

  04-06-2026 08:30 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The organisation also says it wants to diversify its funder pool
  
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• Man who set fire to charity shop jailed

  04-06-2026 08:01 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  Michael Gibson admitted charges of arson, burglary and causing racially or religiously aggravated harassment
  
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• Inclusive education charity to become part of Stonewall

  04-06-2026 07:17 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The charity will retain its name and programmes but with greater operational capacity, it says
  
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• Chief retires after 27 years with Citizens Advice charities

  03-06-2026 17:35 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  Helen Goldsack will be succeeded by Katrina Ford
  
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• Most generous country in the world revealed

  03-06-2026 16:56 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The findings come a survey of more than 60,000 people in 105 countries
  
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• Energy fund offers £30m in grants to charities

  03-06-2026 16:45 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The money comes from companies that have broken Ofgem rules
  
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• Former ice hockey professional to lead major autism charity

  03-06-2026 08:32 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  Paul McGinnety was part of the Durham Wasps team that won national titles in the 1990s
  
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• Grantmaking charities must have written agreement with grantees, regulator says

  03-06-2026 08:18 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The Charity Commission has issued new guidance on making grants
  
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• Miscarriage charity changes name to better reflect its scope

  03-06-2026 08:00 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The charity’s new identity symbolises comfort, connection and a sense of trust, it says
  
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• Charity disputes union’s claims it is facing ‘serious monetary issues’

  02-06-2026 17:53 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The trust says it ‘firmly rejects any suggestion of potential bankruptcy’
  
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• Commission does not appear ‘fit for purpose’ after row with fellow regulator, committee chair claims

  02-06-2026 17:25 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  Leaders from the Charity Commission appeared before the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
  
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• Cancer charity promotes marketing director to top job

  02-06-2026 16:52 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The organisation says Laura Brady will lead it through a ‘major strategic inflection point’
  
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• Merged food redistribution charities reveal new name

  02-06-2026 07:18 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The Felix Project and FareShare announced their intention to merge last year
  
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• BBC Children in Need director to lead family support charity

  02-06-2026 06:20 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  Tony Okotie will join Child Action Northwest next week
  
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• Youth charity puts seven sites up for sale to secure ‘long-term prosperity’

  01-06-2026 17:29 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The buildings have a combined guide price of £7.9m
  
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• Hospice charity promotes director to top job

  01-06-2026 08:19 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  David Fletcher succeeds Richard Soulsby, who spent 27 years in the role
  
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• RNIB to wind up subsidiary

  01-06-2026 08:08 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The subsidiary has been dormant since the children’s home it ran was closed while the subject of a Charity Commission inquiry
  
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• Major animal charity unveils refreshed branding to boost digital engagement

  01-06-2026 06:38 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The Dogs Trust’s mascot has been given a personality and bigger role in the brand
  
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• Charity calls for Prince Harry to step down as a trustee of conservation organisation

  29-05-2026 17:32 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The indigenous rights charity Survival International says the Duke of Sussex’s continued involvement with African Parks is ‘outrageous’ amid claims of human rights abuses by AP’s rangers; the charity says it is unaware of such allegations
  
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• Scottish youth charity to merge into English counterpart

  29-05-2026 16:15 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The new organisation will represent the whole of Great Britain to strengthen sustainability, the charities say
  
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• Charity chief to retire after more than four decades in animal welfare

  29-05-2026 09:24 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  Nigel Mason has spent the past four years as chief executive of Margaret Green Animal Rescue
  
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• Arts Council England pledges to ‘balance investment across the country’

  29-05-2026 07:58 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The new strategic framework includes three key objectives for the grantmaker’s funds
  
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• Toynbee Hall boss to step down

  29-05-2026 07:55 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Sycamore will leave the charity in early July
  
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• Small charities ‘almost entirely absent’ from public contracts, government research finds

  28-05-2026 17:33 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  Charities with annual incomes of more than £10m account for 67.5 per cent of total charity income, despite representing only 5.5 per cent of organisations, the report says
  
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• Philanthropists should push charities to take calculated risks, charity gardens funder urges

  22-05-2026 17:01 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Hattie Ghaui also says charities need to ‘speak the language of philanthropists’
  
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