<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Charities  - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Charities  news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:49:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[New boss for gambling charity facing commission scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jon Murray has been interim head of the organisation since December]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-boss-for-gambling-charity-facing-commission-scrutiny/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-boss-for-gambling-charity-facing-commission-scrutiny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RSPB puts jobs at risk as its aims to cuts costs by 7 per cent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it will not comment on how many roles are affected during the consultation process, which runs until 15 July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rspb-puts-jobs-at-risk-as-its-aims-to-cuts-costs-by-7-per-cent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rspb-puts-jobs-at-risk-as-its-aims-to-cuts-costs-by-7-per-cent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIoF launches UK-wide surveys to build ‘clearest picture yet’ of fundraising profession]]></title><description><![CDATA[The surveys will examine issues including pay, progression, culture, wellbeing and recruitment and retention]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ciof-launches-uk-wide-surveys-to-build-clearest-picture-yet-of-fundraising-profession/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ciof-launches-uk-wide-surveys-to-build-clearest-picture-yet-of-fundraising-profession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraisers are too often treated as a cost rather than an investment, CIoF chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;When fundraising thrives, charities thrive,&rsquo; Katie Docherty tells the Chartered Institute of Fundraising&rsquo;s annual convention]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraisers-are-too-often-treated-as-a-cost-rather-than-an-investment-ciof-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraisers-are-too-often-treated-as-a-cost-rather-than-an-investment-ciof-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just 15 per cent of fundraising spend goes towards legacies despite far higher returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chartered Institute of Fundraising says investment levels in legacy income do not reflect long-term potential]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/just-15-per-cent-of-fundraising-spend-goes-towards-legacies-despite-far-higher-returns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/just-15-per-cent-of-fundraising-spend-goes-towards-legacies-despite-far-higher-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sailor’s charity aims to grow income by 15 per cent over next three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation also says it wants to diversify its funder pool]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sailors-charity-aims-to-grow-income-by-15-per-cent-over-next-three-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sailors-charity-aims-to-grow-income-by-15-per-cent-over-next-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who set fire to charity shop jailed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gibson admitted charges of arson, burglary and causing racially or religiously aggravated harassment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/man-who-set-fire-to-charity-shop-jailed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/man-who-set-fire-to-charity-shop-jailed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inclusive education charity to become part of Stonewall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity will retain its name and programmes but with greater operational capacity, it says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/inclusive-education-charity-to-become-part-of-stonewall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/inclusive-education-charity-to-become-part-of-stonewall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief retires after 27 years with Citizens Advice charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen Goldsack will be succeeded by Katrina Ford]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chief-retires-after-27-years-with-citizens-advice-charities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chief-retires-after-27-years-with-citizens-advice-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most generous country in the world revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings come a survey of more than 60,000 people in 105 countries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/most-generous-country-in-the-world-revealed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/most-generous-country-in-the-world-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy fund offers £30m in grants to charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The money comes from companies that have broken Ofgem rules]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/energy-fund-offers-30m-in-grants-to-charities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/energy-fund-offers-30m-in-grants-to-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former ice hockey professional to lead major autism charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul McGinnety was part of the Durham Wasps team that won national titles in the 1990s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-ice-hockey-professional-to-lead-major-autism-charity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-ice-hockey-professional-to-lead-major-autism-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grantmaking charities must have written agreement with grantees, regulator says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission has issued new guidance on making grants]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaking-charities-must-have-written-agreement-with-grantees-regulator-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaking-charities-must-have-written-agreement-with-grantees-regulator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miscarriage charity changes name to better reflect its scope]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s new identity symbolises comfort, connection and a sense of trust, it says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/miscarriage-charity-changes-name-to-better-reflect-its-scope/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/miscarriage-charity-changes-name-to-better-reflect-its-scope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity disputes union’s claims it is facing ‘serious monetary issues’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trust says it &lsquo;firmly rejects any suggestion of potential bankruptcy&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-disputes-unions-claims-it-is-facing-serious-monetary-issues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-disputes-unions-claims-it-is-facing-serious-monetary-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission does not appear ‘fit for purpose’ after row with fellow regulator, committee chair claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders from the Charity Commission appeared before the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-does-not-appear-fit-for-purpose-after-row-with-fellow-regulator-committee-chair-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-does-not-appear-fit-for-purpose-after-row-with-fellow-regulator-committee-chair-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer charity promotes marketing director to top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says Laura Brady will lead it through a &lsquo;major strategic inflection point&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cancer-charity-promotes-marketing-director-to-top-job/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cancer-charity-promotes-marketing-director-to-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merged food redistribution charities reveal new name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Felix Project and FareShare announced their intention to merge last year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/merged-food-redistribution-charities-reveal-new-name/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/merged-food-redistribution-charities-reveal-new-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC Children in Need director to lead family support charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Okotie will join Child Action Northwest next week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bbc-children-in-need-director-to-lead-family-support-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bbc-children-in-need-director-to-lead-family-support-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth charity puts seven sites up for sale to secure ‘long-term prosperity’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The buildings have a combined guide price of &pound;7.9m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-puts-seven-sites-up-for-sale-to-secure-long-term-prosperity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-puts-seven-sites-up-for-sale-to-secure-long-term-prosperity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice charity promotes director to top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Fletcher succeeds Richard Soulsby, who spent 27 years in the role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-promotes-director-to-top-job/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-promotes-director-to-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RNIB to wind up subsidiary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The subsidiary has been dormant since the children&rsquo;s home it ran was closed while the subject of a Charity Commission inquiry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rnib-to-wind-up-subsidiary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rnib-to-wind-up-subsidiary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major animal charity unveils refreshed branding to boost digital engagement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dogs Trust&rsquo;s mascot has been given a personality and bigger role in the brand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-animal-charity-unveils-refreshed-branding-to-boost-digital-engagement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-animal-charity-unveils-refreshed-branding-to-boost-digital-engagement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity calls for Prince Harry to step down as a trustee of conservation organisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The indigenous rights charity Survival International says the Duke of Sussex&rsquo;s continued involvement with African Parks is &lsquo;outrageous&rsquo; amid claims of human rights abuses by AP&rsquo;s rangers; the charity says it is unaware of such allegations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-calls-for-prince-harry-to-step-down-as-a-trustee-of-conservation-organisation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-calls-for-prince-harry-to-step-down-as-a-trustee-of-conservation-organisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish youth charity to merge into English counterpart]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new organisation will represent the whole of Great Britain to strengthen sustainability, the charities say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-youth-charity-to-merge-into-english-counterpart/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-youth-charity-to-merge-into-english-counterpart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity chief to retire after more than four decades in animal welfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Mason has spent the past four years as chief executive of Margaret Green Animal Rescue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chief-to-retire-after-more-than-four-decades-in-animal-welfare/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chief-to-retire-after-more-than-four-decades-in-animal-welfare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts Council England pledges to ‘balance investment across the country’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new strategic framework includes three key objectives for the grantmaker&rsquo;s funds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-england-pledges-to-balance-investment-across-the-country/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 07:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-england-pledges-to-balance-investment-across-the-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toynbee Hall boss to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebecca Sycamore will leave the charity in early July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/toynbee-hall-boss-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/toynbee-hall-boss-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small charities ‘almost entirely absent’ from public contracts, government research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities with annual incomes of more than &pound;10m account for 67.5 per cent of total charity income, despite representing only 5.5 per cent of organisations, the report says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/small-charities-almost-entirely-absent-from-public-contracts-government-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/small-charities-almost-entirely-absent-from-public-contracts-government-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philanthropists should push charities to take calculated risks, charity gardens funder urges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hattie Ghaui also says charities need to &lsquo;speak the language of philanthropists&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/philanthropists-should-push-charities-to-take-calculated-risks-charity-gardens-funder-urges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/philanthropists-should-push-charities-to-take-calculated-risks-charity-gardens-funder-urges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator pledges to work ‘at pace’ to update guidance in wake of new EHRC code]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says it will work as quickly as possible but must &lsquo;carefully review our guidance against the final code once that is published by parliament&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-pledges-to-work-at-pace-to-update-guidance-in-wake-of-new-ehrc-code/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-pledges-to-work-at-pace-to-update-guidance-in-wake-of-new-ehrc-code/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear of ‘culture wars’ holding charities back from responding to far-right threats, report suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some NGOs were prevented from action by &lsquo;cultures of timidity&rsquo;, the research says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fear-of-culture-wars-holding-charities-back-from-responding-to-far-right-threats-report-suggests/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fear-of-culture-wars-holding-charities-back-from-responding-to-far-right-threats-report-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity founded by former England cricket captain merges into larger counterpart]]></title><description><![CDATA[The foundation&rsquo;s staff will begin transferring to the charity from June]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-founded-by-former-england-cricket-captain-merges-into-larger-counterpart/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-founded-by-former-england-cricket-captain-merges-into-larger-counterpart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia charity to close and make all staff redundant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The closure is a result of reduced statutory support, increased demand, growing debt and a difficult fundraising environment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/dementia-charity-to-close-and-make-all-staff-redundant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/dementia-charity-to-close-and-make-all-staff-redundant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic violence campaigner to chair 2026 Third Sector Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wes Cunliffe was awarded the Rising Star award in 2025 for his work supporting male survivors of domestic violence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/domestic-violence-campaigner-to-chair-2026-third-sector-awards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/domestic-violence-campaigner-to-chair-2026-third-sector-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care charity owing £1.5m to HMRC sells services to counterpart]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Blake House went into administration last month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/care-charity-owing-15m-to-hmrc-sells-services-to-counterpart/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/care-charity-owing-15m-to-hmrc-sells-services-to-counterpart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leisure charity chief leaves amid inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator&rsquo;s probe into Sport Aberdeen remains ongoing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/leisure-charity-chief-leaves-amid-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/leisure-charity-chief-leaves-amid-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right march ‘unknowingly’ raises more than £200,000 for refugee charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fundraising campaign urges people to pledge 2p for every metre the Unite the Kingdom rally walked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/far-right-march-unknowingly-raises-more-than-200000-for-refugee-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/far-right-march-unknowingly-raises-more-than-200000-for-refugee-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applying for funding is a ‘soul-destroying’ process, charities say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings come from a survey of 1,200 charities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/applying-for-funding-is-a-soul-destroying-process-charities-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/applying-for-funding-is-a-soul-destroying-process-charities-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major charity retailer closing more stores after shutting 45 last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation has &lsquo;ongoing programme of review&rsquo; into its stores]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-charity-retailer-closing-more-stores-after-shutting-45-last-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 08:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-charity-retailer-closing-more-stores-after-shutting-45-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grantmaker chief to lead children’s charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Munday will assume the top job in June]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-chief-to-lead-childrens-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-chief-to-lead-childrens-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former HIV Scotland chief ordered to pay £5,000 to similar charity after ‘egregious breach of trust’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nathan Sparling spent &pound;2,000 of charity funds on Uber taxis and &pound;3,000 on Amazon orders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-hiv-scotland-chief-ordered-to-pay-5000-to-similar-charity-after-egregious-breach-of-trust/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-hiv-scotland-chief-ordered-to-pay-5000-to-similar-charity-after-egregious-breach-of-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art museum benefits from ‘incredible’ £91m donation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gift will fund improvements to the building&rsquo;s exterior that will halve the energy it needs to operate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/art-museum-benefits-from-incredible-91m-donation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/art-museum-benefits-from-incredible-91m-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top charity brand of 2026 revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 17th edition of Third Sector&rsquo;s Charity Brand Index is based on research conducted with a representative sample of more than 4,000 people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/top-charity-brand-of-2026-revealed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/top-charity-brand-of-2026-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator assesses comments made by charity chair as celebrities sign petition of support]]></title><description><![CDATA[One letter says Misan Harriman has been the victim of a &lsquo;dishonest smear campaign orchestrated by the Telegraph and the Mail&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assesses-comments-made-by-charity-chair-as-celebrities-sign-petition-of-support/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assesses-comments-made-by-charity-chair-as-celebrities-sign-petition-of-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity run by Reform UK’s Scottish leader told to register with regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has escalated its work with the Badenoch Trust to an inquiry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-run-by-reform-uks-scottish-leader-told-to-register-with-regulator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-run-by-reform-uks-scottish-leader-told-to-register-with-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RSPCA to sell animal hospital and transfer staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 35 staff at Finsbury Park Animal Hospital are facing relocation, redeployment or redundancy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rspca-to-sell-animal-hospital-and-transfer-staff/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rspca-to-sell-animal-hospital-and-transfer-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brits donate average of less than 1 per cent of their earnings to charity, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[About a third of UK donations originated from London and the south-east of England, research shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/brits-donate-average-of-less-than-1-per-cent-of-their-earnings-to-charity-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/brits-donate-average-of-less-than-1-per-cent-of-their-earnings-to-charity-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity accused of making ‘unnecessary redundancies’]]></title><description><![CDATA[But the hospice says the claim does not take into account its financial position]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-accused-of-making-unnecessary-redundancies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-accused-of-making-unnecessary-redundancies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refugee Council reveals next leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Ghose joins from the disability charity Kids]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/refugee-council-reveals-next-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/refugee-council-reveals-next-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First charities awarded diversity accreditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mark highlights organisations&rsquo; efforts to promote racial diversity, equality and inclusion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/first-charities-awarded-diversity-accreditation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/first-charities-awarded-diversity-accreditation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legacies remain steady despite expected decline from probate backlog efforts, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decrease in legacy income was &lsquo;more modest than initially predicted&rsquo;, report says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/legacies-remain-steady-despite-expected-decline-from-probate-backlog-efforts-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/legacies-remain-steady-despite-expected-decline-from-probate-backlog-efforts-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness charity reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Powles joins St Martins from the Norfolk Community Law Service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-charity-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-charity-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footballers’ charity transferred £1.9m to trade union without ‘adequate explanation’, regulator finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission strongly criticises The Players Foundation after a lengthy inquiry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/footballers-charity-transferred-19m-to-trade-union-without-adequate-explanation-regulator-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 01:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/footballers-charity-transferred-19m-to-trade-union-without-adequate-explanation-regulator-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh complaint to regulator alleges ‘unlawful’ political activity at charitable think tank]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity is subject to a compliance case that opened after a 27-page complaint was filed with the commission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fresh-complaint-to-regulator-alleges-unlawful-political-activity-at-charitable-think-tank/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fresh-complaint-to-regulator-alleges-unlawful-political-activity-at-charitable-think-tank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Work urgently’ to improve banking services for charities, MPs tell government]]></title><description><![CDATA[A parliamentary motion says charities are facing issues including account freezes, lost records and barriers to opening new accounts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/work-urgently-to-improve-banking-services-for-charities-mps-tell-government/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/work-urgently-to-improve-banking-services-for-charities-mps-tell-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choir members to sue Scope for ‘discriminating’ against founder’s gender-critical views]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity had dropped the choir from performing at the London Marathon but later restored the invite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/choir-members-to-sue-scope-for-discriminating-against-founders-gender-critical-views/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/choir-members-to-sue-scope-for-discriminating-against-founders-gender-critical-views/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most people believe major charity lotteries should be able to operate in Northern Ireland, poll finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of respondents said allowing large lotteries would help the funding pressures on charities, research shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/most-people-believe-major-charity-lotteries-should-be-able-to-operate-in-northern-ireland-poll-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/most-people-believe-major-charity-lotteries-should-be-able-to-operate-in-northern-ireland-poll-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support charity launches urgent £100,000 fundraising campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it is operating in an &lsquo;increasingly difficult financial climate&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/support-charity-launches-urgent-100000-fundraising-campaign/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/support-charity-launches-urgent-100000-fundraising-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentebale appoints trustees and says it has completed actions required by the regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[But the Charity Commission says its assessment of trustees&rsquo; compliance with the action plan &lsquo;remains ongoing&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sentebale-appoints-trustees-and-says-it-has-completed-actions-required-by-the-regulator/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sentebale-appoints-trustees-and-says-it-has-completed-actions-required-by-the-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth membership charity appoints next leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Robertson succeeds Mike Strang, who is leaving for the top job at a paddlesport charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-membership-charity-appoints-next-leader/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-membership-charity-appoints-next-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funder launches £3m fund to support community AI development]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Knott of the National Lottery Community Fund says there is a &lsquo;wisdom gap we now have to confront&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/funder-launches-3m-fund-to-support-community-ai-development/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/funder-launches-3m-fund-to-support-community-ai-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity founder becomes first Brit to donate more than £1bn in a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donations by the UK&rsquo;s 100 wealthiest people have risen to nearly &pound;5bn, according to The Sunday Times Giving List]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-founder-becomes-first-brit-to-donate-more-than-1bn-in-a-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-founder-becomes-first-brit-to-donate-more-than-1bn-in-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator invites large charities to participate in complaints research]]></title><description><![CDATA[The project seeks data on the types of fundraising complaints charities receive in 2026/27]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-invites-large-charities-to-participate-in-complaints-research/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-invites-large-charities-to-participate-in-complaints-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Professional criminal’ jailed after defrauding community charities out of £155,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlotte Young took small sums, which she falsely marked as payments to HM Revenue &amp; Customs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/professional-criminal-jailed-after-defrauding-community-charities-out-of-155000/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/professional-criminal-jailed-after-defrauding-community-charities-out-of-155000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator assesses concerns about Royal British Legion branches following media reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity recently replaced its Northern Irish District Committee after investigations raised issues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assesses-concerns-about-royal-british-legion-branches-following-media-reports/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assesses-concerns-about-royal-british-legion-branches-following-media-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts centre reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holly Paterson is the long-term successor to Amy Liptrott]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-centre-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-centre-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Income and spending at Access falls after £11m programme ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cost of Living programme supported about 300 charities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/income-and-spending-at-access-falls-after-11m-programme-ends/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/income-and-spending-at-access-falls-after-11m-programme-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens case into Princess Eugenie’s charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of the charity&rsquo;s income from donations in 2024/25 was not distributed, latest accounts show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-princess-eugenies-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-princess-eugenies-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraising Regulator investigates community interest company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homeless in Need UK supports individuals experiencing homelessness, particularly those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-regulator-investigates-community-interest-company/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-regulator-investigates-community-interest-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former charity worker told to pay almost £28,000 to organisations he stole from]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Smith admitted stealing from organisations including Aspire Oxfordshire and the Greater Change Foundation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-charity-worker-told-to-pay-almost-28000-to-organisations-he-stole-from/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-charity-worker-told-to-pay-almost-28000-to-organisations-he-stole-from/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community foundation promotes deputy chief to top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Hirst will assume the post on 12 June]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-foundation-promotes-deputy-chief-to-top-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-foundation-promotes-deputy-chief-to-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes organisations linked to charity that owes £1.5m to HMRC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says a gallery appears to have paid a trustee without consent while the other charity might have declared a lower annual income than it actually had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-organisations-linked-to-charity-that-owes-15m-to-hmrc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-organisations-linked-to-charity-that-owes-15m-to-hmrc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief of national special schools membership body to leave after 21 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claire Dorer will leave her post at the end of the year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chief-of-national-special-schools-membership-body-to-leave-after-21-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chief-of-national-special-schools-membership-body-to-leave-after-21-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice charities agree merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Butterwick Hospice is set to join the Teesside Hospice Group]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charities-agree-merger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charities-agree-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Law Project to support ‘under attack’ internship charity facing discrimination lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity is being sued by a GB News commentator for not offering schemes to white people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/good-law-project-to-support-under-attack-internship-charity-facing-discrimination-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/good-law-project-to-support-under-attack-internship-charity-facing-discrimination-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internal disputes among Scottish charities more than doubled last year, regulator reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trustees should always try to resolve issues internally, ensuring communication is open and transparent, the OSCR says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/internal-disputes-among-scottish-charities-more-than-doubled-last-year-regulator-reveals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/internal-disputes-among-scottish-charities-more-than-doubled-last-year-regulator-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co-founder and chief of global mental health charity to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Kline is leaving to focus on her interest in nature, the charity says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/co-founder-and-chief-of-global-mental-health-charity-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/co-founder-and-chief-of-global-mental-health-charity-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Royal British Legion replaces Northern Ireland committee after governance and behaviour concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity has appointed a new Northern Ireland District Committee, including a new chair, it says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-royal-british-legion-replaces-northern-ireland-committee-after-governance-and-behaviour-concerns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-royal-british-legion-replaces-northern-ireland-committee-after-governance-and-behaviour-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City and Guilds Foundation appoints first permanent chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Blackledge will join the charity in October]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/city-and-guilds-foundation-appoints-first-permanent-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/city-and-guilds-foundation-appoints-first-permanent-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens inquiry into leisure charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight of the charity&rsquo;s trustees have resigned since 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campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[The campaign is driven by a coalition of more than 200 charities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-350-communities-to-host-counter-hate-events-in-million-acts-of-hope-campaign/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-350-communities-to-host-counter-hate-events-in-million-acts-of-hope-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens case into educational charity after administrators appointed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity submitted a serious incident report to the Charity Commission related to its finances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-educational-charity-after-administrators-appointed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 07:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-educational-charity-after-administrators-appointed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fast-food chain’s charity modernises logo as part of a global rebrand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new identity is intended to sharpen the charity&rsquo;s messaging and strengthen the communication of its mission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fast-food-chains-charity-modernises-logo-as-part-of-a-global-rebrand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fast-food-chains-charity-modernises-logo-as-part-of-a-global-rebrand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City and Guilds trustees accused of ‘avoiding scrutiny’ after inquiry call]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s trustees say they are committed to &lsquo;working constructively&rsquo; with members to find a way forward]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/city-and-guilds-trustees-accused-of-avoiding-scrutiny-after-inquiry-call/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/city-and-guilds-trustees-accused-of-avoiding-scrutiny-after-inquiry-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museum charity cuts staff and extends closure period]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it has been carrying out emergency fundraising to stabilise its financial situation and prevent permanent closure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/museum-charity-cuts-staff-and-extends-closure-period/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/museum-charity-cuts-staff-and-extends-closure-period/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIoF scraps flagship Fundraising Convention in favour of more affordable events]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK&rsquo;s largest fundraising convention will be replaced with two distinct one-day events]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ciof-scraps-flagship-fundraising-convention-in-favour-of-more-affordable-events/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ciof-scraps-flagship-fundraising-convention-in-favour-of-more-affordable-events/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost two-thirds of small charities struggling to find support, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a &lsquo;significant gap&rsquo; between the support needed by charities and what they can realistically access, the report says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-two-thirds-of-small-charities-struggling-to-find-support-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-two-thirds-of-small-charities-struggling-to-find-support-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Good Law Project changes ownership in bid to replicate charity model without regulatory ‘guardrails’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation will no longer be owned by an individual, instead transferring ownership to a trust in Jersey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-good-law-project-changes-ownership-in-bid-to-replicate-charity-model-without-regulatory-guardrails/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-good-law-project-changes-ownership-in-bid-to-replicate-charity-model-without-regulatory-guardrails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science and innovation charity reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Francis previously spent almost a decade at the organisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/science-and-innovation-charity-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/science-and-innovation-charity-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prioritising anti-racism work is like exercising an underused muscle, expert says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joy Warmington likens the &lsquo;ongoing harm of racism&rsquo; to a &lsquo;dripping tap&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/prioritising-anti-racism-work-is-like-exercising-an-underused-muscle-expert-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/prioritising-anti-racism-work-is-like-exercising-an-underused-muscle-expert-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child bereavement charities complete their merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winston&rsquo;s Wish has merged into Child Bereavement UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/child-bereavement-charities-complete-their-merger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/child-bereavement-charities-complete-their-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A third of charity communications staff are burnt out, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Job satisfaction was lower among staff at larger charities than at smaller organisations, findings suggest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/a-third-of-charity-communications-staff-are-burnt-out-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/a-third-of-charity-communications-staff-are-burnt-out-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental health charity chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Rowland has been at the Mental Health Foundation since 2016]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mental-health-charity-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mental-health-charity-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winners of the Business Charity Awards 2026 revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The awards recognise the outstanding support given by businesses to UK charities and voluntary organisations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/winners-of-the-business-charity-awards-2026-revealed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/winners-of-the-business-charity-awards-2026-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator assesses complaint about charity founded by Reform UK’s Scottish leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity has an Edinburgh address listed with the Charity Commission for England and Wales but is not registered with the Scottish regulator]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assesses-complaint-about-charity-founded-by-reform-uks-scottish-leader/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assesses-complaint-about-charity-founded-by-reform-uks-scottish-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[About 70 jobs at risk as RNLI confirms closure of manufacturing site]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says the facility needs about &pound;5m of investment to bring it in line with modern requirements]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/about-70-jobs-at-risk-as-rnli-confirms-closure-of-manufacturing-site/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/about-70-jobs-at-risk-as-rnli-confirms-closure-of-manufacturing-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes Scottish Youth Parliament after former chair jailed for sexual assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inquiry will assess the charity&rsquo;s governance and regulatory procedures, SYP says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-scottish-youth-parliament-after-former-chair-jailed-for-sexual-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-scottish-youth-parliament-after-former-chair-jailed-for-sexual-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCT rebrands in bid to make its mission clearer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says its new brand has a &lsquo;down-to-earth tone&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/nct-rebrands-in-bid-to-make-its-mission-clearer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/nct-rebrands-in-bid-to-make-its-mission-clearer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former footballer to chair major mental health charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clarke Carlisle has long campaigned about mental-health issues, both during and after his 17-year playing career]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-footballer-to-chair-major-mental-health-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-footballer-to-chair-major-mental-health-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Professional body welcomes new chief after sacking of former boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Causer succeeds Anna Daroy, who was dismissed last year after breaching Covid-19 loan rules for her management consultancy firm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/professional-body-welcomes-new-chief-after-sacking-of-former-boss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 06:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/professional-body-welcomes-new-chief-after-sacking-of-former-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts Council ‘must act’ when funding used to promote antisemitism, PM warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Keir Starmer announces an audit of how the grantmaker handles claims of antisemitism among funding recipients]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-must-act-when-funding-used-to-promote-antisemitism-pm-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-must-act-when-funding-used-to-promote-antisemitism-pm-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Scottish Youth Parliament chair jailed for sexual assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it is continuing to strengthen its safeguarding policies, with further updates expected this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-scottish-youth-parliament-chair-jailed-for-sexual-assault/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-scottish-youth-parliament-chair-jailed-for-sexual-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Party leader admits he wrongly described himself as a British Red Cross spokesman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zack Polanski has hosted fundraisers for the charity but was never an official spokesperson, Third Sector understands]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/green-party-leader-admits-he-wrongly-described-himself-as-a-british-red-cross-spokesman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/green-party-leader-admits-he-wrongly-described-himself-as-a-british-red-cross-spokesman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities must avoid damaging public trust when using soft opt-in, regulator warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fundraising Regulator&rsquo;s new guidance advises how to process personal data lawfully following legislative changes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-avoid-damaging-public-trust-when-using-soft-opt-in-regulator-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-avoid-damaging-public-trust-when-using-soft-opt-in-regulator-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sustainable tourism charity changes its name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says its new name reflects its role in helping the tourism sector &lsquo;move from intention to coordinated action&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sustainable-tourism-charity-changes-its-name/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sustainable-tourism-charity-changes-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre charity cuts jobs as part of restructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it is facing a challenging fundraising landscape]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charity-cuts-jobs-as-part-of-restructure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charity-cuts-jobs-as-part-of-restructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife park to change name after regulator closes inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it wants to draw a line under its difficulties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/wildlife-park-to-change-name-after-regulator-closes-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/wildlife-park-to-change-name-after-regulator-closes-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improvements made to child sponsorship marketing following guidance, regulator says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The work was carried out because of concerns that some sponsorship programmes could mislead potential donors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/improvements-made-to-child-sponsorship-marketing-following-guidance-regulator-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/improvements-made-to-child-sponsorship-marketing-following-guidance-regulator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity reduces annual deficit but reserves spark ‘serious concern’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity recorded a deficit of under &pound;1m for the first time since 2021/22]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-reduces-annual-deficit-but-reserves-spark-serious-concern/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-reduces-annual-deficit-but-reserves-spark-serious-concern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity workers end nine months of strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[The workers&rsquo; union says the deal is &lsquo;fantastic news&rsquo; but it was a shame it had taken so long to reach]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-workers-end-nine-months-of-strike-action/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-workers-end-nine-months-of-strike-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical research charity chief to retire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angela Hind is leaving after 20 years leading the foundation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/medical-research-charity-chief-to-retire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/medical-research-charity-chief-to-retire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forces charity appoints former brigadier as next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Bazeley left the Army in 2022 after 30 years of service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/forces-charity-appoints-former-brigadier-as-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/forces-charity-appoints-former-brigadier-as-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaf support charity to enter liquidation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s closure is a result of intensifying financial pressures, it says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/deaf-support-charity-to-enter-liquidation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/deaf-support-charity-to-enter-liquidation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bereaved parents charity seeks £90,000 in funding to prevent closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grant that previously made up 35 to 40 per cent of the charity&rsquo;s annual income is coming to an end]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bereaved-parents-charity-seeks-90000-in-funding-to-prevent-closure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bereaved-parents-charity-seeks-90000-in-funding-to-prevent-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health research charity reports itself to ICO over major data breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[De-identified data was found on a Chinese consumer website owned by Alibaba, the charity says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/health-research-charity-reports-itself-to-ico-over-major-data-breach/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/health-research-charity-reports-itself-to-ico-over-major-data-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Marathon has raised record amount this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The event broke the world record for the highest number of finishers in a marathon with almost 60,000]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-marathon-has-raised-record-amount-this-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-marathon-has-raised-record-amount-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Committee of MPs launch inquiry after row between Charity Commission and ombudsman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator says it is commissioning an independent external review to examine how it handled two complaints at the centre of the matter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/committee-of-mps-launch-inquiry-after-row-between-charity-commission-and-ombudsman/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/committee-of-mps-launch-inquiry-after-row-between-charity-commission-and-ombudsman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Albert Hall warns of 'serious consequences' for charity as bill in danger of falling]]></title><description><![CDATA[A motion to carry over legislation to change the charity's constitution was repeatedly blocked in the House of Commons before parliament was prorogued]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-albert-hall-warns-of-serious-consequences-for-charity-as-bill-in-danger-of-falling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-albert-hall-warns-of-serious-consequences-for-charity-as-bill-in-danger-of-falling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity defends itself after GB News commentator threatens to sue over internship ‘discrimination’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The foundation exists to provide opportunities to underrepresented and marginalised young people&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-defends-itself-after-gb-news-commentator-threatens-to-sue-over-internship-discrimination/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-defends-itself-after-gb-news-commentator-threatens-to-sue-over-internship-discrimination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost six in 10 charity leaders have seen ‘challenging behaviours’ on their board]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings come from research conducted with more than 230 senior leaders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-six-in-10-charity-leaders-have-seen-challenging-behaviours-on-their-board/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-six-in-10-charity-leaders-have-seen-challenging-behaviours-on-their-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Backbench MP proposes group that would push to end automatic charitable status for religious groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[But charity leaders have warned that changes must be approached with caution]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/backbench-mp-proposes-group-that-would-push-to-end-automatic-charitable-status-for-religious-groups/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/backbench-mp-proposes-group-that-would-push-to-end-automatic-charitable-status-for-religious-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities call for consistent implementation of new rules allowing people on benefits to volunteer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Right to Try regulations will ensure people on benefits can volunteer without fear of being reassessed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-call-for-consistent-implementation-of-new-rules-allowing-people-on-benefits-to-volunteer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-call-for-consistent-implementation-of-new-rules-allowing-people-on-benefits-to-volunteer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservation charity reveals record £20m donation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The funds have come from a donor who wants to remain anonymous]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/conservation-charity-reveals-record-20m-donation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/conservation-charity-reveals-record-20m-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile giving accounted for most one-off and monthly donations last year, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gifts made via desktops were higher on average, but mobile giving is now the &lsquo;default&rsquo; method, fundraising platform says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mobile-giving-accounted-for-most-one-off-and-monthly-donations-last-year-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mobile-giving-accounted-for-most-one-off-and-monthly-donations-last-year-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New ‘soft opt-in’ guidance could place extra administrative burden on charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Distinguishing between different forms of marketing requires more complex segmentation within CRM systems, the CIoF says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-soft-opt-in-guidance-could-place-extra-administrative-burden-on-charities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-soft-opt-in-guidance-could-place-extra-administrative-burden-on-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity partner for next year's London Marathon revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Autistic Society hopes the partnership will mark the 'beginning of a lasting legacy for autistic people']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-partner-for-next-years-london-marathon-revealed-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-partner-for-next-years-london-marathon-revealed-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grantmaker makes &pound;10m fund 'always open']]></title><description><![CDATA[The programme will have multiple decision points throughout the year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-makes-pound10m-fund-always-open/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-makes-pound10m-fund-always-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grantmaker makes £10m fund ‘always open’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The programme will have multiple decision points throughout the year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-makes-10m-fund-always-open/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-makes-10m-fund-always-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Television charity reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophie Jones joins from the BPI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/television-charity-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/television-charity-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trustee recruitment through personal contacts is a 'great loss' to the sector, commission chair warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Julia Unwin also says that charity status is a 'social contract' that comes with expectations and privileges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/trustee-recruitment-through-personal-contacts-is-a-great-loss-to-the-sector-commission-chair-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/trustee-recruitment-through-personal-contacts-is-a-great-loss-to-the-sector-commission-chair-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infrastructure charity cuts almost half of its staff amid funding challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Losing infrastructure organisations is a sector-wide risk, the charity warns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/infrastructure-charity-cuts-almost-half-of-its-staff-amid-funding-challenges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/infrastructure-charity-cuts-almost-half-of-its-staff-amid-funding-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Significant gap’ between charities’ AI use and board oversight, report suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 60 per cent of charities are in the early stages of AI adoption, data shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/significant-gap-between-charities-ai-use-and-board-oversight-report-suggests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/significant-gap-between-charities-ai-use-and-board-oversight-report-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third-party marketing lists are never soft opt-in compliant, new guidance warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The guidance seeks to advise charities how to use new legal powers to send direct marketing communications to supporters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/third-party-marketing-lists-are-never-soft-opt-in-compliant-new-guidance-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/third-party-marketing-lists-are-never-soft-opt-in-compliant-new-guidance-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legacy income at major food distribution charity up by more than 5,000 per cent in five years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation saw legacy income increase from &pound;30,000 to &pound;1.8m after it began legacy marketing, research by Third Sector shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/legacy-income-at-major-food-distribution-charity-up-by-more-than-5000-per-cent-in-five-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/legacy-income-at-major-food-distribution-charity-up-by-more-than-5000-per-cent-in-five-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre charities merge to provide ‘one-stop shop’ for young people entering the industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new organisation will be co-led by the charities&rsquo; chief executives]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charities-merge-to-provide-one-stop-shop-for-young-people-entering-the-industry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charities-merge-to-provide-one-stop-shop-for-young-people-entering-the-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former charity chief admits embezzling £5,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court heard that &pound;2,000 was spent on Ubers while &pound;3,000 was spent on Amazon deliveries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-charity-chief-admits-embezzling-5000/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-charity-chief-admits-embezzling-5000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Welsh government minister to lead youth charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremy Miles was a Senedd member for 10 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-welsh-government-minister-to-lead-youth-charity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-welsh-government-minister-to-lead-youth-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suicide prevention charity rebrands]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s new logo and website aim to better engage young people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/suicide-prevention-charity-rebrands/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/suicide-prevention-charity-rebrands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity under inquiry folds after losing £100,000 grant due to ‘significant’ historic problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation struggled to recover from financial losses, false representations and reputational harm caused, it says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-under-inquiry-folds-after-losing-100000-grant-due-to-significant-historic-problems/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-under-inquiry-folds-after-losing-100000-grant-due-to-significant-historic-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Pride in London boss admits contempt of court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christopher Joell-Deshields failed to hand back social media and bank logins, court order shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-pride-in-london-boss-admits-contempt-of-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-pride-in-london-boss-admits-contempt-of-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vote Leave co-founder to lead charitable think tank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Hannan will surrender the Conservative whip in the House of Lords to join the Institute of Economic Affairs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/vote-leave-co-founder-to-lead-charitable-think-tank/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/vote-leave-co-founder-to-lead-charitable-think-tank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime Minister attends first Civil Society Council meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pledge was made to revise procurement practices to &lsquo;unlock&rsquo; opportunities for civil society, Downing Street says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/prime-minister-attends-first-civil-society-council-meeting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/prime-minister-attends-first-civil-society-council-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity set up in late Queen’s memory reveals first chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claire Whitaker will take up the role on a part-time, interim basis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-set-up-in-late-queens-memory-reveals-first-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-set-up-in-late-queens-memory-reveals-first-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former chief operating officer to permanently lead Royal College of Paediatrics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Parrett has been interim head of the charity since January]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-chief-operating-officer-to-permanently-lead-royal-college-of-paediatrics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-chief-operating-officer-to-permanently-lead-royal-college-of-paediatrics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foundation donates £10m to support a new unrestricted fund for youth charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fund will offer multi-year, flexible grants for small organisations working with young people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundation-donates-10m-to-support-a-new-unrestricted-fund-for-youth-charities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundation-donates-10m-to-support-a-new-unrestricted-fund-for-youth-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness charity to change name after longstanding dispute with fellow not-for-profit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rebrand is to avoid confusion and is &lsquo;in the interest of protecting our charitable resources&lsquo;, the charity says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-charity-to-change-name-after-longstanding-dispute-with-fellow-not-for-profit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-charity-to-change-name-after-longstanding-dispute-with-fellow-not-for-profit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Trust to ‘repurpose’ more than 130 holiday cottages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of the affected properties will be turned into long-term lets &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/national-trust-to-repurpose-more-than-130-holiday-cottages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/national-trust-to-repurpose-more-than-130-holiday-cottages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home-Start charity to close due to increasing funding challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Staffordshire-based organisation says it can no longer deliver services sustainably]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/home-start-charity-to-close-due-to-increasing-funding-challenges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/home-start-charity-to-close-due-to-increasing-funding-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London-based hospitals charity becomes independent from its NHS trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says the move will give it more autonomy in areas such as fundraising]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-based-hospitals-charity-becomes-independent-from-its-nhs-trust/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-based-hospitals-charity-becomes-independent-from-its-nhs-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-day London Marathon would be a one-off, organisers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2027 event could raise more than &pound;130m for good causes over two days if given the go-ahead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/two-day-london-marathon-would-be-a-one-off-organisers-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/two-day-london-marathon-would-be-a-one-off-organisers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major children’s charity accused of attempting to ‘derecognise’ union]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it is conducting a review aimed at ensuring employee voices remain &lsquo;strong, effective and fit for the future&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-childrens-charity-accused-of-attempting-to-derecognise-union/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-childrens-charity-accused-of-attempting-to-derecognise-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator redistributes £1.4m in funds from charities linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator opened inquiries into the charities in 2022 and froze their bank accounts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-redistributes-14m-in-funds-from-charities-linked-to-sanctioned-russian-oligarch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-redistributes-14m-in-funds-from-charities-linked-to-sanctioned-russian-oligarch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commissioning culture must be overhauled for charities to be effective partners in public service reform, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competitive tendering undermines ties between local organisations and blocks collaboration, paper argues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commissioning-culture-must-be-overhauled-for-charities-to-be-effective-partners-in-public-service-reform-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commissioning-culture-must-be-overhauled-for-charities-to-be-effective-partners-in-public-service-reform-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Female charity leaders need to avoid ‘pulling up the ladder’ behind them, former Shelter chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women in charity leadership must build support networks, ask questions and be vulnerable, an event hears]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/female-charity-leaders-need-to-avoid-pulling-up-the-ladder-behind-them-former-shelter-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/female-charity-leaders-need-to-avoid-pulling-up-the-ladder-behind-them-former-shelter-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts Council England hopes to discuss Gift Aid proposals with Treasury, chair tells MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent review of the grantmaker suggested doubling the level of Gift Aid for events outside London]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-england-hopes-to-discuss-gift-aid-proposals-with-treasury-chair-tells-mps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-england-hopes-to-discuss-gift-aid-proposals-with-treasury-chair-tells-mps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fozia Irfan to leave BBC Children in Need]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her departure comes after five years at the grantmaker]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fozia-irfan-to-leave-bbc-children-in-need/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fozia-irfan-to-leave-bbc-children-in-need/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spana changes its name to better reflect mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The animal welfare charity says its new name was developed through an &lsquo;extensive&rsquo; consultation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/spana-changes-its-name-to-better-reflect-mission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/spana-changes-its-name-to-better-reflect-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator updates conflict of interest guidance after rise in cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says most unmanaged conflicts of interest come from a lack of awareness rather than deliberate wrongdoing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-updates-conflict-of-interest-guidance-after-rise-in-cases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-updates-conflict-of-interest-guidance-after-rise-in-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity chief to step down as High Sheriff role beckons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gillian Sewell has led YMCA Derbyshire since 2000]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chief-to-step-down-as-high-sheriff-role-beckons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chief-to-step-down-as-high-sheriff-role-beckons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End-of-life charity changes its name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it canvassed more than 9,000 people as part of the process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/end-of-life-charity-changes-its-name/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/end-of-life-charity-changes-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major grantmaker sells £9.5m building to private equity firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The funds will go towards the charity&rsquo;s objects, the grantmaker says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-grantmaker-sells-95m-building-to-private-equity-firm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-grantmaker-sells-95m-building-to-private-equity-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity chair quits due to ‘hazardous legal environment’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel MacLennan says he has come to the &lsquo;painful conclusion&hellip; that it is no longer safe, professionally, personally or medically, to hold the position of a charity trustee or chair&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chair-quits-due-to-hazardous-legal-environment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chair-quits-due-to-hazardous-legal-environment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator orders charity not to send money abroad amid claims orphanage it supports does not exist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has directed The Orphan Shop not to undertake &lsquo;certain activities&rsquo; for the next six months, including making payments intended for overseas beneficiaries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-orders-charity-not-to-send-money-abroad-amid-claims-orphanage-it-supports-does-not-exist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-orders-charity-not-to-send-money-abroad-amid-claims-orphanage-it-supports-does-not-exist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community centres worth almost £3m transferred to 800-year-old charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Walton-On-Thames Charity is expected to invest about &pound;200,000 in the buildings and provide &pound;180,000 of funding towards services over the next three years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-centres-worth-almost-3m-transferred-to-800-year-old-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-centres-worth-almost-3m-transferred-to-800-year-old-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tickets selling fast for the 2026 Business Charity Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 7 May]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tickets-selling-fast-for-the-2026-business-charity-awards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tickets-selling-fast-for-the-2026-business-charity-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leading charities generated legacy income of almost £2bn in the space of a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report from Third Sector analyses half a decade of legacy data taken from the accounts of 100 UK charites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/leading-charities-generated-legacy-income-of-almost-2bn-in-the-space-of-a-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/leading-charities-generated-legacy-income-of-almost-2bn-in-the-space-of-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic charitable fund worth £5.3m transfers to fellow foundation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bishop Fox&rsquo;s Educational Foundation has awarded grants since 1991 but has a 500-year history]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/historic-charitable-fund-worth-53m-transfers-to-fellow-foundation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/historic-charitable-fund-worth-53m-transfers-to-fellow-foundation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Board Racial Diversity UK appoints former student union leader as chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appointment follows Benaifer Bhandari&rsquo;s resignation after just a month in post]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/board-racial-diversity-uk-appoints-former-student-union-leader-as-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/board-racial-diversity-uk-appoints-former-student-union-leader-as-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regional charities must be supported to effectively handle major donors, philanthropy leader urges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government&rsquo;s efforts to boost philanthropy may require more hands-on support for community organisations, delegates hear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regional-charities-must-be-supported-to-effectively-handle-major-donors-philanthropy-leader-urges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regional-charities-must-be-supported-to-effectively-handle-major-donors-philanthropy-leader-urges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police urge charities to unite against extremism after arson attacks on Jewish premises]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kenton United Synagogue, the Finchley Reform Synagogue and the former building of the charity Jewish Futures were targeted in attacks last week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/police-urge-charities-to-unite-against-extremism-after-arson-attacks-on-jewish-premises/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/police-urge-charities-to-unite-against-extremism-after-arson-attacks-on-jewish-premises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government grants £40m endowment to establish trust in late Queen’s memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity will provide targeted funding to restore and sustain shared local spaces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-grants-40m-endowment-to-establish-trust-in-late-queens-memory/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-grants-40m-endowment-to-establish-trust-in-late-queens-memory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Albert Hall urges MPs to back changes to its constitution amid fears bill could fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal Albert Hall Bill aims to make changes including amending the rules on the number of events seat-holders can be excluded from each year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-albert-hall-urges-mps-to-back-changes-to-its-constitution-amid-fears-bill-could-fall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-albert-hall-urges-mps-to-back-changes-to-its-constitution-amid-fears-bill-could-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities share more than £100,000 seized from criminals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The funds will be split between eight charities to fund community projects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-share-more-than-100000-seized-from-criminals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-share-more-than-100000-seized-from-criminals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End-of-life charity launches £20m appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says one of its hospices needs a &lsquo;transformation&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/end-of-life-charity-launches-20m-appeal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/end-of-life-charity-launches-20m-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donors more likely to trust UK charities over international causes, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giving participation remains resilient, with 88 per cent of people donating in some way, the report says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/donors-more-likely-to-trust-uk-charities-over-international-causes-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/donors-more-likely-to-trust-uk-charities-over-international-causes-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foundation set to make £13m available across five funding pots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homelessness services and early years provision are among the areas being supported]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundation-set-to-make-13m-available-across-five-funding-pots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundation-set-to-make-13m-available-across-five-funding-pots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities risk losing credibility amid changing political environment, event told]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity sector is not great at change and must improve agility, leaders say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-risk-losing-credibility-amid-changing-political-environment-event-told/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-risk-losing-credibility-amid-changing-political-environment-event-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical body changes its name and aims to become a charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has become the Royal College of Pharmacy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/pharmaceutical-body-changes-its-name-and-aims-to-become-a-charity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/pharmaceutical-body-changes-its-name-and-aims-to-become-a-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Memorial Arboretum to change name after merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[It merged into its parent charity the Royal British Legion last month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/national-memorial-arboretum-to-change-name-after-merger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/national-memorial-arboretum-to-change-name-after-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City and Guilds members back inquiry into sale of charity’s commercial arm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jessica Leigh Jones, a City and Guilds of London Institute fellow, has been appointed as the inquiry&rsquo;s chair]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/city-and-guilds-members-back-inquiry-into-sale-of-charitys-commercial-arm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/city-and-guilds-members-back-inquiry-into-sale-of-charitys-commercial-arm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens of charities back ‘most ambitious’ county-wide civil society framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essex&rsquo;s Joint Vision for Civil Society calls for genuine partnerships in service design and delivery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/dozens-of-charities-back-most-ambitious-county-wide-civil-society-framework/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/dozens-of-charities-back-most-ambitious-county-wide-civil-society-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interim leader at homelessness charity to take permanent post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryan McKiernan succeeds the charity&rsquo;s founder, who will remain in an advisory capacity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/interim-leader-at-homelessness-charity-to-take-permanent-post/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/interim-leader-at-homelessness-charity-to-take-permanent-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity leaders hail ‘positive’ Downing St talks about effects of US-Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[A delegation of eight sector leaders met ministers in Whitehall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-leaders-hail-positive-downing-st-talks-about-effects-of-us-iran-war-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-leaders-hail-positive-downing-st-talks-about-effects-of-us-iran-war-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity leaders hail 'positive' Downing St talks about effects of US-Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[A delegation of eight sector leaders met ministers in Whitehall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-leaders-hail-positive-downing-st-talks-about-effects-of-us-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-leaders-hail-positive-downing-st-talks-about-effects-of-us-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sportswear giant’s messages ‘not welcome’ after Parkrun ambush]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company placed promotional signs in at least one London park without the charity&rsquo;s knowledge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sportswear-giants-messages-not-welcome-after-parkrun-ambush/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sportswear-giants-messages-not-welcome-after-parkrun-ambush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby loss charity reopens after fire damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it reopened quickly after receiving more than &pound;4,000 of donations in less than a week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/baby-loss-charity-reopens-after-fire-damage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/baby-loss-charity-reopens-after-fire-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disability charity closes four programmes as part of new strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says its new strategy sets out a &lsquo;renewed focus on financial sustainability so that every pound goes where it matters most&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/disability-charity-closes-four-programmes-as-part-of-new-strategy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/disability-charity-closes-four-programmes-as-part-of-new-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At-risk RSPB nature reserve saved by transfer to the National Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RSPB said in 2024 that Flatford Wildlife Garden site was one of several sites that were being reviewed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/at-risk-rspb-nature-reserve-saved-by-transfer-to-the-national-trust/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/at-risk-rspb-nature-reserve-saved-by-transfer-to-the-national-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Charity Commission powers could suppress advocacy and campaigning, culture secretary warned]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government&rsquo;s Protecting What Matters social cohesion policy sets out plans to widen the regulator&rsquo;s powers to suspend trustees and shut down charities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-charity-commission-powers-could-suppress-advocacy-and-campaigning-culture-secretary-warned/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-charity-commission-powers-could-suppress-advocacy-and-campaigning-culture-secretary-warned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator freezes charity’s accounts and asks community to help identify its leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dovecot and Princess Drive Community Association does not appear to have any registered trustees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-freezes-charitys-accounts-and-asks-community-to-help-identify-its-leaders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-freezes-charitys-accounts-and-asks-community-to-help-identify-its-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[YHA chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says James Blake had steered the organisation through an &lsquo;exceptionally challenging period&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/yha-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/yha-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End-of-life charity puts jobs at risk due to ‘unprecedented financial pressures’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation&rsquo;s chief executive says it must take steps to secure its future]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/end-of-life-charity-puts-jobs-at-risk-due-to-unprecedented-financial-pressures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/end-of-life-charity-puts-jobs-at-risk-due-to-unprecedented-financial-pressures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice staff to call for £112m funding boost in Westminster protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hospice UK says member charities need &lsquo;urgent, sustainable funding&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-staff-to-call-for-112m-funding-boost-in-westminster-protest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-staff-to-call-for-112m-funding-boost-in-westminster-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity probed amid claims the orphanage it supports does not exist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s treasurer denies the claims and says it has operated in good faith]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-probed-amid-claims-the-orphanage-it-supports-does-not-exist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-probed-amid-claims-the-orphanage-it-supports-does-not-exist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LGBT investigates after leading trustee resigns following speculation over ‘embellished’ qualifications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Timothy Westwood claimed to have worked in senior roles at organisations including Amnesty International and British Red Cross: the charities have said they have no record of him]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbt-investigates-after-leading-trustee-resigns-following-speculation-over-embellished-qualifications/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbt-investigates-after-leading-trustee-resigns-following-speculation-over-embellished-qualifications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LGBT charity investigates after leading trustee resigns following speculation over ‘embellished’ qualifications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Timothy Westwood claimed to have worked in senior roles at organisations including Amnesty International and British Red Cross: the charities have said they have no record of him]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbt-charity-investigates-after-leading-trustee-resigns-following-speculation-over-embellished-qualifications/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbt-charity-investigates-after-leading-trustee-resigns-following-speculation-over-embellished-qualifications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autism charity unveils next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Archer joins from the top job at another autism organisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/autism-charity-unveils-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/autism-charity-unveils-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Christian charity chief loses appeal against dismissal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rob Thomas was sacked after an independent investigation into bullying allegations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-christian-charity-chief-loses-appeal-against-dismissal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-christian-charity-chief-loses-appeal-against-dismissal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer research charity reveals former army major as new chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Desborough succeeds Nigel Rose]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cancer-research-charity-reveals-former-army-major-as-new-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cancer-research-charity-reveals-former-army-major-as-new-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major children’s charity puts more than 70 jobs at risk after ‘considerable reduction’ in council funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation runs six family hubs in Plymouth, Devon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-childrens-charity-puts-more-than-70-jobs-at-risk-after-considerable-reduction-in-council-funding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-childrens-charity-puts-more-than-70-jobs-at-risk-after-considerable-reduction-in-council-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator engages with Sentebale as it files defamation case against Prince Harry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity alleges a coordinated media campaign was carried out against it; the defendants deny the &lsquo;offensive&rsquo; claims]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-engages-with-sentebale-as-it-files-defamation-case-against-prince-harry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-engages-with-sentebale-as-it-files-defamation-case-against-prince-harry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 160 redundancies as charitable school closes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kent-based college, which has been operating for almost 150 years, has closed to most pupils with immediate effect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-160-redundancies-as-charitable-school-closes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-160-redundancies-as-charitable-school-closes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer’s Society policy head to lead kidney research charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fiona Carragher will join the organisation in August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/alzheimers-society-policy-head-to-lead-kidney-research-charity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/alzheimers-society-policy-head-to-lead-kidney-research-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culture and events charity chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claire Whitaker has been in the role for three years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/culture-and-events-charity-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/culture-and-events-charity-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator closes case into counsellors charity and recommends review of its governing document]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says it has been assured by steps taken to strengthen the charity&rsquo;s governance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-closes-case-into-counsellors-charity-and-recommends-review-of-its-governing-document/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-closes-case-into-counsellors-charity-and-recommends-review-of-its-governing-document/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicola Sturgeon to chair refugee charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former first minister of Scotland is stepping down as an MSP]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/nicola-sturgeon-to-chair-refugee-charity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/nicola-sturgeon-to-chair-refugee-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government launches £1m scheme to encourage wealthy to donate to disadvantaged areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The DCMS says it will appoint a network of regional philanthropic ambassadors to build stronger links between philanthropists, communities and the government]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-launches-1m-scheme-to-encourage-wealthy-to-donate-to-disadvantaged-areas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-launches-1m-scheme-to-encourage-wealthy-to-donate-to-disadvantaged-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sight loss charity to transfer a third of its services to fellow organisation after failed emergency appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appeal raised just &pound;25,000 of the &pound;2m needed to prevent closure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sight-loss-charity-to-transfer-a-third-of-its-services-to-fellow-organisation-after-failed-emergency-appeal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sight-loss-charity-to-transfer-a-third-of-its-services-to-fellow-organisation-after-failed-emergency-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research charity reveals long-term leader after dismissal of former chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former trustee Kathryn Pretzel-Shiels has been interim chief executive since October]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/research-charity-reveals-long-term-leader-after-dismissal-of-former-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/research-charity-reveals-long-term-leader-after-dismissal-of-former-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council suspends work with youth voice charity after former chair found guilty of sex offences]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity warns its members will be disadvantaged by the council pulling support]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/council-suspends-work-with-youth-voice-charity-after-former-chair-found-guilty-of-sex-offences/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/council-suspends-work-with-youth-voice-charity-after-former-chair-found-guilty-of-sex-offences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby loss charity ‘overwhelmed’ by support after fire damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it has seen an outpouring of community support since the incident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/baby-loss-charity-overwhelmed-by-support-after-fire-damage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/baby-loss-charity-overwhelmed-by-support-after-fire-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purpose Awards EMEA 2026: shortlist revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Girlguiding, Trussell and Age UK are among the charities that feature this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/purpose-awards-emea-2026-shortlist-revealed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/purpose-awards-emea-2026-shortlist-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia charity appoints new chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Megan Veronesi was recently interim director of Edinburgh World Heritage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/dementia-charity-appoints-new-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/dementia-charity-appoints-new-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested over suspected murder at homelessness charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man in his 40s was found dead at the charity&rsquo;s Liverpool premises, police confirm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/man-arrested-over-suspected-murder-at-homelessness-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/man-arrested-over-suspected-murder-at-homelessness-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Heart Foundation receives largest donation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &pound;6m gift has come from the Garfield Weston Foundation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/british-heart-foundation-receives-largest-donation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/british-heart-foundation-receives-largest-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic abuse charity reveals interim chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tracey Bleakley takes up the role following Ellen Miller&rsquo;s retirement]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/domestic-abuse-charity-reveals-interim-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/domestic-abuse-charity-reveals-interim-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested after alleged theft of £200,000 of funds for Scout trip to Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[The planned expedition has had to be cancelled]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/man-arrested-after-alleged-theft-of-200000-of-funds-for-scout-trip-to-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/man-arrested-after-alleged-theft-of-200000-of-funds-for-scout-trip-to-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time running out for micro charities to apply for free entry to Third Sector Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities with an annual income of less than &pound;100,000 can put their names forward for a complimentary entry in their category of choice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/time-running-out-for-micro-charities-to-apply-for-free-entry-to-third-sector-awards/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/time-running-out-for-micro-charities-to-apply-for-free-entry-to-third-sector-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacked DJ ‘stepping back’ from charity ambassador role]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it is reviewing the situation after Scott Mills was dismissed by the BBC last month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sacked-dj-stepping-back-from-charity-ambassador-role-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sacked-dj-stepping-back-from-charity-ambassador-role-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacked DJ 'stepping back' from charity ambassador role]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it is reviewing the situation after Scott Mills was dismissed by the BBC last month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sacked-dj-stepping-back-from-charity-ambassador-role/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sacked-dj-stepping-back-from-charity-ambassador-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leader to step down after 20 years with development charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Keane plans to take a break before deciding on his next steps]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/leader-to-step-down-after-20-years-with-development-charity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/leader-to-step-down-after-20-years-with-development-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith-based organisations must apply appropriate safeguards to their fundraising, regulator urges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giving as part of religious practice is not always recognised as fundraising activity by faith-based organisations, regulator says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/faith-based-organisations-must-apply-appropriate-safeguards-to-their-fundraising-regulator-urges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/faith-based-organisations-must-apply-appropriate-safeguards-to-their-fundraising-regulator-urges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity drops YMCA branding to reflect broader services]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says its new name gives it &lsquo;greater freedom to be creative, flexible and responsive to meeting local need&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-drops-ymca-branding-to-reflect-broader-services/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-drops-ymca-branding-to-reflect-broader-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator clears charity falsely accused of telling children to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says it was concerned that the charity faced a &lsquo;misinformation campaign&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-clears-charity-falsely-accused-of-telling-children-to-send-valentines-day-cards-to-asylum-seekers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-clears-charity-falsely-accused-of-telling-children-to-send-valentines-day-cards-to-asylum-seekers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mind charities merge to boost access to support]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new organisation will launch a full rebrand later this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mind-charities-merge-to-boost-access-to-support/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mind-charities-merge-to-boost-access-to-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[YMCA charities merge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisations say they hope the move will lead to better outcomes for service users]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ymca-charities-merge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ymca-charities-merge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Huge relief’ as government exempts charities from new consumer rights rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heritage charities welcome the decision after previously warning the bill would &lsquo;cripple&rsquo; them]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/huge-relief-as-government-exempts-charities-from-new-consumer-rights-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/huge-relief-as-government-exempts-charities-from-new-consumer-rights-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former worker stole almost £200,000 from payroll giving charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it was a &lsquo;big shock&rsquo; that &lsquo;promising employee&rsquo; Matthew Tillier had begun stealing from it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-worker-stole-almost-200000-from-payroll-giving-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-worker-stole-almost-200000-from-payroll-giving-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major leisure charity goes into administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fusion Lifestyle says it has been unable to secure long-term financial stability in the face of rising costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-leisure-charity-goes-into-administration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-leisure-charity-goes-into-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major grantmaker restructures staff to better deliver upcoming strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The foundation has slightly increased its headcount and merged its local teams]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-grantmaker-restructures-staff-to-better-deliver-upcoming-strategy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-grantmaker-restructures-staff-to-better-deliver-upcoming-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Children and Young People’s Commissioner to lead learning disability charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity said it was &lsquo;delighted&rsquo; to be joined by the internationally recognised human rights lawyer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-children-and-young-peoples-commissioner-to-lead-learning-disability-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-children-and-young-peoples-commissioner-to-lead-learning-disability-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian social care charity rebrands and changes name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity said its updated identity &lsquo;reflects a commitment to personalised support&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-social-care-charity-rebrands-and-changes-name/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-social-care-charity-rebrands-and-changes-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride in London boss sacked after allegations of bullying and financial mismanagement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation has appointed an interim chief as High Court case continues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/pride-in-london-boss-sacked-after-allegations-of-bullying-and-financial-mismanagement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/pride-in-london-boss-sacked-after-allegations-of-bullying-and-financial-mismanagement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing charity workers strike over pay dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social care and housing support workers at the Scottish charity Blue Triangle Housing Association walked out on 1 April over &lsquo;pitiful&rsquo; pay offer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/housing-charity-workers-strike-over-pay-dispute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/housing-charity-workers-strike-over-pay-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust announces first head of reparations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keon West will lead work to address the colonial origins of the Trust&rsquo;s endowment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/joseph-rowntree-charitable-trust-announces-first-head-of-reparations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/joseph-rowntree-charitable-trust-announces-first-head-of-reparations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LGBTI+ charity cuts one in four roles in bid to save £300,000 a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s chief executive said it faced pressures including shrinking funding and weakening political support]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbti-charity-cuts-one-in-four-roles-in-bid-to-save-300000-a-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbti-charity-cuts-one-in-four-roles-in-bid-to-save-300000-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compliance case into alleged political bias at think tank ‘did not go far enough’, campaigning group says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Good Law Project has sent a formal complaint to the Charity Commission alleging &lsquo;persistent breaches of charity law&rsquo; by the Institute of Economic Affairs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/compliance-case-into-alleged-political-bias-at-think-tank-did-not-go-far-enough-campaigning-group-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/compliance-case-into-alleged-political-bias-at-think-tank-did-not-go-far-enough-campaigning-group-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity that owes £1.5m to HMRC enters administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity is being investigated over late accounts, debts, conflicts of interest and potential unauthorised benefit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-that-owes-15m-to-hmrc-enters-administration/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-that-owes-15m-to-hmrc-enters-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth music charity appoints next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adam Joolia joins after 20 years leading a Brighton-based music and arts organisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-music-charity-appoints-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-music-charity-appoints-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Mind changes name and leaves federation as it seeks to expand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says its new identity will give it the freedom to develop services across London]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/local-mind-changes-name-and-leaves-federation-as-it-seeks-to-expand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/local-mind-changes-name-and-leaves-federation-as-it-seeks-to-expand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity founder and social entrepreneur to lead FoodCycle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Game will join the community dining charity in mid-April]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-founder-and-social-entrepreneur-to-lead-foodcycle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-founder-and-social-entrepreneur-to-lead-foodcycle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian debt advice charities to partner under new umbrella group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christians Against Poverty and Community Money Advice will combine to strengthen their resilience]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-debt-advice-charities-to-partner-under-new-umbrella-group/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-debt-advice-charities-to-partner-under-new-umbrella-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local VCSE infrastructure lacks ‘sufficient, sustained and flexible’ funding, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Effective infrastructure is driven by local knowledge and adaptability, Navca says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/local-vcse-infrastructure-lacks-sufficient-sustained-and-flexible-funding-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/local-vcse-infrastructure-lacks-sufficient-sustained-and-flexible-funding-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal welfare charity leader to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linda Edwards is leaving after five years in post]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/animal-welfare-charity-leader-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/animal-welfare-charity-leader-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanitarian charity more than doubles redundancy costs following restructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation&rsquo;s income remained steady at &pound;66.1m, accounts show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/humanitarian-charity-more-than-doubles-redundancy-costs-following-restructure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/humanitarian-charity-more-than-doubles-redundancy-costs-following-restructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church charity appoints specialists to conduct governance review amid safeguarding inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Presbyterian Church in Ireland is under statutory inquiry over safeguarding failures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/church-charity-appoints-specialists-to-conduct-governance-review-amid-safeguarding-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/church-charity-appoints-specialists-to-conduct-governance-review-amid-safeguarding-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coram absorbs fourth charity in under a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &pound;2.3m family support charity&rsquo;s 100 staff will join the &pound;27m organisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/coram-absorbs-fourth-charity-in-under-a-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/coram-absorbs-fourth-charity-in-under-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horse sanctuary cuts jobs as it closes two centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[The equine welfare charity says costs have risen 'exponentially' in recent years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/horse-sanctuary-cuts-jobs-as-it-closes-two-centres/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/horse-sanctuary-cuts-jobs-as-it-closes-two-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zoe’s Place fundraising head to lead brain charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Meaney will join the neurological conditions organisation in April]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/zoes-place-fundraising-head-to-lead-brain-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/zoes-place-fundraising-head-to-lead-brain-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator freezes assets of Christian charity that has never declared income]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity declared no income in 2019 and has not filed any accounts since]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-freezes-assets-of-christian-charity-that-has-never-declared-income/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-freezes-assets-of-christian-charity-that-has-never-declared-income/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaign group criticises redevelopment plans for sites used by more than 100 charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lambeth Council says the proposals would create affordable homes and workspaces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/campaign-group-criticises-redevelopment-plans-for-sites-used-by-more-than-100-charities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/campaign-group-criticises-redevelopment-plans-for-sites-used-by-more-than-100-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defunct charities made nearly £100,000 in payments to trustees and their relatives, inquiry finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trustees have been barred following the regulator&rsquo;s investigation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/defunct-charities-made-nearly-100000-in-payments-to-trustees-and-their-relatives-inquiry-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/defunct-charities-made-nearly-100000-in-payments-to-trustees-and-their-relatives-inquiry-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes charity that runs prison museum amid financial concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prison museum will close from 19 April due to operational challenges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-charity-that-runs-prison-museum-amid-financial-concerns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-charity-that-runs-prison-museum-amid-financial-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCVO chief apologises for ‘confusion’ after open letters raise concerns about small charity support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two open letters have criticised the membership body's recent restructure, its messaging and provision of resources for small charities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ncvo-chief-apologises-for-confusion-after-open-letters-raise-concerns-about-small-charity-support/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ncvo-chief-apologises-for-confusion-after-open-letters-raise-concerns-about-small-charity-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheila McKechnie Foundation’s interim chief takes permanent post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Roberts has spent a year as the charity&rsquo;s interim leader]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sheila-mckechnie-foundations-interim-chief-takes-permanent-post/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sheila-mckechnie-foundations-interim-chief-takes-permanent-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre charity set to cut jobs after Raac closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it is making changes as part of plans to ensure its long-term sustainability]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charity-set-to-cut-jobs-after-raac-closure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charity-set-to-cut-jobs-after-raac-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCVO faces backlash over ‘tone-deaf’ recruitment video after cutting its small charity support team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics say the video&rsquo;s &lsquo;small but mighty&rsquo; messaging is offensive to small charities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ncvo-faces-backlash-over-tone-deaf-recruitment-video-after-cutting-its-small-charity-support-team/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ncvo-faces-backlash-over-tone-deaf-recruitment-video-after-cutting-its-small-charity-support-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAF appoints former Money and Pensions Service chief as interim head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caroline Siarkiewicz succeeds Neil Heslop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/caf-appoints-former-money-and-pensions-service-chief-as-interim-head/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/caf-appoints-former-money-and-pensions-service-chief-as-interim-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity’s criticism of fuel retailer ‘risks discouraging future support for worthwhile causes’, company warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[It came after Grove Retail put a temporary pause on supplies of free fuel to a lifeboat charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charitys-criticism-of-fuel-retailer-risks-discouraging-future-support-for-worthwhile-causes-company-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charitys-criticism-of-fuel-retailer-risks-discouraging-future-support-for-worthwhile-causes-company-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens inquiry into children’s charity over serious safeguarding concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The investigation will examine whether the charity has systems to identify, assess and manage risks to beneficiaries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-childrens-charity-over-serious-safeguarding-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-childrens-charity-over-serious-safeguarding-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sector income passes £100bn amid ‘considerable financial pressures’, commission finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of charities in England and Wales had a higher income than expenditure in 2024 but about two in five charities spent more than they earned]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sector-income-passes-100bn-amid-considerable-financial-pressures-commission-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sector-income-passes-100bn-amid-considerable-financial-pressures-commission-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LGBTQI refugee support organisation reverts to Covid-19 measures to protect staff, chief reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sebastian Rocca says the past two years have been &lsquo;particularly difficult&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbtqi-refugee-support-organisation-reverts-to-covid-19-measures-to-protect-staff-chief-reveals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbtqi-refugee-support-organisation-reverts-to-covid-19-measures-to-protect-staff-chief-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities offered £5m to support a ‘transformational and groundbreaking’ project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dream Fund is in its 15th year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-offered-5m-to-support-a-transformational-and-groundbreaking-project/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-offered-5m-to-support-a-transformational-and-groundbreaking-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avoid a ‘last year plus inflation’ approach to budgeting, charities warned]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Finance Group has published updated guidance to help finance professionals manage costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/avoid-a-last-year-plus-inflation-approach-to-budgeting-charities-warned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/avoid-a-last-year-plus-inflation-approach-to-budgeting-charities-warned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes fraternal society amid concerns of risk to ‘substantial funds’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says there is also a dispute over who the charity&rsquo;s trustees are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-fraternal-society-amid-concerns-of-risk-to-substantial-funds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-fraternal-society-amid-concerns-of-risk-to-substantial-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission closes case into Alan Turing Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator gave advice and guidance to the charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-closes-case-into-alan-turing-institute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-closes-case-into-alan-turing-institute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Marathon fundraising could receive huge boost as organisers consider two-day event]]></title><description><![CDATA[London Marathon Events, which organises the annual race, has been in talks with City Hall over a possible expansion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-marathon-fundraising-could-receive-huge-boost-as-organisers-consider-two-day-event/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-marathon-fundraising-could-receive-huge-boost-as-organisers-consider-two-day-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs reject bid to exempt charities from pension salary sacrifice changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bill in its current form will make it &lsquo;incredibly difficult&rsquo; for charities to thrive, MP tells the House of Commons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mps-reject-bid-to-exempt-charities-from-pension-salary-sacrifice-changes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mps-reject-bid-to-exempt-charities-from-pension-salary-sacrifice-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LGBTQ+ charity to close with the loss of more than 60 jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Metro has been supporting people for more than 40 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbtq-charity-to-close-with-the-loss-of-more-than-60-jobs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbtq-charity-to-close-with-the-loss-of-more-than-60-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts Council England to overhaul national portfolio process in response to review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other promises include a new online application system and an updated strategic framework]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-england-to-overhaul-national-portfolio-process-in-response-to-review/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-england-to-overhaul-national-portfolio-process-in-response-to-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supporters in their 40s and 50s more likely than older people to have left a charitable legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The figures are based on research conducted with more than 2,000 people aged 40 or over]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/supporters-in-their-40s-and-50s-more-likely-than-older-people-to-have-left-a-charitable-legacy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/supporters-in-their-40s-and-50s-more-likely-than-older-people-to-have-left-a-charitable-legacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaigning climate ‘worse now than ever before’, new report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research by the Sheila McKechnie Foundation finds that populism and the rise of the far-right are creating a more aggressive and polarised environment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/campaigning-climate-worse-now-than-ever-before-new-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/campaigning-climate-worse-now-than-ever-before-new-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s charity to take over former care home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The local authority has approved the organisation's application, made under community asset transfer regulations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-charity-to-take-over-former-care-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-charity-to-take-over-former-care-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenants criticise foundation amid rent rises of up to 180 per cent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says charitable rents remain below local housing allowance rates and it will offer tailored support to tenants facing &lsquo;significant&rsquo; increases]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tenants-criticise-foundation-amid-rent-rises-of-up-to-180-per-cent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tenants-criticise-foundation-amid-rent-rises-of-up-to-180-per-cent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenants criticise foundation amid claims of 180 per cent rent increases]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says charitable rents remain below local housing allowance rates and it will offer tailored support to tenants facing &lsquo;significant&rsquo; increases]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tenants-criticise-foundation-amid-claims-of-180-per-cent-rent-increases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tenants-criticise-foundation-amid-claims-of-180-per-cent-rent-increases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major cancer charity rebrands to increase recognition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new identity will unite a &lsquo;bit of a confused brand&rsquo;, according to the charity&rsquo;s chief executive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-cancer-charity-rebrands-to-increase-recognition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-cancer-charity-rebrands-to-increase-recognition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity to sell 11 properties in same street to tackle financial challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation hopes to earn between &pound;3m and &pound;4m through the move]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-to-sell-11-properties-in-same-street-to-tackle-financial-challenges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-to-sell-11-properties-in-same-street-to-tackle-financial-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refuge chief resigns from Oxfam GB board after less than four months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gemma Sherrington says she stepped down &lsquo;due to the current demands on the board alongside my role as CEO of Refuge&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/refuge-chief-resigns-from-oxfam-gb-board-after-less-than-four-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/refuge-chief-resigns-from-oxfam-gb-board-after-less-than-four-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency appeal raises £1.5m in a day after arson attack on charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four ambulances operated by Hatzola North West were destroyed in the early hours of Monday morning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/emergency-appeal-raises-15m-in-a-day-after-arson-attack-on-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/emergency-appeal-raises-15m-in-a-day-after-arson-attack-on-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadline imposed for transgender girls to leave Girlguiding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trans girls or women who are volunteering in roles ring-fenced for women will also be required to move]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/deadline-imposed-for-transgender-girls-to-leave-girlguiding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/deadline-imposed-for-transgender-girls-to-leave-girlguiding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI fundraising agent smashes targets for London Marathon runner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The autonomous AI agent has its own website, email, social media and newsletter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ai-fundraising-agent-smashes-targets-for-london-marathon-runner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ai-fundraising-agent-smashes-targets-for-london-marathon-runner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Charity Awards shortlist 2026 revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Specsavers, Google UK and Mars are among the finalists for the 2026 awards&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/business-charity-awards-shortlist-2026-revealed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/business-charity-awards-shortlist-2026-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subcontracting investigation involving major charity reveals 12 breaches of fundraising code]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity committed six breaches relating to monitoring, due diligence and responsibilities, while two agencies committed breaches relating to improper fundraiser behaviour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/subcontracting-investigation-involving-major-charity-reveals-12-breaches-of-fundraising-code/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/subcontracting-investigation-involving-major-charity-reveals-12-breaches-of-fundraising-code/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity shop ‘frustrated’ after council confiscates hi-viz clothing from display]]></title><description><![CDATA[The local authority says it is carrying out an inquiry into how the items came to be donated to the store]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-shop-frustrated-after-council-confiscates-hi-viz-clothing-from-display/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-shop-frustrated-after-council-confiscates-hi-viz-clothing-from-display/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre charity under inquiry to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says the loss of the playhouse is a &lsquo;significant loss to London&rsquo;s theatre ecology&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charity-under-inquiry-to-close/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charity-under-inquiry-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church of England drops new charity plans after failing to gain parliamentary approval]]></title><description><![CDATA[The church had proposed replacing two bodies with a new charity called the Church of England National Services]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/church-of-england-drops-new-charity-plans-after-failing-to-gain-parliamentary-approval/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/church-of-england-drops-new-charity-plans-after-failing-to-gain-parliamentary-approval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four ambulances belonging to Jewish charity destroyed in arson attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are treating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/four-ambulances-belonging-to-jewish-charity-destroyed-in-arson-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/four-ambulances-belonging-to-jewish-charity-destroyed-in-arson-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Nose Day’s on-the-night total drops by £4m for the second year in a row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic Relief says the money raised will help more than 1.3 million people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/red-nose-days-on-the-night-total-drops-by-4m-for-the-second-year-in-a-row/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/red-nose-days-on-the-night-total-drops-by-4m-for-the-second-year-in-a-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaf support charities to merge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charities say they want to expand their reach and become more sustainable]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/deaf-support-charities-to-merge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/deaf-support-charities-to-merge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local government arts and culture funding £650m lower last year than in 2010]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trade union Equity says universal access to arts and entertainment has disappeared]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/local-government-arts-and-culture-funding-650m-lower-last-year-than-in-2010/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/local-government-arts-and-culture-funding-650m-lower-last-year-than-in-2010/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age Scotland could cut half of its staff after huge drop in legacy income]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s income from gifts in wills fell by nearly 90 per cent in just a year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/age-scotland-could-cut-half-of-its-staff-after-huge-drop-in-legacy-income/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/age-scotland-could-cut-half-of-its-staff-after-huge-drop-in-legacy-income/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New chief for infrastructure charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Janine Downing succeeds Tom Barham]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-chief-for-infrastructure-charity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-chief-for-infrastructure-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice charity eyes Nando’s franchise in income diversification bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s chief executive says it is seeking solutions to local problems in its income generation efforts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-eyes-nandos-franchise-in-income-diversification-bid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-eyes-nandos-franchise-in-income-diversification-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities reiterate calls for aid cuts reversal as hardest-hit regions emerge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aid allocations reveal the true impact of the &lsquo;reckless&rsquo; cuts, leaders say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-reiterate-calls-for-aid-cuts-reversal-as-hardest-hit-regions-emerge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-reiterate-calls-for-aid-cuts-reversal-as-hardest-hit-regions-emerge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysis: How can charities respond to the 'significant transformation' in giving?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest UK Giving report shows a general decline in the proportion of people who give to charity. Andy Ricketts delves into the figures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/analysis-how-can-charities-respond-to-the-significant-transformation-in-giving/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/analysis-how-can-charities-respond-to-the-significant-transformation-in-giving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity membership body rebrands to become less corporate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says its new identity is better suited to the digital world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-membership-body-rebrands-to-become-less-corporate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-membership-body-rebrands-to-become-less-corporate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RNLI fundraisers face abuse in shopping centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says public interactions are &lsquo;largely positive&rsquo; but staff or volunteers sometimes face unacceptable behaviour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rnli-fundraisers-face-abuse-in-shopping-centre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rnli-fundraisers-face-abuse-in-shopping-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foundations improving on diversity but still have work to do, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual Foundation Practice Report scrutinises a sample of 100 grantmakers in diversity, accountability and transparency]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundations-improving-on-diversity-but-still-have-work-to-do-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundations-improving-on-diversity-but-still-have-work-to-do-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedian’s £4m estate awarded to homelessness charity after High Court case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bequest needed legal intervention due to vague wording in the comedian&rsquo;s will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/comedians-4m-estate-awarded-to-homelessness-charity-after-high-court-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/comedians-4m-estate-awarded-to-homelessness-charity-after-high-court-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SSPCA consults staff as it looks to make 20 per cent savings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The animal welfare charity will close a rehoming centre and is looking to make operational changes to reduce costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sspca-consults-staff-as-it-looks-to-make-20-per-cent-savings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sspca-consults-staff-as-it-looks-to-make-20-per-cent-savings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[About 250 staff transfer to Victim Support after it wins £14m contract from fellow charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 2,000 volunteers will also move over as the charity takes on the four-year contract]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/about-250-staff-transfer-to-victim-support-after-it-wins-14m-contract-from-fellow-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/about-250-staff-transfer-to-victim-support-after-it-wins-14m-contract-from-fellow-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern slavery charity to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says a detailed financial review showed that it would become insolvent by July &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/modern-slavery-charity-to-close/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/modern-slavery-charity-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Sheila McKechnie Foundation chief to lead public participation charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sue Tibballs will join the organisation on 20 April]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-sheila-mckechnie-foundation-chief-to-lead-public-participation-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-sheila-mckechnie-foundation-chief-to-lead-public-participation-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at mental health charity end strike action after improved pay offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union members had walked out for 27 days]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-mental-health-charity-end-strike-action-after-improved-pay-offer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-mental-health-charity-end-strike-action-after-improved-pay-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief of £35m social care charity steps down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sara Thakkar plans to &lsquo;step back to plan my next chapter and to support my family&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chief-of-35m-social-care-charity-steps-down/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chief-of-35m-social-care-charity-steps-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity receives payment from CAF Bank after banking ‘fiasco’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Support Staffordshire says it had refused two offers from CAF Bank last year before contacting the Financial Services Ombudsman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-receives-payment-from-caf-bank-after-banking-fiasco/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-receives-payment-from-caf-bank-after-banking-fiasco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global humanitarian aid charity changes its name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it wants to give more agency to the people it supports]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/global-humanitarian-aid-charity-changes-its-name/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/global-humanitarian-aid-charity-changes-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interim manager appointed to charity that owes £1.5m to HMRC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The interim manager will represent William Blake House in negotiations to resolve its debt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/interim-manager-appointed-to-charity-that-owes-15m-to-hmrc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/interim-manager-appointed-to-charity-that-owes-15m-to-hmrc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failure to radically reform Arts Council England would be a ‘disaster’, peer warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The grantmaker must avoid paying lip service when introducing changes, Baroness Hodge tells MPs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/failure-to-radically-reform-arts-council-england-would-be-a-disaster-peer-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/failure-to-radically-reform-arts-council-england-would-be-a-disaster-peer-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobs at risk as animal charity considers closing rehoming centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Animal Welfare Trust is reviewing its operations in a bid to safeguard its future]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/jobs-at-risk-as-animal-charity-considers-closing-rehoming-centre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/jobs-at-risk-as-animal-charity-considers-closing-rehoming-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in five charity staff say their wages fail to cover basic needs, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voluntary sector employees are twice as likely to think they might lose their job in the next year than other sectors, research suggests]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/one-in-five-charity-staff-say-their-wages-fail-to-cover-basic-needs-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/one-in-five-charity-staff-say-their-wages-fail-to-cover-basic-needs-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RSPCA charity staves off closure after raising £50,000 in a month]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it is lost for words at the &lsquo;incredible support&rsquo; it has received]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rspca-charity-staves-off-closure-after-raising-50000-in-a-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rspca-charity-staves-off-closure-after-raising-50000-in-a-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former BBC presenter leaves charity ambassador role after bullying claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaye Adams strongly denies any wrongdoing and says the allegations are malicious]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-bbc-presenter-leaves-charity-ambassador-role-after-bullying-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-bbc-presenter-leaves-charity-ambassador-role-after-bullying-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infrastructure charity chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan Webb has led Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway for two years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/infrastructure-charity-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/infrastructure-charity-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice charity set to cut a further 30 staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes after the organisation made 10 redundancies last year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-set-to-cut-a-further-30-staff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-set-to-cut-a-further-30-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquiry into dog charity after police investigation raises financial concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The probe will examine whether there has been unauthorised private benefit to the charity&rsquo;s trustees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/inquiry-into-dog-charity-after-police-investigation-raises-financial-concerns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/inquiry-into-dog-charity-after-police-investigation-raises-financial-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness charity chief to retire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says Jan Sheldon has overseen &lsquo;huge growth&rsquo; of its work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-charity-chief-to-retire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-charity-chief-to-retire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Threshold on charitable contributions from free draws mooted]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fundraising Regulator has opened a consultation on the subject and is proposing reaching a minimum 20 per cent of ticket sales by 2028/29 for organisations that wish to register with it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/threshold-on-charitable-contributions-from-free-draws-mooted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/threshold-on-charitable-contributions-from-free-draws-mooted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator adds leadership and governance concerns into ongoing Oxfam GB compliance case]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes after the acrimonious departure of former chief Halima Begum last year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-adds-leadership-and-governance-concerns-into-ongoing-oxfam-gb-compliance-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-adds-leadership-and-governance-concerns-into-ongoing-oxfam-gb-compliance-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity donations down by almost 10 per cent last year as donor numbers fall to record low]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charities Aid Foundation&rsquo;s UK Giving report warns that charities must work &lsquo;harder than ever to earn the attention, trust and commitment of potential donors&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-donations-down-by-almost-10-per-cent-last-year-as-donor-numbers-fall-to-record-low/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-donations-down-by-almost-10-per-cent-last-year-as-donor-numbers-fall-to-record-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal charity says it ‘strives to uphold highest standards’ after malpractice claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Tears Animal Rescue says there will always be &lsquo;isolated cases&rsquo; of unidentified health or behaviour concerns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/animal-charity-says-it-strives-to-uphold-highest-standards-after-malpractice-claims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/animal-charity-says-it-strives-to-uphold-highest-standards-after-malpractice-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness support charity rebrands]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it received almost 3,000 pieces of feedback gathered through an &lsquo;extensive&rsquo; three-year consultation process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-support-charity-rebrands/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-support-charity-rebrands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens compliance case into major healthcare charity after arrests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity's chief executive announced her immediate retirement as NHS England ordered almost 300 patients to be moved from its main hospital amid care failure concerns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-compliance-case-into-major-healthcare-charity-after-arrests/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-compliance-case-into-major-healthcare-charity-after-arrests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxfam GB reveals interim chief executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Hawkes has previously led the Scope, the British Asian Trust and Sense International]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-gb-reveals-interim-chief-executive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-gb-reveals-interim-chief-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No place for ‘proprietary’ attitudes in council-funded work, mental-health charity chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Turner says stronger relationships between peer organisations will help keep them &lsquo;fit for the future&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/no-place-for-proprietary-attitudes-in-council-funded-work-mental-health-charity-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/no-place-for-proprietary-attitudes-in-council-funded-work-mental-health-charity-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian charity chief dismissed after bullying probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation&rsquo;s chair says Rob Thomas&rsquo; behaviour &lsquo;fell below the standards we expect&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-charity-chief-dismissed-after-bullying-probe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-charity-chief-dismissed-after-bullying-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil Society Council chair urges charities to use the covenant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobody should be waiting for permission to use the legitimacy that the Civil Society Covenant brings to start delivering change, says Kate Lee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/civil-society-council-chair-urges-charities-to-use-the-covenant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/civil-society-council-chair-urges-charities-to-use-the-covenant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities ‘not investing in themselves’, event told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Chapman of Durham University says most charities want training in income generation but fewer than half would like it in trustee development]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-not-investing-in-themselves-event-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-not-investing-in-themselves-event-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong governance central to sector’s ability to deliver impact, commission chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Holdsworth says analysis shows a &lsquo;sector that is resilient, but unevenly so&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/strong-governance-central-to-sectors-ability-to-deliver-impact-commission-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/strong-governance-central-to-sectors-ability-to-deliver-impact-commission-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator issues warning to Sikh temple that repeatedly filed late accounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[But the regulator cleared the charity for displaying the word &lsquo;Khalistan&rsquo; inside its building after concluding it was within its charitable objects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-issues-warning-to-sikh-temple-that-repeatedly-filed-late-accounts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-issues-warning-to-sikh-temple-that-repeatedly-filed-late-accounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guard against the dangers of self-promotion, charities warned]]></title><description><![CDATA[An assessment of the state of civil society around the globe finds successes despite a tightened environment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/guard-against-the-dangers-of-self-promotion-charities-warned/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/guard-against-the-dangers-of-self-promotion-charities-warned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Pride charity to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pride in Luton says it no longer has the organisational capacity to continue after a &lsquo;challenging year&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/another-pride-charity-to-close/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/another-pride-charity-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraising levy increase helps regulator record almost 30 per cent income rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fundraising Regulator&rsquo;s accounts say payment rates of the voluntary levy &lsquo;remained strong&rsquo; despite financial pressures facing many organisations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-levy-increase-helps-regulator-record-almost-30-per-cent-income-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-levy-increase-helps-regulator-record-almost-30-per-cent-income-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes charity that loaned £900,000 to trustee’s son]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says it is not clear that the loan &lsquo;was in the best interests of the charity&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-charity-that-loaned-900000-to-trustees-son/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-charity-that-loaned-900000-to-trustees-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sexual abuse charity worker sentenced for passing sensitive information to prisoner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lauren Leese gave details about a child victim to Shane Davis, who used it to threaten a fellow inmate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sexual-abuse-charity-worker-sentenced-for-passing-sensitive-information-to-prisoner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sexual-abuse-charity-worker-sentenced-for-passing-sensitive-information-to-prisoner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major healthcare charity boss retires with immediate effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes as the charity is ordered to move almost 300 patients from its hospital in Northampton amid care failure concerns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-healthcare-charity-boss-retires-with-immediate-effect/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-healthcare-charity-boss-retires-with-immediate-effect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity mergers up by almost a half last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rise could be driven by more smaller organisations facing financial distress, researchers say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-mergers-up-by-almost-a-half-last-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-mergers-up-by-almost-a-half-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer than one in five people against paying charity trustees, survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The research challenges the voluntary sector&rsquo;s &lsquo;long-standing resistance&rsquo; to the idea of paying trustees, according to the governance consultant Penny Wilson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fewer-than-one-in-five-people-against-paying-charity-trustees-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fewer-than-one-in-five-people-against-paying-charity-trustees-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Members of body that will oversee Civil Society Covenant revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The appointees, who were selected from almost 600 applications, were chosen &lsquo;to reflect a broad mix of experience, expertise and geographic representation&rsquo;, Downing Street said]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/members-of-body-that-will-oversee-civil-society-covenant-revealed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/members-of-body-that-will-oversee-civil-society-covenant-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal rejects claim that could have given whistleblowing rights to trustees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trustees are &lsquo;materially different&rsquo; from charity employees, the judge found; but the claimant says he will appeal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tribunal-rejects-claim-that-could-have-given-whistleblowing-rights-to-trustees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tribunal-rejects-claim-that-could-have-given-whistleblowing-rights-to-trustees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People leaving donations outside stores a ‘serious problem’ for charity retailers]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/people-leaving-donations-outside-stores-a-serious-problem-for-charity-retailers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/people-leaving-donations-outside-stores-a-serious-problem-for-charity-retailers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity shop ‘completely destroyed’ in Glasgow fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says the fire is a &lsquo;major blow&rsquo; to its fundraising efforts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-shop-completely-destroyed-in-glasgow-fire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-shop-completely-destroyed-in-glasgow-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living Wage Foundation chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katherine Chapman will become chief executive of Investors in People in June]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/living-wage-foundation-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/living-wage-foundation-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safeguarding complainant calls for resignation of regulator’s board and chief executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;s recommendations forced it to act beyond its legal remit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/safeguarding-complainant-calls-for-resignation-of-regulators-board-and-chief-executive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/safeguarding-complainant-calls-for-resignation-of-regulators-board-and-chief-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer’s Society pulls advertising from podcast of ex-BBC presenter]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes after Kaye Adams left the BBC after claims of bullying behaviour; Adams denies the allegations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/alzheimers-society-pulls-advertising-from-podcast-of-ex-bbc-presenter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/alzheimers-society-pulls-advertising-from-podcast-of-ex-bbc-presenter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government proposes automatic ban from trusteeship for people with hate crime conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-proposes-automatic-ban-from-trusteeship-for-people-with-hate-crime-conviction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-proposes-automatic-ban-from-trusteeship-for-people-with-hate-crime-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Zoo charity reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kathryn England succeeds Matthew Gould after he stepped down following an investigation into claims of unacceptable behaviour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-zoo-charity-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-zoo-charity-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCVO cuts most of its practical support team in favour of ‘digital-first’ model]]></title><description><![CDATA[The infrastructure body says the &lsquo;difficult&rsquo; changes were made to improve efficiency and effectiveness of its services]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ncvo-cuts-most-of-its-practical-support-team-in-favour-of-digital-first-model/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ncvo-cuts-most-of-its-practical-support-team-in-favour-of-digital-first-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grantmaker awards funding uplift to charities affected by anti-migrant sentiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trust says some of the charities it supports are under &lsquo;severe pressure&rsquo; and face &lsquo;direct threats&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-awards-funding-uplift-to-charities-affected-by-anti-migrant-sentiment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-awards-funding-uplift-to-charities-affected-by-anti-migrant-sentiment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foundation chief to step down after almost 30 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Carter has been involved with the charity for almost four decades]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundation-chief-to-step-down-after-almost-30-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundation-chief-to-step-down-after-almost-30-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Trustees Movement co-chief steps down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mita Desai will become sole chief executive when she returns from maternity leave]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/young-trustees-movement-co-chief-steps-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/young-trustees-movement-co-chief-steps-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities must resist competition and champion collaboration, co-founder of HIV charity urges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rupert Whitaker also says the relationship between the Terrence Higgins Trust and its founders has &lsquo;waxed and waned&rsquo; over the years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-resist-competition-and-champion-collaboration-co-founder-of-hiv-charity-urges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-resist-competition-and-champion-collaboration-co-founder-of-hiv-charity-urges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator’s request for judicial review of ombudsman’s findings rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission wanted scrutiny of recommendations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulators-request-for-judicial-review-of-ombudsmans-findings-rejected/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulators-request-for-judicial-review-of-ombudsmans-findings-rejected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities’ use of AI-generated images could overshadow their cause, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fewer than 20 per cent of public comments under AI images engaged with the intended charitable cause, researchers find]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-use-of-ai-generated-images-could-overshadow-their-cause-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-use-of-ai-generated-images-could-overshadow-their-cause-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden scheme nets more than £20m for major charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Macmillan Cancer Support has been working with the National Garden Scheme since 1984]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/garden-scheme-nets-more-than-20m-for-major-charity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/garden-scheme-nets-more-than-20m-for-major-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Care Quality Commission chief to lead major foundation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julian Hartley will join the charity in May]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-care-quality-commission-chief-to-lead-major-foundation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-care-quality-commission-chief-to-lead-major-foundation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK area with highest charity engagement revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The study is based on research involving more than 4,000 adults]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/uk-area-with-highest-charity-engagement-revealed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/uk-area-with-highest-charity-engagement-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities facing £6m lawsuit over cancelled fundraising event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amanda Navaian claims she lost sales and suffered psychological injury; the charities strongly refute the allegations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-facing-6m-lawsuit-over-cancelled-fundraising-event/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-facing-6m-lawsuit-over-cancelled-fundraising-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic abuse charity chief takes early retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ellen Miller has left the charity for personal reasons after her husband died last year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/domestic-abuse-charity-chief-takes-early-retirement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/domestic-abuse-charity-chief-takes-early-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts charity moves to co-leadership model]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s chief and deputy chief executive will share responsibility for running the organisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-charity-moves-to-co-leadership-model/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-charity-moves-to-co-leadership-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Develop ‘clear pathways’ for misconduct claims against senior leaders, charities urged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance from Arts Council England says many organisations&rsquo; governing documents &lsquo;are silent on the circumstances under which a chair or other directors may be removed&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/develop-clear-pathways-for-misconduct-claims-against-senior-leaders-charities-urged/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/develop-clear-pathways-for-misconduct-claims-against-senior-leaders-charities-urged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government ‘takes small charities for granted’, former Tory leader warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Iain Duncan Smith made the claim during a parliamentary debate; the charities minister rejects the idea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-takes-small-charities-for-granted-former-tory-leader-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-takes-small-charities-for-granted-former-tory-leader-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraising company committed six code breaches, regulator finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[An investigation by the Fundraising Regulator found a further two sections of the Code of Fundraising Practice were broken by four education trusts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-company-committed-six-code-breaches-regulator-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-company-committed-six-code-breaches-regulator-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s charity to rebrand and leave international federation over differing values]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK organisation will change its name and develop a new visual identity following its exit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-charity-to-rebrand-and-leave-international-federation-over-differing-values/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-charity-to-rebrand-and-leave-international-federation-over-differing-values/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator reports animal welfare charity to police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drone to Home is in the process of being wound up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-reports-animal-welfare-charity-to-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-reports-animal-welfare-charity-to-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts charity reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max May succeeds Robin Simpson, who will retire after 20 years in the role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-charity-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-charity-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Older people’s charities merge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The smaller charity will retain its branding as part of the move]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/older-peoples-charities-merge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/older-peoples-charities-merge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Put people first’ when designing digital systems, infrastructure body urges charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisations need to put user needs, trust and ethics at the core of their AI use, the SCVO says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/put-people-first-when-designing-digital-systems-infrastructure-body-urges-charities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/put-people-first-when-designing-digital-systems-infrastructure-body-urges-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Director appointed chief after more than 25 years at charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marsha Blake joined St Basil&rsquo;s in 1999]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/director-appointed-chief-after-more-than-25-years-at-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/director-appointed-chief-after-more-than-25-years-at-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two in five people do not plan to leave a legacy gift in their will, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only 14 per cent of people have already included a charitable bequest in their will, a survey of 2,000 people suggests]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/two-in-five-people-do-not-plan-to-leave-a-legacy-gift-in-their-will-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/two-in-five-people-do-not-plan-to-leave-a-legacy-gift-in-their-will-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City and Guilds fellow calls for ‘urgent, fully independent inquiry’ into the conduct of executive and trustee board]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the charity in January]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/city-and-guilds-fellow-calls-for-urgent-fully-independent-inquiry-into-the-conduct-of-executive-and-trustee-board/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/city-and-guilds-fellow-calls-for-urgent-fully-independent-inquiry-into-the-conduct-of-executive-and-trustee-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer charity announces new chief executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paula Hanford has taken up the top job at Pancreatic Cancer Action]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cancer-charity-announces-new-chief-executive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cancer-charity-announces-new-chief-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical charity wrongfully dismissed doctor who made protected disclosures about colleague]]></title><description><![CDATA[An employment tribunal partly found in favour of Dr Anna Williams after it ruled her &lsquo;far from ideal&rsquo; behaviour did not amount to gross misconduct]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/medical-charity-wrongfully-dismissed-doctor-who-made-protected-disclosures-about-colleague/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/medical-charity-wrongfully-dismissed-doctor-who-made-protected-disclosures-about-colleague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraising agency closes amid ‘prolonged uncertainty and structural cost pressures’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief of Purity Fundraising &lsquo;devastated&rsquo; as 50 members of staff affected by closure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-agency-closes-amid-prolonged-uncertainty-and-structural-cost-pressures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-agency-closes-amid-prolonged-uncertainty-and-structural-cost-pressures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-assisted funding bids could risk ‘overwhelming’ grantmakers, leader warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funders may not have the capacity to deal with increased demand from AI-assisted applications, Mary Rose Gunn says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ai-assisted-funding-bids-could-risk-overwhelming-grantmakers-leader-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ai-assisted-funding-bids-could-risk-overwhelming-grantmakers-leader-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The King’s Foundation chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outgoing chief previously worked as an adviser for Tony Blair and David Cameron]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-kings-foundation-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 02:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-kings-foundation-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness charity cuts nearly 100 staff amid abrupt closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[East Suffolk Council is making accommodation arrangements for 87 service users]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-charity-cuts-nearly-100-staff-amid-abrupt-closure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 02:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-charity-cuts-nearly-100-staff-amid-abrupt-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraising management should ‘dovetail’ fraud mitigation, regulator says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The call comes in light of updates to the commission&rsquo;s fundraising guidance and emergency appeals advice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-management-should-dovetail-fraud-mitigation-regulator-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-management-should-dovetail-fraud-mitigation-regulator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth parliament chair appointed to Scottish charity regulator’s board]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ellie Craig will assume the part-time post in April]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-parliament-chair-appointed-to-scottish-charity-regulators-board/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-parliament-chair-appointed-to-scottish-charity-regulators-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Palestine charity chief to lead Muslim Aid on interim basis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim Holmes joins the charity following a two-month stint as the interim chief of Medical Aid for Palestinians]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-palestine-charity-chief-to-lead-muslim-aid-on-interim-basis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-palestine-charity-chief-to-lead-muslim-aid-on-interim-basis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care charity plans to sell all homes due to increased costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity is seeking to exit the residential care sector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/care-charity-plans-to-sell-all-homes-due-to-increased-costs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/care-charity-plans-to-sell-all-homes-due-to-increased-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal upholds commission’s decision to remove sanctioned charity founder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vladimir Potanin&rsquo;s failure to resign &lsquo;jeopardised the charity&rsquo;s ability to operate&rsquo;, a first-tier tribunal ruled]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tribunal-upholds-commissions-decision-to-remove-sanctioned-charity-founder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tribunal-upholds-commissions-decision-to-remove-sanctioned-charity-founder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive: Regulator concludes compliance case into major aid charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission said it was assured that World Vision UK had taken steps to address concerns around its culture]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/exclusive-regulator-concludes-compliance-case-into-major-aid-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/exclusive-regulator-concludes-compliance-case-into-major-aid-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator assesses hospice’s financial position following redundancies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it will engage openly with the commission during its compliance case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assesses-hospices-financial-position-following-redundancies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assesses-hospices-financial-position-following-redundancies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neuro therapy charity changes name to reflect specialist services]]></title><description><![CDATA[The name change forms part of a wider rebrand including an updated logo, tagline and website]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/neuro-therapy-charity-changes-name-to-reflect-specialist-services/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/neuro-therapy-charity-changes-name-to-reflect-specialist-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-harm charity changes its name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it hopes the new title will make it more accessible for people who need help]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/self-harm-charity-changes-its-name/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/self-harm-charity-changes-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity failed to use donations for their intended purpose, regulator finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fundraising Regulator found four breaches of the Code of Fundraising Practice during its investigation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-failed-to-use-donations-for-their-intended-purpose-regulator-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-failed-to-use-donations-for-their-intended-purpose-regulator-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobs at risk as major charity loses NHS funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marie Curie says it is consulting affected staff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/jobs-at-risk-as-major-charity-loses-nhs-funding/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/jobs-at-risk-as-major-charity-loses-nhs-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 100 staff walk out at museum charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff at the London Museum are in a dispute about pay]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-100-staff-walk-out-at-museum-charity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-100-staff-walk-out-at-museum-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens inquiry into care charity that owes £1.5m to HMRC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission has escalated its engagement with the organisation after examining a range of concerns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-care-charity-that-owes-15m-to-hmrc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-care-charity-that-owes-15m-to-hmrc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carers charity appoints new chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kelly Rust brings more than 20 years&rsquo; leadership experience to the role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/carers-charity-appoints-new-chief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/carers-charity-appoints-new-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 100 charity leaders urge government to reverse ‘devastating’ international aid cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The statement, which comes a year after the cuts were announced, warns of programme closures across Africa and Asia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-100-charity-leaders-urge-government-to-reverse-devastating-international-aid-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-100-charity-leaders-urge-government-to-reverse-devastating-international-aid-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish forestry charity chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shireen Chambers will retire after four years as the charity&rsquo;s first leader]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-forestry-charity-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-forestry-charity-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interim manager appointed to heritage charity amid bitter governance row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trustees were conflicted over the handling of a &pound;4m estate and the administration of the charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/interim-manager-appointed-to-heritage-charity-amid-bitter-governance-row/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/interim-manager-appointed-to-heritage-charity-amid-bitter-governance-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safe Passage International reveals new leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jo Cobley is the long-term successor to Wanda Wyporska]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/safe-passage-international-reveals-new-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/safe-passage-international-reveals-new-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community support charity to close after 30 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation supports adults and young people in Buckinghamshire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-support-charity-to-close-after-30-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-support-charity-to-close-after-30-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to 'tenacious campaigner' who co-founded first HIV charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martyn Butler died suddenly at the weekend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tributes-paid-to-tenacious-campaigner-who-co-founded-first-hiv-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tributes-paid-to-tenacious-campaigner-who-co-founded-first-hiv-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accountant sentenced for stealing £26,000 from food bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Burrows has been given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/accountant-sentenced-for-stealing-26000-from-food-bank/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/accountant-sentenced-for-stealing-26000-from-food-bank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church charity to establish new leadership structure after safeguarding failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes as the Police Service in Northern Ireland confirm it had received 101 referrals as part of its investigation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/church-charity-to-establish-new-leadership-structure-after-safeguarding-failures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/church-charity-to-establish-new-leadership-structure-after-safeguarding-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Largest philanthropy campaign by UK charity’ reaches £250m mark]]></title><description><![CDATA[The campaign is on track to surpass its target of raising &pound;400m over five years but progress slowed significantly over the past 12 months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/largest-philanthropy-campaign-by-uk-charity-reaches-250m-mark/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/largest-philanthropy-campaign-by-uk-charity-reaches-250m-mark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator set to launch ‘significantly improved’ website]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland says the updated site will feature improvements including better search functions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-set-to-launch-significantly-improved-website/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-set-to-launch-significantly-improved-website/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission probes poverty relief charity that has failed to file accounts for three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation was part of the regulator's double defaulters class inquiry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-probes-poverty-relief-charity-that-has-failed-to-file-accounts-for-three-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-probes-poverty-relief-charity-that-has-failed-to-file-accounts-for-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator assesses concerns at gambling charity amid mismanagement claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s former chief executive, who stepped down last year after making claims of governance and compliance failings, has lodged an employment tribunal claim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assesses-concerns-at-gambling-charity-amid-mismanagement-claims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assesses-concerns-at-gambling-charity-amid-mismanagement-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice charity puts more than 30 roles at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation, which cut 10 staff last year, says it cannot afford to continue providing its home care service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-puts-more-than-30-roles-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-puts-more-than-30-roles-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Charity Commission board members reappointed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rory Brooks and Shrenik Davda will serve second terms until 2029, the government says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/two-charity-commission-board-members-reappointed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/two-charity-commission-board-members-reappointed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish regulator will begin publishing charity trustee names from next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-regulator-will-begin-publishing-charity-trustee-names-from-next-month/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-regulator-will-begin-publishing-charity-trustee-names-from-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engage with your staff on AI use rather than shut it down, expert urges]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Fitzgerald tells the Third Sector Podcast that there is a need for a &lsquo;culture of openness&rsquo; around AI experimentation in the workplace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/engage-with-your-staff-on-ai-use-rather-than-shut-it-down-expert-urges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/engage-with-your-staff-on-ai-use-rather-than-shut-it-down-expert-urges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purpose Awards EMEA 2026: deadline extended]]></title><description><![CDATA[The awards recognise campaigns that use creative ideas successfully to further positive causes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/purpose-awards-emea-2026-deadline-extended/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/purpose-awards-emea-2026-deadline-extended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency £2m fundraising appeal launched by 160-year-old charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation, which employs more than 150 people, needs to raise the funds by the end of March]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/emergency-2m-fundraising-appeal-launched-by-160-year-old-charity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/emergency-2m-fundraising-appeal-launched-by-160-year-old-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at domestic abuse charity apply for statutory union recognition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers at Solace Women&rsquo;s Aid in Tower Hamlets threatened strike action last year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-domestic-abuse-charity-apply-for-statutory-union-recognition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-domestic-abuse-charity-apply-for-statutory-union-recognition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New chief revealed at The Alan Turing Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission opened a compliance case into the charity last year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-chief-revealed-at-the-alan-turing-institute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-chief-revealed-at-the-alan-turing-institute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House of St Barnabas charity work to restart after corporate trustee appointed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity closed its central London building two years ago due to financial pressures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/house-of-st-barnabas-charity-work-to-restart-after-corporate-trustee-appointed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/house-of-st-barnabas-charity-work-to-restart-after-corporate-trustee-appointed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major hospice charity opens staff consultation in bid to tackle almost £4m deficit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it is &lsquo;having to make some difficult decisions today to ensure that we can continue to be here for our communities long into the future&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-hospice-charity-opens-staff-consultation-in-bid-to-tackle-almost-4m-deficit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-hospice-charity-opens-staff-consultation-in-bid-to-tackle-almost-4m-deficit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost three in 10 charities considering using AI images in fundraising]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings come from a survey commissioned by the fundraising platform Enthuse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-three-in-10-charities-considering-using-ai-images-in-fundraising/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-three-in-10-charities-considering-using-ai-images-in-fundraising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former UK Youth chief to lead Business in the Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ndidi Okezie will join the charity in early March]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-uk-youth-chief-to-lead-business-in-the-community/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-uk-youth-chief-to-lead-business-in-the-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian charity breached fundraising code during new building campaign, regulator finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity did not inform donors what would happen if the fundraising campaign failed, the Fundraising Regulator concludes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-charity-breached-fundraising-code-during-new-building-campaign-regulator-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-charity-breached-fundraising-code-during-new-building-campaign-regulator-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ‘slow start’ to the covenant and increased protest restrictions threaten UK civic space, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bond is urging the government to lift restrictions on charity campaigning to reverse a decline in the country&rsquo;s civic infrastructure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/a-slow-start-to-the-covenant-and-increased-protest-restrictions-threaten-uk-civic-space-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/a-slow-start-to-the-covenant-and-increased-protest-restrictions-threaten-uk-civic-space-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth charity promotes director to top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nicky Twemlow succeeds Daniel Flynn, who is retiring after 23 years in the role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-promotes-director-to-top-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-promotes-director-to-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community support charity changes its name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says the new title better reflects what it does]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-support-charity-changes-its-name/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-support-charity-changes-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Oxfam GB chief files employment tribunal claim alleging discrimination and victimisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Halima Begum&rsquo;s lawyer says she was &lsquo;forced out&rsquo; by Oxfam&rsquo;s board; the charity &lsquo;strongly disputes&rsquo; the claims]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-oxfam-gb-chief-files-employment-tribunal-claim-alleging-discrimination-and-victimisation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-oxfam-gb-chief-files-employment-tribunal-claim-alleging-discrimination-and-victimisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Oxfam GB chief files employment tribunal alleging discrimination and victimisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Halima Begum&rsquo;s lawyer says she was &lsquo;forced out&rsquo; by Oxfam&rsquo;s board; the charity &lsquo;strongly disputes&rsquo; the claims]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-oxfam-gb-chief-files-employment-tribunal-alleging-discrimination-and-victimisation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-oxfam-gb-chief-files-employment-tribunal-alleging-discrimination-and-victimisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 40 jobs at risk as horse charity considers closing two centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it has seen 'exponential price rises' in essential areas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-40-jobs-at-risk-as-horse-charity-considers-closing-two-centres/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-40-jobs-at-risk-as-horse-charity-considers-closing-two-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity backed by crypto fraudster sells historic property at ‘significantly’ reduced price]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sale comes as the foundation prepares to wind down its operations in the coming year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-backed-by-crypto-fraudster-sells-historic-property-at-significantly-reduced-price/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-backed-by-crypto-fraudster-sells-historic-property-at-significantly-reduced-price/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police confirm 15 arrests amid claims at major health charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Andrew&rsquo;s Healthcare says it takes a &lsquo;zero tolerance approach&rsquo; to abuse and had acted as soon as allegations emerged]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/police-confirm-15-arrests-amid-claims-at-major-health-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/police-confirm-15-arrests-amid-claims-at-major-health-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time running out to enter the Business Charity Awards 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities and businesses must submit their entries by 11:59pm on Thursday 19 February]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/time-running-out-to-enter-the-business-charity-awards-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/time-running-out-to-enter-the-business-charity-awards-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity facing almost £100,000 payout after unfairly dismissing two employees]]></title><description><![CDATA[An employment tribunal has ruled that the Fife Employment Access Trust &lsquo;had been looking for a reason to dismiss the claimants&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-facing-almost-100000-payout-after-unfairly-dismissing-two-employees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-facing-almost-100000-payout-after-unfairly-dismissing-two-employees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human rights charity chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma Hutton will leave her post at the end of March to take a break from the &lsquo;tough battleground&rsquo; of human rights work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/human-rights-charity-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/human-rights-charity-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art therapy charity launches winding up proceedings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it will remain on the charity register until the administrative process is concluded]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/art-therapy-charity-launches-winding-up-proceedings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/art-therapy-charity-launches-winding-up-proceedings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities campaign for 1,000 more businesses to introduce payroll giving]]></title><description><![CDATA[The call comes as part of a charity-led campaign for Payroll Giving Month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-campaign-for-1000-more-businesses-to-introduce-payroll-giving/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-campaign-for-1000-more-businesses-to-introduce-payroll-giving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity chief steps down after ‘challenging’ 18 months in the role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Brooks-Johnson lives on the south coast of England and has found the commute to Sheffield difficult]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chief-steps-down-after-challenging-18-months-in-the-role/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chief-steps-down-after-challenging-18-months-in-the-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity that failed to keep record of payments criticised by regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission opened an inquiry into the organisation after it did not submit accounts covering a three-year period]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-that-failed-to-keep-record-of-payments-criticised-by-regulator/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-that-failed-to-keep-record-of-payments-criticised-by-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amnesty International UK reveals new chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kerry Moscogiuri has worked for the organisation for the past 25 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/amnesty-international-uk-reveals-new-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/amnesty-international-uk-reveals-new-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understand where staff are using AI to avoid accidental adoption, charities warned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digital expert Zoe Amar says human review is a 'really important golden thread that needs to run through AI adoption']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/understand-where-staff-are-using-ai-to-avoid-accidental-adoption-charities-warned/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/understand-where-staff-are-using-ai-to-avoid-accidental-adoption-charities-warned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Student Pride to stop annual event due to ‘significant’ drop in corporate funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation&rsquo;s income has fallen by about two-thirds over the past two years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/national-student-pride-to-stop-annual-event-due-to-significant-drop-in-corporate-funding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/national-student-pride-to-stop-annual-event-due-to-significant-drop-in-corporate-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RSPCA branch warns of cuts amid financial struggles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity has begun a consultation with staff over possible job losses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rspca-branch-warns-of-cuts-amid-financial-struggles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rspca-branch-warns-of-cuts-amid-financial-struggles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philanthropy is becoming more accessible but not more equitable, leaders warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities need to have a collective voice to harness the opportunity of the Office for the Impact Economy, speakers say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/philanthropy-is-becoming-more-accessible-but-not-more-equitable-leaders-warn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/philanthropy-is-becoming-more-accessible-but-not-more-equitable-leaders-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citizens Advice charity consults staff over redundancies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation employs 111 people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/citizens-advice-charity-consults-staff-over-redundancies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/citizens-advice-charity-consults-staff-over-redundancies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator hires research firm in bid to better understand fundraising complaints]]></title><description><![CDATA[The work will expand on the regulator&rsquo;s annual complaints report research]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-hires-research-firm-in-bid-to-better-understand-fundraising-complaints/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-hires-research-firm-in-bid-to-better-understand-fundraising-complaints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affluent areas have a higher volume of charities, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reliance on volunteers also varies by region, a new study concludes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/affluent-areas-have-a-higher-volume-of-charities-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/affluent-areas-have-a-higher-volume-of-charities-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Railway charity chief leaves because the ‘board acted in an executive capacity’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clive Hetherington says he is &lsquo;deeply disappointed&rsquo; to have left the Great Western Society]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/railway-charity-chief-leaves-because-the-board-acted-in-an-executive-capacity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/railway-charity-chief-leaves-because-the-board-acted-in-an-executive-capacity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-railway charity chief leaves because the ‘board acted in an executive capacity’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clive Hetherington says he is &lsquo;deeply disappointed&rsquo; to leave the Great Western Society]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ex-railway-charity-chief-leaves-because-the-board-acted-in-an-executive-capacity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ex-railway-charity-chief-leaves-because-the-board-acted-in-an-executive-capacity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCVO chief urges Home Secretary to withdraw plans to link UK settlement to volunteering]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plans risk turning volunteering into a &lsquo;transactional requirement&rsquo;, the letter warns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ncvo-chief-urges-home-secretary-to-withdraw-plans-to-link-uk-settlement-to-volunteering/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ncvo-chief-urges-home-secretary-to-withdraw-plans-to-link-uk-settlement-to-volunteering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator assessing concerns after funder of Prince William charity named in Epstein files]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes after a complaint by the anti-monarchy group Republic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assessing-concerns-after-funder-of-prince-william-charity-named-in-epstein-files/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-assessing-concerns-after-funder-of-prince-william-charity-named-in-epstein-files/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major fundraising platform bought by global business software provider]]></title><description><![CDATA[The provider is the official partner for London Marathon Events and the Great Run]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-fundraising-platform-bought-by-global-business-software-provider/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-fundraising-platform-bought-by-global-business-software-provider/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes arts charity after abrupt closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Centre for Contemporary Arts entered liquidation with the loss of more than 30 jobs due to &lsquo;significant&rsquo; financial challenges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-arts-charity-after-abrupt-closure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-arts-charity-after-abrupt-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infrastructure charity reveals next leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christine Boston will succeed Rachel Connor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/infrastructure-charity-reveals-next-leader/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/infrastructure-charity-reveals-next-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission chief ‘frustrated the voluntary sector doesn’t talk itself up’]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Holdsworth says charities could do more to &lsquo;amplify the impact&rsquo; they have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-chief-frustrated-the-voluntary-sector-doesnt-talk-itself-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-chief-frustrated-the-voluntary-sector-doesnt-talk-itself-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Significant result’ as charities report lowest level of fraud in five years]]></title><description><![CDATA[But slightly more than half of charities expect the threat of fraud to increase in the coming year, the report warns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/significant-result-as-charities-report-lowest-level-of-fraud-in-five-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/significant-result-as-charities-report-lowest-level-of-fraud-in-five-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister wants impact economy champions in all parts of government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darren Jones says he does not just want a &lsquo;small team of expertise in the Cabinet Office alone&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/minister-wants-impact-economy-champions-in-all-parts-of-government/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/minister-wants-impact-economy-champions-in-all-parts-of-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former worker jailed for £285,000 theft that caused charity’s closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stolen sum amounted to more than half the charity&rsquo;s annual income]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-worker-jailed-for-285000-theft-that-caused-charitys-closure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-worker-jailed-for-285000-theft-that-caused-charitys-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity ‘disputes fairness’ of £41,000 High Court order amid planning row]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sum is equivalent to almost 30 per cent of the organisation&rsquo;s annual income]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-disputes-fairness-of-41000-high-court-order-amid-planning-row/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-disputes-fairness-of-41000-high-court-order-amid-planning-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internet safety charity denies censoring negative comments about funding partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Childnet has been accused of removing comments about Snapchat in a speech made by young ambassadors; the charity says the 2024 remarks were edited for brevity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/internet-safety-charity-denies-censoring-negative-comments-about-funding-partner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/internet-safety-charity-denies-censoring-negative-comments-about-funding-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAF chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil Heslop plans to retire from full-time employment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/caf-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/caf-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator will stand by charities’ right to campaign during elections, chief pledges]]></title><description><![CDATA[But organisations must campaign in a way that is consistent with the legal framework, David Holdsworth says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-will-stand-by-charities-right-to-campaign-during-elections-chief-pledges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-will-stand-by-charities-right-to-campaign-during-elections-chief-pledges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major care charity’s income rose by £64m after mergers, figures show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The increase is largely due to assets acquired by the trust following two recent mergers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-care-charitys-income-rose-by-64m-after-mergers-figures-show/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-care-charitys-income-rose-by-64m-after-mergers-figures-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator scrutinises charity as police make arrests relating to ‘anti-Zionist’ event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police continue to investigate the social media promotion of the now-cancelled event]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-scrutinises-charity-as-police-make-arrests-relating-to-anti-zionist-event/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-scrutinises-charity-as-police-make-arrests-relating-to-anti-zionist-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disability charity to pay nearly £153,000 for discriminating against disabled employee]]></title><description><![CDATA[The employee was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against, a tribunal has found]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/disability-charity-to-pay-nearly-153000-for-discriminating-against-disabled-employee/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/disability-charity-to-pay-nearly-153000-for-discriminating-against-disabled-employee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre charity suffers ‘considerable’ blow after £56,000 fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[The effects of the fraud will be &lsquo;felt for a long time to come&rsquo;, the charity says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charity-suffers-considerable-blow-after-56000-fraud/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charity-suffers-considerable-blow-after-56000-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish government pledges partnership agreement with voluntary sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agreement aims to put the government&rsquo;s relationship with charities on a &lsquo;clear, principled footing&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-government-pledges-partnership-agreement-with-voluntary-sector/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-government-pledges-partnership-agreement-with-voluntary-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union urges grantmaker to support workers after arts centre’s sudden closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The call comes after a petition to protect the venue reached more than 2,000 signatures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/union-urges-grantmaker-to-support-workers-after-arts-centres-sudden-closure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/union-urges-grantmaker-to-support-workers-after-arts-centres-sudden-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oversight Trust reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Barber succeeds Alastair Ballantyne, who plans to retire after five years in the role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-oversight-trust-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-oversight-trust-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women’s health and wellbeing charity closes abruptly]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation had 28 employees, according to its most recent accounts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/womens-health-and-wellbeing-charity-closes-abruptly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/womens-health-and-wellbeing-charity-closes-abruptly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCVO urges government to scrap plans to link UK settlement to volunteering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three-quarters of charities oppose the proposals, research indicates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ncvo-urges-government-to-scrap-plans-to-link-uk-settlement-to-volunteering/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ncvo-urges-government-to-scrap-plans-to-link-uk-settlement-to-volunteering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to give regulator tougher powers to ban people from trusteeship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further details have emerged about the plans mentioned by Sir Keir Starmer yesterday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-to-give-regulator-tougher-powers-to-ban-people-from-trusteeship/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-to-give-regulator-tougher-powers-to-ban-people-from-trusteeship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSPCC director to lead music therapy charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maria Neophytou succeeds Sandra Schembri, who is moving into coaching and consultancy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/nspcc-director-to-lead-music-therapy-charity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/nspcc-director-to-lead-music-therapy-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redundancy numbers confirmed as museum charity prepares to join the National Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[A total of 47 jobs will be lost as the Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust joins the charity next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/redundancy-numbers-confirmed-as-museum-charity-prepares-to-join-the-national-trust/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/redundancy-numbers-confirmed-as-museum-charity-prepares-to-join-the-national-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fostering and adoption charity reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phil East succeeds Susan Swarbrick, who has been with the charity for 26 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fostering-and-adoption-charity-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fostering-and-adoption-charity-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concern as PM promises ‘much stronger’ powers to close charities promoting extremism]]></title><description><![CDATA[But sector leaders voice concern over what any new powers might mean for charities supporting minoritised communities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/concern-as-pm-promises-much-stronger-powers-to-close-charities-promoting-extremism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/concern-as-pm-promises-much-stronger-powers-to-close-charities-promoting-extremism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carer support charity to close due to ‘significant’ funding challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity employs 10 people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/carer-support-charity-to-close-due-to-significant-funding-challenges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/carer-support-charity-to-close-due-to-significant-funding-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manager stole £40,000 from Women’s Aid charity to fund holidays and Ikea furniture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jay Reid was manager of the children&rsquo;s service at Argyll and Bute Women&rsquo;s Aid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/manager-stole-40000-from-womens-aid-charity-to-fund-holidays-and-ikea-furniture/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/manager-stole-40000-from-womens-aid-charity-to-fund-holidays-and-ikea-furniture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity manager stole £40,000 from Women’s Aid charity to fund holidays and Ikea furniture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jay Reid was manager of the children&rsquo;s service at Argyll and Bute Women&rsquo;s Aid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-manager-stole-40000-from-womens-aid-charity-to-fund-holidays-and-ikea-furniture/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-manager-stole-40000-from-womens-aid-charity-to-fund-holidays-and-ikea-furniture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts Council England to roll out updated grants portal after systems crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The grantmaker&rsquo;s updated system will be launched in April]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-england-to-roll-out-updated-grants-portal-after-systems-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-england-to-roll-out-updated-grants-portal-after-systems-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic school charity under inquiry plans to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator said last week that it was investigating Fernhill School over a failure to file accounts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/catholic-school-charity-under-inquiry-plans-to-close/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/catholic-school-charity-under-inquiry-plans-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volunteer shortages and rising costs among top challenges facing charities in Scotland, poll finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The conclusions come from research conducted by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/volunteer-shortages-and-rising-costs-among-top-challenges-facing-charities-in-scotland-poll-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/volunteer-shortages-and-rising-costs-among-top-challenges-facing-charities-in-scotland-poll-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New campaign will highlight acts of kindness in bid to tackle division]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Million Acts of Hope is being backed by more than 30 charities and community groups]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-campaign-will-highlight-acts-of-kindness-in-bid-to-tackle-division/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-campaign-will-highlight-acts-of-kindness-in-bid-to-tackle-division/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition campaign will highlight acts of kindness in bid to tackle division]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Million Acts of Hope is being backed by more than 30 charities and community groups]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/coalition-campaign-will-highlight-acts-of-kindness-in-bid-to-tackle-division/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/coalition-campaign-will-highlight-acts-of-kindness-in-bid-to-tackle-division/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public split on charities’ use of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The results come from research conducted among 3,000 UK adults]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/public-split-on-charities-use-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/public-split-on-charities-use-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity Commission probes charity set up to provide air ambulance service]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inquiry comes as the Fundraising Regulator identifies four code breaches at the charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-commission-probes-charity-set-up-to-provide-air-ambulance-service/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-commission-probes-charity-set-up-to-provide-air-ambulance-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity set up to provide air ambulance service misled donors, regulator finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation committed four breaches of the Code of Fundraising Practice, an investigation concludes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-set-up-to-provide-air-ambulance-service-misled-donors-regulator-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-set-up-to-provide-air-ambulance-service-misled-donors-regulator-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulators urged to reduce burden of dual reporting for charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[But some charities will welcome a delay to new reporting requirements, experts say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulators-urged-to-reduce-burden-of-dual-reporting-for-charities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulators-urged-to-reduce-burden-of-dual-reporting-for-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator orders poverty relief charity to pause activities for six months]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator opened an inquiry into the organisation in 2024 after receiving concerns about fundraising collections by one of its trustees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-orders-poverty-relief-charity-to-pause-activities-for-six-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-orders-poverty-relief-charity-to-pause-activities-for-six-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom from Torture chief to lead legal charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sonya Sceats has led the survivors&rsquo; support charity for eight years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/freedom-from-torture-chief-to-lead-legal-charity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/freedom-from-torture-chief-to-lead-legal-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at health foundation consider strike action over redundancy plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ballot is expected amid concerns about fair redundancy settlements; the foundation says it will treat staff fairly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-health-foundation-consider-strike-action-over-redundancy-plans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-health-foundation-consider-strike-action-over-redundancy-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens case into charity that paid £650,000 to company owned by its chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity also has debts of more than &pound;1.7m to HM Revenue &amp; Customs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-charity-that-paid-650000-to-company-owned-by-its-chair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-charity-that-paid-650000-to-company-owned-by-its-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Ferguson’s charity to close after latest Epstein revelations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah&rsquo;s Trust had an income of &pound;31,423 and had no employees, most recent accounts show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sarah-fergusons-charity-to-close-after-latest-epstein-revelations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sarah-fergusons-charity-to-close-after-latest-epstein-revelations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquiry into football charity after regulator identifies financial concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The community football club is nearly 250 days late in filing its accounts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/inquiry-into-football-charity-after-regulator-identifies-financial-concerns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/inquiry-into-football-charity-after-regulator-identifies-financial-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Value of UK impact economy revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report describes the impact economy as &lsquo;an ecosystem of individuals, organisations and capital intending to prioritise public benefit over private gain&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/value-of-uk-impact-economy-revealed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/value-of-uk-impact-economy-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 30 jobs set to go as arts charity closes abruptly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union representatives say employees were told of proposed redundancies with a day&rsquo;s notice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-30-jobs-set-to-go-as-arts-charity-closes-abruptly/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-30-jobs-set-to-go-as-arts-charity-closes-abruptly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian charity failed vulnerable donor who made large gift, regulator finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes after the Fundraising Regulator found the charity committed two previous breaches of the Code of Fundraising Practice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-charity-failed-vulnerable-donor-who-made-large-gift-regulator-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-charity-failed-vulnerable-donor-who-made-large-gift-regulator-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rape Crisis Scotland chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sandy Brindley founded the organisation in 2002]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rape-crisis-scotland-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rape-crisis-scotland-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester Pride’s new organisers to sign ‘landmark’ union agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new community interest company has been set up to run the event]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/manchester-prides-new-organisers-to-sign-landmark-union-agreement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/manchester-prides-new-organisers-to-sign-landmark-union-agreement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War on Want promotes campaigns head to top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liz McKean succeeds Asad Rehman, who left to lead Friends of the Earth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/war-on-want-promotes-campaigns-head-to-top-job/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/war-on-want-promotes-campaigns-head-to-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes church charity amid financial concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says its inquiry will examine the administration, governance and management of the charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-church-charity-amid-financial-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-church-charity-amid-financial-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanitarian charity’s income rises by nearly a third]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation recorded &pound;64.1m in income in 2025, accounts show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/humanitarian-charitys-income-rises-by-nearly-a-third/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/humanitarian-charitys-income-rises-by-nearly-a-third/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission-based pay should always be disclosed to donors, review recommends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fundraising regulators should consider making this a requirement in their code of practice, researchers say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-based-pay-should-always-be-disclosed-to-donors-review-recommends/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-based-pay-should-always-be-disclosed-to-donors-review-recommends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-bullying charity to become part of Coram]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Coram spokesperson says the principal driver of the move is shared mission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/anti-bullying-charity-to-become-part-of-coram/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/anti-bullying-charity-to-become-part-of-coram/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commercial pride event changes name after charity says it was ‘misleading’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The event&rsquo;s former name amounted to &lsquo;commercial appropriation&rsquo;, according to Notts Pride]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commercial-pride-event-changes-name-after-charity-says-it-was-misleading/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commercial-pride-event-changes-name-after-charity-says-it-was-misleading/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racial diversity in environment sector continues to lag, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fewer than 5 per cent of staff in the environmental charity sector identify as people of colour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/racial-diversity-in-environment-sector-continues-to-lag-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/racial-diversity-in-environment-sector-continues-to-lag-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share knowledge more openly to facilitate meaningful change, charities urged]]></title><description><![CDATA[The call comes in a new report from the think tank NPC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/share-knowledge-more-openly-to-facilitate-meaningful-change-charities-urged/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/share-knowledge-more-openly-to-facilitate-meaningful-change-charities-urged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sustainable transport charity chief to step down after 10 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Xavier Brice is joining a sustainability consultancy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sustainable-transport-charity-chief-to-step-down-after-10-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sustainable-transport-charity-chief-to-step-down-after-10-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to review decision to exclude museums from ‘ex gratia’ payment rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sixteen national museums and galleries were exempted from the rules because of existing laws that prevent them from disposing of items from their collections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-to-review-decision-to-exclude-museums-from-ex-gratia-payment-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-to-review-decision-to-exclude-museums-from-ex-gratia-payment-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Misconduct’ as Catholic school charity fails to submit accounts for three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fernhill School has failed to file documents with the regulator for the years to the end of July 2022, 2023 and 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/misconduct-as-catholic-school-charity-fails-to-submit-accounts-for-three-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/misconduct-as-catholic-school-charity-fails-to-submit-accounts-for-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most mass-participation fundraisers meet or exceed target, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most successful fundraisers start six months ahead of the event day, report says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/most-mass-participation-fundraisers-meet-or-exceed-target-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/most-mass-participation-fundraisers-meet-or-exceed-target-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parentkind promotes chief policy officer to top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frank Young succeeds Jason Elsom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/parentkind-promotes-chief-policy-officer-to-top-job/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/parentkind-promotes-chief-policy-officer-to-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts Council England introduces ‘digital arts’ as supported discipline]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the first new area to be added to the funder&rsquo;s portfolio in more than 20 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-england-introduces-digital-arts-as-supported-discipline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-council-england-introduces-digital-arts-as-supported-discipline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity Pay Study 2026: numbers 26 to 50]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mega-charities including Cancer Research UK and the British Council appear in this section of the top 100]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-pay-study-2026-numbers-26-to-50/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-pay-study-2026-numbers-26-to-50/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRUK reveals new fundraising chief after previous appointee withdraws]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity has appointed Claudia Nicholls after Pete Markey pulled out for personal reasons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cruk-reveals-new-fundraising-chief-after-previous-appointee-withdraws/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cruk-reveals-new-fundraising-chief-after-previous-appointee-withdraws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator clears defunct mental health charity of financial mismanagement allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trustees&rsquo; actions were consistent with Scottish charity law, the regulator finds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-clears-defunct-mental-health-charity-of-financial-mismanagement-allegations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-clears-defunct-mental-health-charity-of-financial-mismanagement-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Development charity rebrands]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation received pro-bono support from a creative studio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/development-charity-rebrands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/development-charity-rebrands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s Society director to lead football club’s charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Jenkins will join the foundation in March]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-society-director-to-lead-football-clubs-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-society-director-to-lead-football-clubs-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£10m grantmaker closes to new applicants as it prepares to wind up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move is part of the Albert Hunt Trust plans to spend down by 2029]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/10m-grantmaker-closes-to-new-applicants-as-it-prepares-to-wind-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/10m-grantmaker-closes-to-new-applicants-as-it-prepares-to-wind-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major charity says some fundraising channels ‘unviable’ as corporate partnerships and donations fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation's reserves dropped by &pound;6.4m during the past year, accounts show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-charity-says-some-fundraising-channels-unviable-as-corporate-partnerships-and-donations-fall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-charity-says-some-fundraising-channels-unviable-as-corporate-partnerships-and-donations-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity Pay Study 2026: numbers 51 to 75]]></title><description><![CDATA[This section includes organisations that paid their high earner between &pound;260,000 and &pound;300,000&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-pay-study-2026-numbers-51-to-75/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-pay-study-2026-numbers-51-to-75/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of charities filing late accounts up by a half]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some charities are delaying filing accounts that might highlight &lsquo;undesirable results&rsquo; because they do not want to shake donors&rsquo; confidence, warns the firm that has published the figures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/number-of-charities-filing-late-accounts-up-by-a-half/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/number-of-charities-filing-late-accounts-up-by-a-half/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MND Association rebrands to engage new audiences]]></title><description><![CDATA[The refreshed identity includes a new logo and campaign video]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mnd-association-rebrands-to-engage-new-audiences/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mnd-association-rebrands-to-engage-new-audiences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social investment body must mobilise additional capital, review finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recommendation comes in the latest quadrennial review into Access &ndash; The Foundation for Social Investment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/social-investment-body-must-mobilise-additional-capital-review-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/social-investment-body-must-mobilise-additional-capital-review-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co-chief of Christian safeguarding charity to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it will recruit one new head because the other co-CEO will become chief operating officer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/co-chief-of-christian-safeguarding-charity-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/co-chief-of-christian-safeguarding-charity-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dogs Trust warns of rise in Facebook scammers posing as partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family recently showed up at the charity&rsquo;s Basildon centre expecting to meet a dog after sending money to a fake account]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/dogs-trust-warns-of-rise-in-facebook-scammers-posing-as-partners/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/dogs-trust-warns-of-rise-in-facebook-scammers-posing-as-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity Pay Study 2026: numbers 76 to 100]]></title><description><![CDATA[The list is based on an examination of the accounts of more than 300 charities that pay the highest salaries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-pay-study-2026-numbers-76-to-100/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-pay-study-2026-numbers-76-to-100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxfam GB appoints second acting chief in six weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joyce Idoniboye has stepped in as acting chief executive following the departure of Jan Oldfield for another charity sector role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-gb-appoints-second-acting-chief-in-six-weeks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-gb-appoints-second-acting-chief-in-six-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actors union bids £1 for Manchester Pride’s brand assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equity says selling the brand to a commercial buyer risks undermining the value of the event and leaving performers vulnerable to further exploitation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/actors-union-bids-1-for-manchester-prides-brand-assets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/actors-union-bids-1-for-manchester-prides-brand-assets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most charities do not provide detailed information about their fundraising approach, regulator finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[But more than half of levy-paying charities complied with all applicable reporting requirements]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/most-charities-do-not-provide-detailed-information-about-their-fundraising-approach-regulator-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/most-charities-do-not-provide-detailed-information-about-their-fundraising-approach-regulator-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission assessing concerns about Christian charity after priest removed due to inappropriate behaviour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator confirms it is looking into the Jesuits in Britain after a safeguarding complaint was upheld]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-assessing-concerns-about-christian-charity-after-priest-removed-due-to-inappropriate-behaviour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-assessing-concerns-about-christian-charity-after-priest-removed-due-to-inappropriate-behaviour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mencap aims to fundraise an extra almost £40m through new strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The learning disability charity's five-year plan, published today, says it wants to raise the additional sums over the next 10 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mencap-aims-to-fundraise-an-extra-almost-40m-through-new-strategy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mencap-aims-to-fundraise-an-extra-almost-40m-through-new-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covenant needs action at every level of government and voluntary sector, charities minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real change requires a &lsquo;new level of partnership&rsquo;, according to Stephanie Peacock]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/covenant-needs-action-at-every-level-of-government-and-voluntary-sector-charities-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/covenant-needs-action-at-every-level-of-government-and-voluntary-sector-charities-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens inquiry into charity connected to international motorsport body]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission said it had prevented the FIA Foundation from carrying out certain transactions without the regulator&rsquo;s approval]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-charity-connected-to-international-motorsport-body/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-charity-connected-to-international-motorsport-body/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator meets former Oxfam GB trustee who called for an inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Balwant Singh has raised allegations of governance failures at the charity and urged the Charity Commission to open a statutory inquiry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-meets-former-oxfam-gb-trustee-who-called-for-an-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-meets-former-oxfam-gb-trustee-who-called-for-an-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCIE chief to lead air ambulance charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kathryn Marsden will leave the Social Care Institute for Excellence in February after six years in the role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scie-chief-to-lead-air-ambulance-charity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scie-chief-to-lead-air-ambulance-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Founder leaves Penny Appeal board as charity enters ‘new chapter of governance’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says the move comes after &lsquo;constructive engagement with the Charity Commission&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/founder-leaves-penny-appeal-board-as-charity-enters-new-chapter-of-governance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/founder-leaves-penny-appeal-board-as-charity-enters-new-chapter-of-governance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers at mental health charity extend strike action for a further seven days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff at Second Step have already taken four days of industrial action this month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/workers-at-mental-health-charity-extend-strike-action-for-a-further-seven-days/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/workers-at-mental-health-charity-extend-strike-action-for-a-further-seven-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust and communication key to successful co-leadership, CFG joint chiefs advise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Lomax and Clare Mills have been jointly leading the membership body since October]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/trust-and-communication-key-to-successful-co-leadership-cfg-joint-chiefs-advise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/trust-and-communication-key-to-successful-co-leadership-cfg-joint-chiefs-advise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grantmaker unveils new chief as founder moves to different role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlotte Monico is being promoted from chief operating officer while David Goldberg will become strategic founder and president]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-unveils-new-chief-as-founder-moves-to-different-role/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-unveils-new-chief-as-founder-moves-to-different-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative charities offered free HR support]]></title><description><![CDATA[The HR for Creatives programme will work with 35 organisations over a 12-month period]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/creative-charities-offered-free-hr-support/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/creative-charities-offered-free-hr-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian charity reveals closure plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it is working with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator on its dissolution]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-charity-reveals-closure-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-charity-reveals-closure-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland charities ‘pushed to breaking point’ after £16m funding cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action warns that jobs will be lost and organisations put at risk of closure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/northern-ireland-charities-pushed-to-breaking-point-after-16m-funding-cut/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/northern-ireland-charities-pushed-to-breaking-point-after-16m-funding-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government announces landmark £1.5bn culture fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[The funding will be invested in more than 1,000 venues in England over a five-year period&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-announces-landmark-15bn-culture-fund/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-announces-landmark-15bn-culture-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator concludes compliance case into anti-extremism charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission said the HOPE Unlimited Charitable Trust had taken steps to improve clarity on its relationship with a non-charitable partner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-concludes-compliance-case-into-anti-extremism-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-concludes-compliance-case-into-anti-extremism-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government unveils £11m covenant fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scheme will support 15 yet-to-be-determined areas in England to implement new &lsquo;local covenant partnership&rsquo; agreements, the DCMS says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-unveils-11m-covenant-fund/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-unveils-11m-covenant-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental health charity announces next chief executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Jarrett will join MQ Mental Health Research at the beginning of March]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mental-health-charity-announces-next-chief-executive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mental-health-charity-announces-next-chief-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity rejects proposal to end long-running strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 40 union members at the National Coal Mining Museum have been on strike since August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-rejects-proposal-to-end-long-running-strike-action/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-rejects-proposal-to-end-long-running-strike-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RNLI rejects union recognition for at-risk workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unite the Union said the charity was &lsquo;deploying tactics to avoid giving its hardworking staff a voice&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rnli-rejects-union-recognition-for-at-risk-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rnli-rejects-union-recognition-for-at-risk-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third Sector Awards 2026 open for entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The winners will be announced at a ceremony in September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/third-sector-awards-2026-open-for-entry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/third-sector-awards-2026-open-for-entry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity mergers fell by more than 10 per cent in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economic uncertainty dampening appetite for &lsquo;big strategic decisions&rsquo;, audit firm says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-mergers-fell-by-more-than-10-per-cent-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-mergers-fell-by-more-than-10-per-cent-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission chief asks ministers to provide ‘urgent improved clarity’ on Equality Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Holdsworth said it was reasonable for trustees to await final guidance before making decisions, following announcements that GirlGuiding and the WI would exclude trans members]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-chief-asks-ministers-to-provide-urgent-improved-clarity-on-equality-act/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-chief-asks-ministers-to-provide-urgent-improved-clarity-on-equality-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraising complaints about CICs rose by 50 per cent last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly one in five complaints picked up by the Fundraising Regulator were about community interest companies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-complaints-about-cics-rose-by-50-per-cent-last-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-complaints-about-cics-rose-by-50-per-cent-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Become chief to lead the Young Women’s Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katharine Sacks-Jones will take up her new role in March]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-become-chief-to-lead-the-young-womens-trust/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-become-chief-to-lead-the-young-womens-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal upholds regulator’s decision not to register organisation promoting esotericism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity tribunal finds there was a substantial risk that the Research Network for the Study of Esoteric Practices would engage in non-charitable activity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tribunal-upholds-regulators-decision-not-to-register-organisation-promoting-esotericism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tribunal-upholds-regulators-decision-not-to-register-organisation-promoting-esotericism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminal justice umbrella body reveals next leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer Alston-Smith will succeed Anne Fox]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/criminal-justice-umbrella-body-reveals-next-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/criminal-justice-umbrella-body-reveals-next-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator employs rarely-used powers to merge disputing charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says it has not used its powers in this way for 20 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-employs-rarely-used-powers-to-merge-disputing-charities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-employs-rarely-used-powers-to-merge-disputing-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice cuts staff and closes services in face of expected £1.1m shortfall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it is facing an &lsquo;exceptionally challenging financial period&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-cuts-staff-and-closes-services-in-face-of-expected-11m-shortfall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-cuts-staff-and-closes-services-in-face-of-expected-11m-shortfall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scope chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Hodgkinson says it is the right time for him to move on after seven years in the role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scope-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scope-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice charity saves under-threat beds after £800,000 funding cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it has been overwhelmed by the reaction to its emergency fundraising appeal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-saves-under-threat-beds-after-800000-funding-cuts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-saves-under-threat-beds-after-800000-funding-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior executives at City &amp; Guilds put on leave amid investigation into sale of commercial arm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chief executive and chief financial officer are both &lsquo;absent from work&rsquo;, says the commercial arm&rsquo;s new owner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/senior-executives-at-city-amp-guilds-put-on-leave-amid-investigation-into-sale-of-commercial-arm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/senior-executives-at-city-amp-guilds-put-on-leave-amid-investigation-into-sale-of-commercial-arm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost £4m in funding available to charities from train fare case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal advice organisations will be eligible to apply]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-4m-in-funding-available-to-charities-from-train-fare-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-4m-in-funding-available-to-charities-from-train-fare-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxfam trustee resigns over ‘inhumane’ treatment of charity’s former chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Balwant Singh&rsquo;s resignation comes after Oxfam GB&rsquo;s board commissioned an independent review into its governance processes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-trustee-resigns-over-inhumane-treatment-of-charitys-former-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-trustee-resigns-over-inhumane-treatment-of-charitys-former-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heritage charity completes £10m castle and grounds sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Clan Donald Lands Trust plans to become a grant-making body]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/heritage-charity-completes-10m-castle-and-grounds-sale/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/heritage-charity-completes-10m-castle-and-grounds-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victim Support Scotland reveals interim leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debbie Adams succeeds Kate Wallace, who stepped down last year for health reasons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/victim-support-scotland-reveals-interim-leader/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/victim-support-scotland-reveals-interim-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFG reports £120,000 deficit after digital upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Income was up but membership numbers fell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cfg-reports-120000-deficit-after-digital-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cfg-reports-120000-deficit-after-digital-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LGBTQ+ charities hit by corporate funding fall after US rollback on equalities programmes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses are growing more cautious of LGBTQ+ causes following US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s anti-DEI efforts, leaders say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbtq-charities-hit-by-corporate-funding-fall-after-us-rollback-on-equalities-programmes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/lgbtq-charities-hit-by-corporate-funding-fall-after-us-rollback-on-equalities-programmes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator issues warnings to two Church of England dioceses over safeguarding failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chelmsford Diocese says the warning is disproportionate while Liverpool Diocese apologised for its shortcomings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-issues-warnings-to-two-church-of-england-dioceses-over-safeguarding-failures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-issues-warnings-to-two-church-of-england-dioceses-over-safeguarding-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities ‘behind the curve’, NSPCC chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The need for transformation is only going to speed up, Chris Sherwood says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-behind-the-curve-nspcc-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-behind-the-curve-nspcc-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity ‘deeply disappointed’ after long-running strike action extended until June]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 40 workers at the National Coal Mining Museum began their walkout in August in a dispute over pay]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-deeply-disappointed-after-long-running-strike-action-extended-until-june/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-deeply-disappointed-after-long-running-strike-action-extended-until-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyrenians chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ewan Aitken has led the charity for almost 12 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cyrenians-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cyrenians-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[About 50 jobs could go at heritage museum set to join the National Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[All 188 staff at the Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust are taking part in a consultation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/about-50-jobs-could-go-at-heritage-museum-set-to-join-the-national-trust/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/about-50-jobs-could-go-at-heritage-museum-set-to-join-the-national-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Citizens Advice charities to merge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisations say the move will build capacity and enable them to expand their services]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/three-citizens-advice-charities-to-merge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/three-citizens-advice-charities-to-merge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former charity chief denies fraud charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nathan Sparling is accused of embezzling &pound;15,984 from the now-defunct HIV Scotland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-charity-chief-denies-fraud-charges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-charity-chief-denies-fraud-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian charity ‘loses three-quarters of staff’ amid long-running governance dispute, accounts show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity has been the subject of a Charity Commission inquiry since September 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-charity-loses-three-quarters-of-staff-amid-long-running-governance-dispute-accounts-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-charity-loses-three-quarters-of-staff-amid-long-running-governance-dispute-accounts-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital inclusion charity appoints new leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vicki Sellick joins from St John Ambulance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/digital-inclusion-charity-appoints-new-leader/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/digital-inclusion-charity-appoints-new-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-term grant funding is on the rise, research suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The conclusions are based on survey involving more than 8,600 charity leaders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/long-term-grant-funding-is-on-the-rise-research-suggests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/long-term-grant-funding-is-on-the-rise-research-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Views sought on impact of Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ+ charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The survey is open to anyone who works for, volunteers, or receives support from civil society organisations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/views-sought-on-impact-of-supreme-court-ruling-on-lgbtq-charities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/views-sought-on-impact-of-supreme-court-ruling-on-lgbtq-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The barriers preventing charities from sharing impact data revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings come from Third Sector&rsquo;s new study into how the sector measures and reports on its impact]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-barriers-preventing-charities-from-sharing-impact-data-revealed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-barriers-preventing-charities-from-sharing-impact-data-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens case into charity embroiled in long-term strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says it is examining the organisation's governance and management]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-charity-embroiled-in-long-term-strike-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-charity-embroiled-in-long-term-strike-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget shows voluntary sector being treated as the 'poor relation', SCVO warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish budget confirmed the government's 'fairer funding' pilot for charities but the membership body says it had hoped for more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/budget-shows-voluntary-sector-being-treated-as-the-poor-relation-scvo-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/budget-shows-voluntary-sector-being-treated-as-the-poor-relation-scvo-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget shows voluntary sector being treated as the &lsquo;poor relation', SCVO warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish budget confirmed the government's &lsquo;fairer funding' pilot for charities but the membership body says it had hoped for more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/budget-shows-voluntary-sector-being-treated-as-the-lsquopoor-relation-scvo-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/budget-shows-voluntary-sector-being-treated-as-the-lsquopoor-relation-scvo-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[360 Giving and Funders Together to merge]]></title><description><![CDATA[360 Giving will become part of Funders Together but retain its name and activities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/360-giving-and-funders-together-to-merge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/360-giving-and-funders-together-to-merge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans employment charity chief to retire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alistair Halliday will step down at the end of July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/veterans-employment-charity-chief-to-retire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/veterans-employment-charity-chief-to-retire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost half of UK adults likely to volunteer this year, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[People were more likely to sign up for short-term opportunities or ones with flexible hours]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-half-of-uk-adults-likely-to-volunteer-this-year-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-half-of-uk-adults-likely-to-volunteer-this-year-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ActionAid UK appoints permanent co-chiefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hannah Bond and Taahra Ghazi led the charity on an interim basis for nearly two years, alongside another director]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/actionaid-uk-appoints-permanent-co-chiefs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/actionaid-uk-appoints-permanent-co-chiefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘UK’s largest’ relationships charity created through multiple mergers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six former Relate charities have become part of Talk, Listen, Change]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/uks-largest-relationships-charity-created-through-multiple-mergers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/uks-largest-relationships-charity-created-through-multiple-mergers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museum workers vote to continue strike until the summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 40 workers have been on strike since August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/museum-workers-vote-to-continue-strike-until-the-summer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/museum-workers-vote-to-continue-strike-until-the-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes theatre charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says it has concerns about late accounts and possible unmanaged conflicts of interest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-theatre-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-theatre-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s largest grantmaker reports £2bn rise in value of its investment portfolio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wellcome&rsquo;s portfolio is worth almost &pound;40bn, according to its latest accounts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/uks-largest-grantmaker-reports-2bn-rise-in-value-of-its-investment-portfolio/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/uks-largest-grantmaker-reports-2bn-rise-in-value-of-its-investment-portfolio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish charity promotes veteran worker to top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul McCrory will succeed Linda Tuthill in February]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-charity-promotes-veteran-worker-to-top-job/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-charity-promotes-veteran-worker-to-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JustGiving’s website not fully compliant with fundraising code, regulator warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fundraising Regulator is &lsquo;in dialogue&rsquo; with JustGiving and other online fundraising platforms, it says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/justgivings-website-not-fully-compliant-with-fundraising-code-regulator-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/justgivings-website-not-fully-compliant-with-fundraising-code-regulator-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disability charity reinstates worker sacked after arrest at Palestine Action demonstration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says the employee provided new mitigating information, meaning her dismissal was &lsquo;moderated&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/disability-charity-reinstates-worker-sacked-after-arrest-at-palestine-action-demonstration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/disability-charity-reinstates-worker-sacked-after-arrest-at-palestine-action-demonstration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check your eligibility for creative sector tax reliefs, arts charities told]]></title><description><![CDATA[One organisation managed to triple its income from this particular source to about &pound;190,000]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/check-your-eligibility-for-creative-sector-tax-reliefs-arts-charities-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/check-your-eligibility-for-creative-sector-tax-reliefs-arts-charities-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Trust receives record £10m unrestricted donation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gift is the largest in the heritage and conservation charity&rsquo;s 131-year history]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/national-trust-receives-record-10m-unrestricted-donation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/national-trust-receives-record-10m-unrestricted-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The sector’s top impact measurement practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings come from a new Third Sector study comparing how the UK&rsquo;s leading fundraising charities measure and communicate their results]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/revealed-the-sectors-top-impact-measurement-practices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/revealed-the-sectors-top-impact-measurement-practices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age UK reports £10m rise in income but it remains in deficit for a third year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A challenging fundraising environment and the increased cost of raising funds have been issues, the charity says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/age-uk-reports-10m-rise-in-income-but-it-remains-in-deficit-for-a-third-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/age-uk-reports-10m-rise-in-income-but-it-remains-in-deficit-for-a-third-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in number of skills-based volunteers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities are also offering more such positions, data from Reach Volunteering shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rise-in-number-of-skills-based-volunteers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rise-in-number-of-skills-based-volunteers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens inquiry into City and Guilds charity after sale of commercial arm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns had been raised about the move, which saw 1,400 people transferred out of the charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-city-and-guilds-charity-after-sale-of-commercial-arm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-city-and-guilds-charity-after-sale-of-commercial-arm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to former Leonard Cheshire campaigns chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Knight had &lsquo;an extraordinary knack for affecting lives without even realising he was doing it&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tributes-paid-to-former-leonard-cheshire-campaigns-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tributes-paid-to-former-leonard-cheshire-campaigns-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage Cancer Trust chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kate Collins says it is the right time for her to move on after 16 years at the charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/teenage-cancer-trust-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/teenage-cancer-trust-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 100 staff at mental health charity to strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union has claimed that the charity has refused to negotiate with it on pay; the charity says the move comes after 'detailed and ongoing discussions' with Unison representatives]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-100-staff-at-mental-health-charity-to-strike/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-100-staff-at-mental-health-charity-to-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxfam GB to commission independent review of its board after chief’s departure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The review will not revisit the decision around Halima Begum&rsquo;s exit, but will seek to establish the events of the case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-gb-to-commission-independent-review-of-its-board-after-chiefs-departure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-gb-to-commission-independent-review-of-its-board-after-chiefs-departure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop treating mergers as a taboo subject, NCVO chief tells charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kate Lee tells the Third Sector Podcast that she expects to see more charity mergers in the near future]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/stop-treating-mergers-as-a-taboo-subject-ncvo-chief-tells-charities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/stop-treating-mergers-as-a-taboo-subject-ncvo-chief-tells-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity chief raises £130,000 with 20 fundraising challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The challenges included abseiling down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, running a half marathon dressed as Spider-Man and getting a charity-themed tattoo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chief-raises-130000-with-20-fundraising-challenges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chief-raises-130000-with-20-fundraising-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity chief raises £130,000 through 20 fundraising challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The challenges included abseiling down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, running a half marathon dressed as Spider-Man and getting a charity-themed tattoo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chief-raises-130000-through-20-fundraising-challenges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-chief-raises-130000-through-20-fundraising-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning charity boss to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fiona Howie will leave the Town and Country Planning Association in the spring]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/planning-charity-boss-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/planning-charity-boss-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former worker admits £285,000 fraud that caused charity’s closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jodie Robson pleaded guilty to theft by employee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-worker-admits-285000-fraud-that-caused-charitys-closure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-worker-admits-285000-fraud-that-caused-charitys-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity connected to The Guardian appoints new chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rosie Parkyn joins from the international development charity Internews Europe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-connected-to-the-guardian-appoints-new-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-connected-to-the-guardian-appoints-new-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasurer jailed after stealing about £40,000 from church charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roger Ward has been sentenced to two years imprisonment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/treasurer-jailed-after-stealing-about-40000-from-church-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/treasurer-jailed-after-stealing-about-40000-from-church-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher education charity changes its name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The membership body&rsquo;s rebrand aims to better reflect the evolving community of graduate success advocates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/higher-education-charity-changes-its-name/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/higher-education-charity-changes-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Board Racial Diversity UK chief steps down after one month in post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benaifer Bhandari has taken up a part-time role at a new organisation in Scotland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/board-racial-diversity-uk-chief-steps-down-after-one-month-in-post/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/board-racial-diversity-uk-chief-steps-down-after-one-month-in-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major healthcare charity’s income up by almost £18m last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says an increase in patients and &lsquo;robust control of costs&rsquo; helped it to record a surplus of almost &pound;4m in 2024/25]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-healthcare-charitys-income-up-by-almost-18m-last-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-healthcare-charitys-income-up-by-almost-18m-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Conservative minister to lead baby charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The minister will become the first chief executive of Dame Andrea Leadsom&rsquo;s charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-conservative-minister-to-lead-baby-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-conservative-minister-to-lead-baby-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice removes senior managers as part of ‘significant organisational restructuring’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it has been &lsquo;challenging and uncomfortable&rsquo; to make the changes but they have been necessary to protect services]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-removes-senior-managers-as-part-of-significant-organisational-restructuring/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-removes-senior-managers-as-part-of-significant-organisational-restructuring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator ‘engaging actively’ with City and Guilds charity after sale of commercial arm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vast majority of the charity&rsquo;s assets have been sold to a Greek language certification company]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-engaging-actively-with-city-and-guilds-charity-after-sale-of-commercial-arm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-engaging-actively-with-city-and-guilds-charity-after-sale-of-commercial-arm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity Commission confirms compliance case into gender-critical charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[New concerns raised by the Good Law Project&rsquo;s founder have been added to the year-long compliance case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-commission-confirms-compliance-case-into-gender-critical-charity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-commission-confirms-compliance-case-into-gender-critical-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mind extends plans to operate at a deficit for a further year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mental-health charity recorded a deficit of &pound;4.7m in 2024/25, down from &pound;17m in the 12 months prior]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mind-extends-plans-to-operate-at-a-deficit-for-a-further-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mind-extends-plans-to-operate-at-a-deficit-for-a-further-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stonewall’s income down by more than £2m last year, accounts show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity finished the year with reserves of &pound;92,000 but says it is taking action to rebuild them after a restructure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/stonewalls-income-down-by-more-than-2m-last-year-accounts-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/stonewalls-income-down-by-more-than-2m-last-year-accounts-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s charity promotes partnerships lead to top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Orr has worked at the charity for 20 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-charity-promotes-partnerships-lead-to-top-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-charity-promotes-partnerships-lead-to-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walk the Walk founder steps down as chief executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity has raised more than &pound;146m since Nina Barough set it up almost 30 years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/walk-the-walk-founder-steps-down-as-chief-executive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/walk-the-walk-founder-steps-down-as-chief-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 50 jobs lost as poverty relief charity closes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says increases in the minimum wage and employers&rsquo; National Insurance contributions have had a &lsquo;profound impact&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-50-jobs-lost-as-poverty-relief-charity-closes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-50-jobs-lost-as-poverty-relief-charity-closes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collaborate to boost volunteering infrastructure, report urges charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government should also seek to build infrastructure that will enable the expansion of volunteering, the report says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/collaborate-to-boost-volunteering-infrastructure-report-urges-charities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/collaborate-to-boost-volunteering-infrastructure-report-urges-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator bans trustees from dog rescue charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation is subject to an ongoing regulatory compliance case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-bans-trustees-from-dog-rescue-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-bans-trustees-from-dog-rescue-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support charity’s founding chief to step down after almost three decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Hinton says it is the right time for him to move on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/support-charitys-founding-chief-to-step-down-after-almost-three-decades/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/support-charitys-founding-chief-to-step-down-after-almost-three-decades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International development charity accelerates UK office closure amid financial pressures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disability charity has shifted to fully independent offices in Africa and India]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/international-development-charity-accelerates-uk-office-closure-amid-financial-pressures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/international-development-charity-accelerates-uk-office-closure-amid-financial-pressures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record donation helps major charity’s income rise by almost £20m]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation generated a net surplus of &pound;18.8m in 2024/25 compared with the net deficit of &pound;3.6m in the previous year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/record-donation-helps-major-charitys-income-rise-by-almost-20m/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/record-donation-helps-major-charitys-income-rise-by-almost-20m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support charity’s pension deficit rose by almost £13m last year after ‘benefits rectification’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The increase was partly due to an undervaluing of the benefits of 150 people who joined the scheme in 2001]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/support-charitys-pension-deficit-rose-by-almost-13m-last-year-after-benefits-rectification/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/support-charitys-pension-deficit-rose-by-almost-13m-last-year-after-benefits-rectification/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far higher proportion of voluntary sector workers on temporary contracts than the national average]]></title><description><![CDATA[One in three frontline workers in the voluntary sector are on fixed-term or temporary contracts compared with a wider average of one in 10]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/far-higher-proportion-of-voluntary-sector-workers-on-temporary-contracts-than-the-national-average/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/far-higher-proportion-of-voluntary-sector-workers-on-temporary-contracts-than-the-national-average/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major aid charity appoints new chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iftikhar Shaheen brings more than 20 years&rsquo; international development experience across multiple countries to the role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-aid-charity-appoints-new-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-aid-charity-appoints-new-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demand for crisis support among charity leaders up by almost a fifth last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acevo says calls to its CEO in Crisis service have more than doubled since 2021]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/demand-for-crisis-support-among-charity-leaders-up-by-almost-a-fifth-last-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/demand-for-crisis-support-among-charity-leaders-up-by-almost-a-fifth-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coram chief made dame in New Year Honours]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chief executives of Alzheimer&rsquo;s Research UK, Trussell and the Children&rsquo;s Society were also recognised]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/coram-chief-made-dame-in-new-year-honours/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/coram-chief-made-dame-in-new-year-honours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First speakers announced for Third Sector’s free Pounds and Purpose digital event]]></title><description><![CDATA[The finance and tech summit will take place virtually on 12 February]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/first-speakers-announced-for-third-sectors-free-pounds-and-purpose-digital-event/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/first-speakers-announced-for-third-sectors-free-pounds-and-purpose-digital-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator urged to support charities facing legal threats from transphobic pressure groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator says it will update its Equality Act guidance once the Equality &amp; Human Rights Commission publishes a new code]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-urged-to-support-charities-facing-legal-threats-from-transphobic-pressure-groups/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-urged-to-support-charities-facing-legal-threats-from-transphobic-pressure-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air ambulance charity appoints next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike McGrath joins after 14 years in various roles at the NSPCC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/air-ambulance-charity-appoints-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/air-ambulance-charity-appoints-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSPCC fundraising chief to join the Canal &amp; River Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim Hunter will join the charity as interim fundraising director in February]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/nspcc-fundraising-chief-to-join-the-canal-amp-river-trust/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/nspcc-fundraising-chief-to-join-the-canal-amp-river-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Select committee chair urges government to close loophole that could cost membership charities millions of pounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Caroline Dinenage says there is &lsquo;widespread confusion&rsquo; among charities about the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/select-committee-chair-urges-government-to-close-loophole-that-could-cost-membership-charities-millions-of-pounds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/select-committee-chair-urges-government-to-close-loophole-that-could-cost-membership-charities-millions-of-pounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major disability charity confirms 54 corporate job cuts and 73 shop closures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity has recorded its sixth consecutive operating deficit, accounts show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-disability-charity-confirms-54-corporate-job-cuts-and-73-shop-closures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-disability-charity-confirms-54-corporate-job-cuts-and-73-shop-closures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major disability charity confirms 54 corporate job cuts and 69 shop closures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity has recorded its sixth consecutive operating deficit, accounts show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-disability-charity-confirms-54-corporate-job-cuts-and-69-shop-closures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-disability-charity-confirms-54-corporate-job-cuts-and-69-shop-closures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrests made and £20,000 seized in connection with charity clothing bank thefts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The thefts are believed to be connected to a Lithuanian gang]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arrests-made-and-20000-seized-in-connection-with-charity-clothing-bank-thefts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arrests-made-and-20000-seized-in-connection-with-charity-clothing-bank-thefts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The covenant is a ‘conduit’ for local partnerships but resource challenges could prevent progress, leaders warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capacity and resource could be a &lsquo;stumbling block&rsquo; for local partnership working, APPG hears]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-covenant-is-a-conduit-for-local-partnerships-but-resource-challenges-could-prevent-progress-leaders-warn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-covenant-is-a-conduit-for-local-partnerships-but-resource-challenges-could-prevent-progress-leaders-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resource challenges could slow progress on the covenant, leaders warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[But leaders say the agreement could be a 'conduit for collaboration']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/resource-challenges-could-slow-progress-on-the-covenant-leaders-warn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/resource-challenges-could-slow-progress-on-the-covenant-leaders-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal upholds disqualification orders against couple who showed ‘worrying disregard’ for charity law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity tribunal finds that Sharon and Neil Evans were &lsquo;de facto&rsquo; trustees of the charity, which the Charity Commission found had been used as a sales platform for their private line of products]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tribunal-upholds-disqualification-orders-against-couple-who-showed-worrying-disregard-for-charity-law/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tribunal-upholds-disqualification-orders-against-couple-who-showed-worrying-disregard-for-charity-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds call for regulator to investigate Oxfam GB after departure of chief executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[An online petition calls for the Charity Commission to investigate the events leading up to Halim Begum leaving the charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hundreds-call-for-regulator-to-investigate-oxfam-gb-after-departure-of-chief-executive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hundreds-call-for-regulator-to-investigate-oxfam-gb-after-departure-of-chief-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reduce bureaucracy and make funding practices ‘less prescriptive’, Arts Council England told]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recommendations come in a review conducted by the Labour peer Baroness Hodge of Barking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/reduce-bureaucracy-and-make-funding-practices-less-prescriptive-arts-council-england-told/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/reduce-bureaucracy-and-make-funding-practices-less-prescriptive-arts-council-england-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Deeply concerning’ fall in people leaving charitable legacies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wealth management company Rathbones warns the amount left to charity in 2025 could be &pound;1.5bn lower than last year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/deeply-concerning-fall-in-people-leaving-charitable-legacies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/deeply-concerning-fall-in-people-leaving-charitable-legacies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science charity reveals next leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gwilym Gibbons has spent the past seven years at The Crichton Trust]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/science-charity-reveals-next-leader/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/science-charity-reveals-next-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish grantmaker increases annual funding pot to £30m and unveils new brand identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The increase is a response to rising demand and a greater complexity of need, the grantmaker says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-grantmaker-increases-annual-funding-pot-to-30m-and-unveils-new-brand-identity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-grantmaker-increases-annual-funding-pot-to-30m-and-unveils-new-brand-identity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Oxfam chief to file employment tribunal claim, lawyer says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawrence Davies says Halima Begum has been &lsquo;pilloried, defamed and stigmatised&rsquo; in the media after being forced to step down]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ex-oxfam-chief-to-file-employment-tribunal-claim-lawyer-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ex-oxfam-chief-to-file-employment-tribunal-claim-lawyer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservation charity appoints next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Impey was previously the chief executive of the Essex Wildlife Trust]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/conservation-charity-appoints-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/conservation-charity-appoints-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chair of covenant advisory body revealed as applications for membership open]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Civil Society Council will advise the government on the implementation of the covenant, backed by a team at 10 Downing Street]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chair-of-covenant-advisory-body-revealed-as-applications-for-membership-open/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chair-of-covenant-advisory-body-revealed-as-applications-for-membership-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens inquiry into church charity after longstanding safeguarding failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report last month found &lsquo;serious and significant&rsquo; safeguarding failures at the charity over a 13-year period]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-church-charity-after-longstanding-safeguarding-failures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-church-charity-after-longstanding-safeguarding-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxfam GB chief leaves after investigation into staff concerns over culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[But charity leaders have defended Halima Begum on social media, urging the sector not to rush to judgement]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-gb-chief-leaves-after-investigation-into-staff-concerns-over-culture/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-gb-chief-leaves-after-investigation-into-staff-concerns-over-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s hospice to close due to financial difficulties]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s previous emergency appeal said it had to raise &pound;1.3m by the year&rsquo;s end, its website shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-hospice-to-close-due-to-financial-difficulties/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-hospice-to-close-due-to-financial-difficulties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s charity to save £1.4m a year after restructure, accounts show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation recorded &pound;40.6m in income over 2024/25, according to its annual report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-charity-to-save-14m-a-year-after-restructure-accounts-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/childrens-charity-to-save-14m-a-year-after-restructure-accounts-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major disability charity made more than 250 redundancies last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation&rsquo;s income was down by &pound;10m year on year, partly due to the closure of services]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-disability-charity-made-more-than-250-redundancies-last-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-disability-charity-made-more-than-250-redundancies-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marie Curie cut nearly 200 staff last year, accounts show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity remains in a &pound;7m deficit despite income growth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/marie-curie-cut-nearly-200-staff-last-year-accounts-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/marie-curie-cut-nearly-200-staff-last-year-accounts-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funders should ‘leave their requirements at the door and think about what charities want’, Postcode Lottery chief urges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clara Govier says better coordination among funders would strengthen civil society]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/funders-should-leave-their-requirements-at-the-door-and-think-about-what-charities-want-postcode-lottery-chief-urges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/funders-should-leave-their-requirements-at-the-door-and-think-about-what-charities-want-postcode-lottery-chief-urges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music charity receives ‘transformational’ £30m donation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The donation has come from a major philanthropist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/music-charity-receives-transformational-30m-donation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/music-charity-receives-transformational-30m-donation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Force of nature’ to lead arts centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bridget Banton&rsquo;s 25-year career spans television, publishing, digital media and youth culture]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/force-of-nature-to-lead-arts-centre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/force-of-nature-to-lead-arts-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator closes case into cycling charity but founder pledges legal action]]></title><description><![CDATA[The OSCR says it is satisfied that the charity's trustees are fulfilling their duties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-closes-case-into-cycling-charity-but-founder-pledges-legal-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-closes-case-into-cycling-charity-but-founder-pledges-legal-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grantmaker distributes £2.2m to community foundations as it prepares to wind down]]></title><description><![CDATA[The foundation will have distributed more than &pound;185m by the end of 2025, it says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-distributes-22m-to-community-foundations-as-it-prepares-to-wind-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-distributes-22m-to-community-foundations-as-it-prepares-to-wind-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator urged to provide immediate guidance to charities considering trans policy changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The governance consultant Penny Wilson calls for the regulator to advise charities to wait before implementing any changes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-urged-to-provide-immediate-guidance-to-charities-considering-trans-policy-changes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-urged-to-provide-immediate-guidance-to-charities-considering-trans-policy-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gosh Charity’s income hits another record high]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s unusually high spending includes nearly &pound;300m towards a new children&rsquo;s cancer centre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/gosh-charitys-income-hits-another-record-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/gosh-charitys-income-hits-another-record-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth charity reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Loughton will join the organisation next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of staff transfer to new provider as social care charity closes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new provider says it will ensure continuity and sustainability of support]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hundreds-of-staff-transfer-to-new-provider-as-social-care-charity-closes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hundreds-of-staff-transfer-to-new-provider-as-social-care-charity-closes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate of fear having a 'direct and damaging' effect on charities' work, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings echo points heard at a recent Third Sector roundtable discussion with people from charities supporting refugees and migrants]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/climate-of-fear-having-a-direct-and-damaging-effect-on-charities-work-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/climate-of-fear-having-a-direct-and-damaging-effect-on-charities-work-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour figures call for charity's trustees to resign over 'failure to resolve strike']]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 40 union members at the National Coal Mining Museum have been taking strike action since August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/labour-figures-call-for-charitys-trustees-to-resign-over-failure-to-resolve-strike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/labour-figures-call-for-charitys-trustees-to-resign-over-failure-to-resolve-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity sells its two zoos to Dutch leisure company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wild Planet Trust had warned of difficulties in keeping sites open in the face of financial challenges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-sells-its-two-zoos-to-dutch-leisure-company/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-sells-its-two-zoos-to-dutch-leisure-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volunteering rates rise but remain far below pre-pandemic levels, research shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Older adults remained the most likely age group to formally volunteer on a regular basis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/volunteering-rates-rise-but-remain-far-below-pre-pandemic-levels-research-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/volunteering-rates-rise-but-remain-far-below-pre-pandemic-levels-research-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Give Christmas Appeal raises record amount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisers say 152,000 people donated to more than 1,500 charities this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/big-give-christmas-appeal-raises-record-amount/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/big-give-christmas-appeal-raises-record-amount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probe into charity that has failed to file any accounts since it was registered in 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission also says it is concerned the organisation has been operating with insufficient trustees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/probe-into-charity-that-has-failed-to-file-any-accounts-since-it-was-registered-in-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/probe-into-charity-that-has-failed-to-file-any-accounts-since-it-was-registered-in-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Festive charity donations to fall by estimated £300m this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The average donation is expected to drop to &pound;78 over this year&rsquo;s festive season, analysis finds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/festive-charity-donations-to-fall-by-estimated-300m-this-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/festive-charity-donations-to-fall-by-estimated-300m-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans charity’s income more than doubles after £25m legacy gift]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s legacy income rose by 442 per cent in 2024/25, figures show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/veterans-charitys-income-more-than-doubles-after-25m-legacy-gift/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/veterans-charitys-income-more-than-doubles-after-25m-legacy-gift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Conservative minister to lead Charity Tax Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke Hall was deputy chair of the party between 2021 and 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-conservative-minister-to-lead-charity-tax-group/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-conservative-minister-to-lead-charity-tax-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep security of staff under regular review, new guidance tells charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission has set out points charities should consider when reviewing their operating practices and safety measures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/keep-security-of-staff-under-regular-review-new-guidance-tells-charities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/keep-security-of-staff-under-regular-review-new-guidance-tells-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator will not 'come down hard on trustees making difficult choices', chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission does not exist to second guess tough decisions in the face of financial strain, David Holdsworth says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-will-not-come-down-hard-on-trustees-making-difficult-choices-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-will-not-come-down-hard-on-trustees-making-difficult-choices-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities must develop an AI policy before using tools in their fundraising, regulator urges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not every AI use needs to be labelled, but charities should assess the right level of transparency, according to the Fundraising Regulator]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-develop-an-ai-policy-before-using-tools-in-their-fundraising-regulator-urges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-develop-an-ai-policy-before-using-tools-in-their-fundraising-regulator-urges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at some charities facing a 'pervasive climate of fear', interim commission chair warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobody should face abuse for doing their job, Mark Simms tells the regulator's annual public meeting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-some-charities-facing-a-pervasive-climate-of-fear-interim-commission-chair-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-some-charities-facing-a-pervasive-climate-of-fear-interim-commission-chair-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waterways charity records £4.7m income drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s income fell to &pound;232.6m in 2024/25, figures show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/waterways-charity-records-47m-income-drop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/waterways-charity-records-47m-income-drop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police alerted to lock sabotage and fraud allegations at museum amid governance row]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission has opened a compliance case to assess the charity&rsquo;s governance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/police-alerted-to-lock-sabotage-and-fraud-allegations-at-museum-amid-governance-row/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/police-alerted-to-lock-sabotage-and-fraud-allegations-at-museum-amid-governance-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal charity welcomes new chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amelia Morgan succeeds Lindsay Fyffe-Jardine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/animal-charity-welcomes-new-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/animal-charity-welcomes-new-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity loses items worth about &pound;500,000 in 'random act of criminality']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal Engineers Museum says staff are devastated at the loss of the historical plans and drawings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-loses-items-worth-about-pound500000-in-random-act-of-criminality/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-loses-items-worth-about-pound500000-in-random-act-of-criminality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Help Out to return and join forces with The Big Lunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The volunteering event took a break in 2025]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-big-help-out-to-return-and-join-forces-with-the-big-lunch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-big-help-out-to-return-and-join-forces-with-the-big-lunch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity sacked worker after arrest at rally supporting Palestine Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[The worker's union says she was told the charity needed to safeguard its reputation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-sacked-worker-after-arrest-at-rally-supporting-palestine-action/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-sacked-worker-after-arrest-at-rally-supporting-palestine-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bristol Zoo charity to cut 15 per cent of workforce after £300,000 legal bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity was defending against a legal challenge to its plans to build homes on a former zoo site]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bristol-zoo-charity-to-cut-15-per-cent-of-workforce-after-300000-legal-bill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bristol-zoo-charity-to-cut-15-per-cent-of-workforce-after-300000-legal-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxfam reveals redundancy numbers and records £28.6m income drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity reports a &pound;23.2m deficit in 2024/25 as it confirms the number of staff affected by its latest restructure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-reveals-redundancy-numbers-and-records-286m-income-drop/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/oxfam-reveals-redundancy-numbers-and-records-286m-income-drop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prepare early for 'complicated' benefits in kind changes, charities urged]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is set to mandate the payrolling of benefits in kind from April 2027]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/prepare-early-for-complicated-benefits-in-kind-changes-charities-urged/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/prepare-early-for-complicated-benefits-in-kind-changes-charities-urged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan early for 'complicated' benefits in kind changes, charities urged]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is set to mandate the payrolling of benefits in kind from April 2027]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/plan-early-for-complicated-benefits-in-kind-changes-charities-urged/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/plan-early-for-complicated-benefits-in-kind-changes-charities-urged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity leaders should plan for shorter tenures due to growing work pressure, Acevo chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane Ide says the sector needs to be &lsquo;realistic&rsquo; about the pressures a charity leadership role entails]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-leaders-should-plan-for-shorter-tenures-due-to-growing-work-pressure-acevo-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-leaders-should-plan-for-shorter-tenures-due-to-growing-work-pressure-acevo-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Race equality organisations received fewer capital grants than other organisations last year, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The overall proportion of grants to race equality organisations fell by 5 per cent since last year, data shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/race-equality-organisations-received-fewer-capital-grants-than-other-organisations-last-year-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/race-equality-organisations-received-fewer-capital-grants-than-other-organisations-last-year-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Asian Trust reveals next leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hitan Mehta, who was the charity's first employee 18 years ago, succeeds Richard Hawkes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/british-asian-trust-reveals-next-leader/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/british-asian-trust-reveals-next-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Significant and unexpected' costs meant regulator exceeded its legal budget last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The spending related to a specific case involving The Jericho Benedictine Society, the OSCR says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/significant-and-unexpected-costs-meant-regulator-exceeded-its-legal-budget-last-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/significant-and-unexpected-costs-meant-regulator-exceeded-its-legal-budget-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Door-to-door fundraising became most successful face-to-face channel last year, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The channel has risen in prevalence since the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising concludes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/door-to-door-fundraising-became-most-successful-face-to-face-channel-last-year-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/door-to-door-fundraising-became-most-successful-face-to-face-channel-last-year-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission adds 12 more charities into £22m cashed cheques probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 100 charities are already part of the class inquiry, which was announced earlier this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-adds-12-more-charities-into-22m-cashed-cheques-probe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-adds-12-more-charities-into-22m-cashed-cheques-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girlguiding and Women’s Institute could face legal challenge over trans exclusion decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Good Law Project says the plans to exclude trans women and girls might be unlawful]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/girlguiding-and-womens-institute-could-face-legal-challenge-over-trans-exclusion-decision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/girlguiding-and-womens-institute-could-face-legal-challenge-over-trans-exclusion-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing People chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jo Youle is to take the top job at the Windsor Leadership Trust]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/missing-people-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/missing-people-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB News makes ‘substantial’ payment to Islamic Relief over false claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[A guest on The Camilla Tominey Show incorrectly claimed that the charity had been banned in countries overseas because it had sent money to terrorist groups in the Middle East]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/gb-news-makes-substantial-payment-to-islamic-relief-over-false-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/gb-news-makes-substantial-payment-to-islamic-relief-over-false-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community support charity closes after 88 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it had suffered two years of losses and income targets not being met]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-support-charity-closes-after-88-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-support-charity-closes-after-88-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost a third of charity leaders expect income to rise over next two years, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders are also optimistic about funding from the private sector and from trusts and foundations, a new report says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-a-third-of-charity-leaders-expect-income-to-rise-over-next-two-years-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-a-third-of-charity-leaders-expect-income-to-rise-over-next-two-years-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity told to pay £30,000 to unfairly dismissed worker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Middleton had worked for the organisation for more than 20 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-told-to-pay-30000-to-unfairly-dismissed-worker/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-told-to-pay-30000-to-unfairly-dismissed-worker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major animal welfare charity opens voluntary severance scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says it is facing 'considerable financial pressures']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-animal-welfare-charity-opens-voluntary-severance-scheme/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-animal-welfare-charity-opens-voluntary-severance-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girlguiding and Women’s Institute criticised for barring trans women and girls from membership]]></title><description><![CDATA[A petition urging Girlguiding to reverse its decision has gained more than 4,000 signatures overnight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/girlguiding-and-womens-institute-criticised-for-barring-trans-women-and-girls-from-membership/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/girlguiding-and-womens-institute-criticised-for-barring-trans-women-and-girls-from-membership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girlguiding and Women’s Institute criticised for barring trans girls and women from membership]]></title><description><![CDATA[A petition urging Girlguiding to reverse its decision has gained more than 4,000 signatures overnight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/girlguiding-and-womens-institute-criticised-for-barring-trans-girls-and-women-from-membership/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/girlguiding-and-womens-institute-criticised-for-barring-trans-girls-and-women-from-membership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Give founder dies at 91]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Alec Reed, who set up the recruitment company that bears his name, was knighted in 2011 for services to business and charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-big-give-founder-dies-at-91/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-big-give-founder-dies-at-91/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental health charity set to close following rising costs and reduced funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kent-based Mental Health Resource said it had been &ldquo;unable to find a viable way forward&rdquo; after supporting people in the region for more than 30 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mental-health-charity-set-to-close-following-rising-costs-and-reduced-funding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mental-health-charity-set-to-close-following-rising-costs-and-reduced-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Income at Action for Children up more than £8m despite funding challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s latest accounts attributed increased expenditure to factors including the higher cost of utilities and the Real Living Wage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/income-at-action-for-children-up-more-than-8m-despite-funding-challenges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/income-at-action-for-children-up-more-than-8m-despite-funding-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact economy hub must build reciprocal partnerships, infrastructure body chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shared ambition does not always translate into shared action, Emma de Closset warns in an essay]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/impact-economy-hub-must-build-reciprocal-partnerships-infrastructure-body-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/impact-economy-hub-must-build-reciprocal-partnerships-infrastructure-body-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Academy of Engineering announces next chief executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Tamara Finkelstein will join the charity in February 2026]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-academy-of-engineering-announces-next-chief-executive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-academy-of-engineering-announces-next-chief-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at mental health charity back strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[All of Unison&rsquo;s 113 members at Second Step took part in the ballot, the union says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-mental-health-charity-back-strike-action/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-mental-health-charity-back-strike-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shift to relationship-based fundraising to boost major giving, CIoF urges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Developing meaningful relationships with philanthropists will help charities grow sustainable long-term partnerships, report says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/shift-to-relationship-based-fundraising-to-boost-major-giving-ciof-urges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/shift-to-relationship-based-fundraising-to-boost-major-giving-ciof-urges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jo Cox Foundation reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olivia Field joins from the British Red Cross]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/jo-cox-foundation-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/jo-cox-foundation-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government’s £750m support package for charities during the pandemic ‘fell short’, inquiry hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Elliott, who led the National Council for Voluntary Organisations for the majority of the Covid-19 pandemic, has been giving evidence to the official inquiry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/governments-750m-support-package-for-charities-during-the-pandemic-fell-short-inquiry-hears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/governments-750m-support-package-for-charities-during-the-pandemic-fell-short-inquiry-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Income at children’s health charity up 29 per cent year on year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says the increase is primarily due to growth in challenge events, legacies and corporate partnerships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/income-at-childrens-health-charity-up-29-per-cent-year-on-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/income-at-childrens-health-charity-up-29-per-cent-year-on-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Marathon offers 500 charity places for 2027 event]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK-registered charities have until 11 December to apply for the ballot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-marathon-offers-500-charity-places-for-2027-event/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-marathon-offers-500-charity-places-for-2027-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VCSEs won just 6 per cent of government contracts over past five years, analysis shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contracts awarded to VCSEs between 2019 and 2024 amounted to a total of &pound;24.4bn, report finds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/vcses-won-just-6-per-cent-of-government-contracts-over-past-five-years-analysis-shows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/vcses-won-just-6-per-cent-of-government-contracts-over-past-five-years-analysis-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambling harms charity appoints new chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emily Tofield brings experience across UK government, higher education, the media and the voluntary sector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/gambling-harms-charity-appoints-new-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/gambling-harms-charity-appoints-new-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief of London Zoo charity steps down amid probe into ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says Matthew Gould&rsquo;s conduct fell below the expected standard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chief-of-london-zoo-charity-steps-down-amid-probe-into-unacceptable-workplace-behaviour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chief-of-london-zoo-charity-steps-down-amid-probe-into-unacceptable-workplace-behaviour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Exercise caution’ when using soft opt-in rules, Fundraising Regulator warns charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator&rsquo;s warning comes before the legislation takes effect in January]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/exercise-caution-when-using-soft-opt-in-rules-fundraising-regulator-warns-charities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/exercise-caution-when-using-soft-opt-in-rules-fundraising-regulator-warns-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike action at major charity put on hold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industrial action has been paused while union members consider a new pay deal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/strike-action-at-major-charity-put-on-hold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/strike-action-at-major-charity-put-on-hold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Foundation reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sue Griffiths joins from the social enterprise Social Development Direct]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/young-foundation-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/young-foundation-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foundations need to bring together purpose and perpetuity, experts urge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trusts and foundation sector needs to examine the disconnect between mission delivery and perpetual existence, delegates hear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundations-need-to-bring-together-purpose-and-perpetuity-experts-urge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundations-need-to-bring-together-purpose-and-perpetuity-experts-urge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Membership body ‘slightly concerned’ at planned tainted donation rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Finance Group says it would have preferred the existing test to be retained rather than moving to one based on outcome]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/membership-body-slightly-concerned-at-planned-tainted-donation-rules/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/membership-body-slightly-concerned-at-planned-tainted-donation-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities unlikely to be affected by new Inheritance Tax-avoidance measures, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[New rules were announced as part of the Autumn Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-unlikely-to-be-affected-by-new-inheritance-tax-avoidance-measures-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-unlikely-to-be-affected-by-new-inheritance-tax-avoidance-measures-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle Pride charity closes as festival transfers ownership]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charities say the change is a &lsquo;planned and positive&rsquo; transition and is not financially motivated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/newcastle-pride-charity-closes-as-festival-transfers-ownership/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/newcastle-pride-charity-closes-as-festival-transfers-ownership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foundations must not ‘shy away’ from their past, says ACF chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[The origins of wealth can be intertwined with difficult histories, so foundations must understand their past, says Carol Mack of the Association of Charitable Foundations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundations-must-not-shy-away-from-their-past-says-acf-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundations-must-not-shy-away-from-their-past-says-acf-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think tank losing half of its full-time staff in restructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity is moving from 19 full-time and three part-time staff to a team of nine full-time and five part-time employees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/think-tank-losing-half-of-its-full-time-staff-in-restructure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/think-tank-losing-half-of-its-full-time-staff-in-restructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foundations must challenge ‘long-held orthodoxies’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funders should use their privilege and power to lend support to over extended charities, Sufina Ahmad says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundations-must-challenge-long-held-orthodoxies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/foundations-must-challenge-long-held-orthodoxies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission chief warns foundations to ‘be thoughtful’ before giving away power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foundations must remember their charitable objects when modernising, David Holdsworth says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-chief-warns-foundations-to-be-thoughtful-before-giving-away-power/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/commission-chief-warns-foundations-to-be-thoughtful-before-giving-away-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VAT relief on donation of everyday items ‘a definite win’ for the sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[The measure will be introduced in April, Autumn Budget documents confirm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/vat-relief-on-donation-of-everyday-items-a-definite-win-for-the-sector/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/vat-relief-on-donation-of-everyday-items-a-definite-win-for-the-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs back appointment of Dame Julia Unwin as next Charity Commission chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[It means she is set to be appointed into the role for the next three years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mps-back-appointment-of-dame-julia-unwin-as-next-charity-commission-chair/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mps-back-appointment-of-dame-julia-unwin-as-next-charity-commission-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost half of supporters do not typically engage with a charity after first donation, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poor supporter experience and forceful messaging is driving a decline in donors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-half-of-supporters-do-not-typically-engage-with-a-charity-after-first-donation-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-half-of-supporters-do-not-typically-engage-with-a-charity-after-first-donation-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advertising company makes donation worth £5m to major charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elonex operates more than 3,000 digital billboards and advertising screens in the UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/advertising-company-makes-donation-worth-5m-to-major-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/advertising-company-makes-donation-worth-5m-to-major-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative arts charity chief to step down after 14 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alastair Upton will leave the organisation in July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/creative-arts-charity-chief-to-step-down-after-14-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/creative-arts-charity-chief-to-step-down-after-14-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The key points for charities from the Autumn Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[A date for the implementation of new VAT rules around donations of everyday items from business to charities are among the measures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-key-points-for-charities-from-the-autumn-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-key-points-for-charities-from-the-autumn-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities 'overlooked and under-recognised' in Autumn Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves announced a raft of measures today but the voluntary sector barely featured, the NCVO says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-overlooked-and-under-recognised-in-autumn-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-overlooked-and-under-recognised-in-autumn-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Aid's income down by more than &pound;12m last year, accounts show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The development charity says the figure reflects lower levels of restricted programme funding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-aids-income-down-by-more-than-pound12m-last-year-accounts-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-aids-income-down-by-more-than-pound12m-last-year-accounts-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Aid’s income down by more than £12m last year, accounts show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The development charity says the figure reflects lower levels of restricted programme funding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-aids-income-down-by-more-than-12m-last-year-accounts-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/christian-aids-income-down-by-more-than-12m-last-year-accounts-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare charity rebrands]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation has also launched its next 10-year strategy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/healthcare-charity-rebrands/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/healthcare-charity-rebrands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RSPCA fundraising lead to join the NSPCC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tracey Pritchard brings years of fundraising experience to the role, including at RSPCA and Prostate Cancer UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rspca-fundraising-lead-to-join-the-nspcc/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rspca-fundraising-lead-to-join-the-nspcc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trusteeship is ‘in crisis’, preferred candidate for Charity Commission chair tells MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Julia Unwin was questioned by MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee as part of her pre-appointment hearing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/trusteeship-is-in-crisis-preferred-candidate-for-charity-commission-chair-tells-mps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/trusteeship-is-in-crisis-preferred-candidate-for-charity-commission-chair-tells-mps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish regulator appoints interim chief as permanent head takes extended leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quentin Fisher steps in for Katriona Carmichael for an initial three-month period]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-regulator-appoints-interim-chief-as-permanent-head-takes-extended-leave/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-regulator-appoints-interim-chief-as-permanent-head-takes-extended-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal welfare charity unveils new leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Elliott takes over from Nick Jones, who is moving into part-time work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/animal-welfare-charity-unveils-new-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/animal-welfare-charity-unveils-new-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to charity worker as 13-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Forrester, aged 55, was not breathing when police attended her Swindon home]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tributes-paid-to-charity-worker-as-13-year-old-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tributes-paid-to-charity-worker-as-13-year-old-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former NSPCC director among appointments to Fundraising Regulator’s board]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other appointees include a former interim chair of the Charity Commission and the interim chief of an NHS trust charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-nspcc-director-among-appointments-to-fundraising-regulators-board/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-nspcc-director-among-appointments-to-fundraising-regulators-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jewish charity handed official warning after it promoted fundraising appeal for military equipment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator&rsquo;s ruling came after a complaint accused the charity of facilitating fundraising for the Israel Defence Forces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/jewish-charity-handed-official-warning-after-it-promoted-fundraising-appeal-for-military-equipment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/jewish-charity-handed-official-warning-after-it-promoted-fundraising-appeal-for-military-equipment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity’s record £2m donation trebles its annual income]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gift has been made by The Kay Family Foundation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charitys-record-2m-donation-trebles-its-annual-income/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charitys-record-2m-donation-trebles-its-annual-income/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil society leaders urge Chancellor to avoid placing further burdens on charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals should be developed in partnership with the sector, the letter urges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/civil-society-leaders-urge-chancellor-to-avoid-placing-further-burdens-on-charities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/civil-society-leaders-urge-chancellor-to-avoid-placing-further-burdens-on-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator reverses cycling charity founder’s trustee ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[But Norman Armstrong says he intends to take legal action against the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-reverses-cycling-charity-founders-trustee-ban/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-reverses-cycling-charity-founders-trustee-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-BBC Children in Need chair resigns from two more charity posts after driving conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The resignations come after Terry Duddy hit a cyclist in June, causing life-changing injuries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ex-bbc-children-in-need-chair-resigns-from-two-more-charity-posts-after-driving-conviction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ex-bbc-children-in-need-chair-resigns-from-two-more-charity-posts-after-driving-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former council leader jailed for charity and romance frauds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Polson stole nearly &pound;200,000 from his former partner and a now-defunct charity where he was a director]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-council-leader-jailed-for-charity-and-romance-frauds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-council-leader-jailed-for-charity-and-romance-frauds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can’t let perfect get in the way of good’, food redistribution charity chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vic Harper tells the Third Sector Podcast about the challenges of shifting from a reactive to a proactive way of working]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/we-cant-let-perfect-get-in-the-way-of-good-food-redistribution-charity-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/we-cant-let-perfect-get-in-the-way-of-good-food-redistribution-charity-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two long-serving directors leave Mind as part of restructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says the reorganisation will lead to redundancies in a bid to save money and put it in the best position for the future]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/two-long-serving-directors-leave-mind-as-part-of-restructure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/two-long-serving-directors-leave-mind-as-part-of-restructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increase audit threshold in Scotland to £1.5m, government urged]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would bring the figure in line with what it will increase to in England and Wales next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/increase-audit-threshold-in-scotland-to-15m-government-urged/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/increase-audit-threshold-in-scotland-to-15m-government-urged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-poverty charity leader to step down after four months in post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katharine Sacks-Jones says the decision has not been an easy one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/anti-poverty-charity-leader-to-step-down-after-four-months-in-post/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/anti-poverty-charity-leader-to-step-down-after-four-months-in-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former deputy prime minister of Canada to lead education charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chrystia Freeland will take up the role next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-deputy-prime-minister-of-canada-to-lead-education-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-deputy-prime-minister-of-canada-to-lead-education-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than three-quarters of charities facing worse financial position after NI rise, poll indicates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rise in employer National Insurance contributions has had an impact on charity beneficiaries that 'cannot be underestimated', the report says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-three-quarters-of-charities-facing-worse-financial-position-after-ni-rise-poll-indicates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-three-quarters-of-charities-facing-worse-financial-position-after-ni-rise-poll-indicates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulators assess claims that Scouts revealed 18-year-old’s autism diagnosis without consent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it obtained written consent from Sameul Ahmed before the piece was published]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulators-assess-claims-that-scouts-revealed-18-year-olds-autism-diagnosis-without-consent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulators-assess-claims-that-scouts-revealed-18-year-olds-autism-diagnosis-without-consent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major conservation charity considers cutting one in five jobs in bid to save £5m]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 90 UK-based roles could be scrapped under the proposals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-conservation-charity-considers-cutting-one-in-five-jobs-in-bid-to-save-5m/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-conservation-charity-considers-cutting-one-in-five-jobs-in-bid-to-save-5m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former homelessness charity chief to lead hospice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom O&rsquo;Connor succeeds Stewart Montgomery-Marks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-homelessness-charity-chief-to-lead-hospice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-homelessness-charity-chief-to-lead-hospice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts charity names English National Opera chief as its next leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jenny Mollica will succeed Marcus Davey, who will step down after 27 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-charity-names-english-national-opera-chief-as-its-next-leader/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-charity-names-english-national-opera-chief-as-its-next-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC Children in Need chair resigns after careless driving conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terry Duddy had been in post for less than a month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bbc-children-in-need-chair-resigns-after-careless-driving-conviction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bbc-children-in-need-chair-resigns-after-careless-driving-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact reporting must be more than an ‘annual tick-box’, commission chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Holdsworth says annual reporting is the &lsquo;best free advertising window&rsquo; for charities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/impact-reporting-must-be-more-than-an-annual-tick-box-commission-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/impact-reporting-must-be-more-than-an-annual-tick-box-commission-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities must ‘board the impact economy train while it’s still at the station’, former Shelter chief urges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Polly Neate says there is no way investors, government and the public sector can make a dent in societal issues without civil society]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-board-the-impact-economy-train-while-its-still-at-the-station-former-shelter-chief-urges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-board-the-impact-economy-train-while-its-still-at-the-station-former-shelter-chief-urges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than half of over-55s considering leaving a gift to charity in their wills]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings come from a survey of more than 2,000 UK adults]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-half-of-over-55s-considering-leaving-a-gift-to-charity-in-their-wills/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-half-of-over-55s-considering-leaving-a-gift-to-charity-in-their-wills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work together to share AI knowledge, charities told]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chair of The King&rsquo;s Trust also says charities should engage with tech companies to talk about how the technology can be implemented]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/work-together-to-share-ai-knowledge-charities-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/work-together-to-share-ai-knowledge-charities-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities urged to create donor code of conduct after widespread reports of inappropriate behaviour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chartered Institute of Fundraising and the fundraising think tank Rogare have published research showing more than half of fundraisers have been made to feel unsafe by potential supporters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-urged-to-create-donor-code-of-conduct-after-widespread-reports-of-inappropriate-behaviour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-urged-to-create-donor-code-of-conduct-after-widespread-reports-of-inappropriate-behaviour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator finds mismanagement at Catholic charity that lacked crucial policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inquiry found two of the charity&rsquo;s buildings were not registered with the Land Registry and the legal title of one of its buildings was being held in the name of former trustees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-finds-mismanagement-at-catholic-charity-that-lacked-crucial-policies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-finds-mismanagement-at-catholic-charity-that-lacked-crucial-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Navy charity reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samantha Nicolson has been interim chief since June]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-navy-charity-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-navy-charity-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal British Legion Industries changes name to avoid ‘brand confusion’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation has become Royal British Veterans Enterprise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-british-legion-industries-changes-name-to-avoid-brand-confusion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-british-legion-industries-changes-name-to-avoid-brand-confusion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes Christian charity amid unauthorised payments concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says the organisation was told to stop unauthorised payments to connected parties but failed to do so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-christian-charity-amid-unauthorised-payments-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-christian-charity-amid-unauthorised-payments-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC Children in Need on-the-night total up £6.3m on last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is &pound;12m higher than the 2023 figure, which was a recent low]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bbc-children-in-need-on-the-night-total-up-63m-on-last-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bbc-children-in-need-on-the-night-total-up-63m-on-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator reviews information after probe finds ‘significant’ safeguarding failures at church charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[A review published by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland highlighted a &lsquo;number of situations&rsquo; over a 13-year period]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-reviews-information-after-probe-finds-significant-safeguarding-failures-at-church-charity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-reviews-information-after-probe-finds-significant-safeguarding-failures-at-church-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of charities refuse ‘immoral’ proposals to mandate volunteering for refugees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charities say they will not work with coerced volunteers, in a letter to the Home Secretary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hundreds-of-charities-refuse-immoral-proposals-to-mandate-volunteering-for-refugees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hundreds-of-charities-refuse-immoral-proposals-to-mandate-volunteering-for-refugees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of charities refuse ‘immoral’ plans to mandate volunteering for refugees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charities say they will not work with coerced volunteers, in a letter to the Home Secretary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hundreds-of-charities-refuse-immoral-plans-to-mandate-volunteering-for-refugees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hundreds-of-charities-refuse-immoral-plans-to-mandate-volunteering-for-refugees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity Retail Association chief to retire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robin Osterley will step back from full-time work next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-retail-association-chief-to-retire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-retail-association-chief-to-retire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consider the individual needs of prospective trustees to increase diversity, chairs told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malcolm John says overcoming diversity challenges is &lsquo;not about putting people in a traditional mode of governance&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/consider-the-individual-needs-of-prospective-trustees-to-increase-diversity-chairs-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/consider-the-individual-needs-of-prospective-trustees-to-increase-diversity-chairs-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attracting media interest beyond celebrity founder is a challenge, associate director of Lewis Hamilton’s charity says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leicia Feare says that while the racing driver&rsquo;s profile &lsquo;helps to open doors&rsquo;, it &lsquo;comes with some challenges&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/attracting-media-interest-beyond-celebrity-founder-is-a-challenge-associate-director-of-lewis-hamiltons-charity-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/attracting-media-interest-beyond-celebrity-founder-is-a-challenge-associate-director-of-lewis-hamiltons-charity-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attracting media interest beyond celebrity figurehead is a challenge, associate director of Lewis Hamilton’s charity warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leicia Feare says that while the racing driver&rsquo;s profile &lsquo;helps to open doors&rsquo;, it &lsquo;comes with some challenges&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/attracting-media-interest-beyond-celebrity-figurehead-is-a-challenge-associate-director-of-lewis-hamiltons-charity-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/attracting-media-interest-beyond-celebrity-figurehead-is-a-challenge-associate-director-of-lewis-hamiltons-charity-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at refugee charities have been chased in their cars amid far-right activity, leaders say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities have made police reports, issued home panic buttons to targeted staff and enforced work-from-home policies, Third Sector hears]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-refugee-charities-have-been-chased-in-their-cars-amid-far-right-activity-leaders-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-refugee-charities-have-been-chased-in-their-cars-amid-far-right-activity-leaders-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church of England charity must ‘rapidly accelerate’ safeguarding improvements, regulator warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Archbishops&rsquo; Council has been set an 18-month deadline to implement improvements]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/church-of-england-charity-must-rapidly-accelerate-safeguarding-improvements-regulator-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/church-of-england-charity-must-rapidly-accelerate-safeguarding-improvements-regulator-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Substance abuse charity changes its name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says the move will honour its founder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/substance-abuse-charity-changes-its-name/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/substance-abuse-charity-changes-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans’ CIC directors fined for illegal fundraising]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company&rsquo;s founder admitted six offences and another director admitted to five, as well as six on behalf of the company itself]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/veterans-cic-directors-fined-for-illegal-fundraising/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/veterans-cic-directors-fined-for-illegal-fundraising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens case into think tank after claims of ‘unhealthy obsession with transgender issues’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Good Law Project also claims the charity has funded publications that are &lsquo;partisan, non-educational and/or non-objective&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-think-tank-after-claims-of-unhealthy-obsession-with-transgender-issues/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-think-tank-after-claims-of-unhealthy-obsession-with-transgender-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tate staff to strike over pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 150 staff will participate in the industrial action]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tate-staff-to-strike-over-pay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tate-staff-to-strike-over-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£12m disability charity launched by Queen Mother to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation&rsquo;s latest accounts show it had 250 employees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/12m-disability-charity-launched-by-queen-mother-to-close/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/12m-disability-charity-launched-by-queen-mother-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity leaders body changes its name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations has become Charity Leadership Scotland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-leaders-body-changes-its-name/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-leaders-body-changes-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health and social care charity reports £32m income rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation has been allocated more than &pound;90m from the government&rsquo;s National Drug Strategy over three years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/health-and-social-care-charity-reports-32m-income-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/health-and-social-care-charity-reports-32m-income-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes Jewish grantmaker that ignored official orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says it has concerns including potential expenditure outside the charity&rsquo;s objects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-jewish-grantmaker-that-ignored-official-orders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-jewish-grantmaker-that-ignored-official-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust rejects criticism after Tory MP incorrectly claims new role would be ‘dishonestly’ funded by donations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The grantmaker says it is funded by its endowment and does not fundraise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/trust-rejects-criticism-after-tory-mp-incorrectly-claims-new-role-would-be-dishonestly-funded-by-donations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/trust-rejects-criticism-after-tory-mp-incorrectly-claims-new-role-would-be-dishonestly-funded-by-donations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Television charity chief to retire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theresa Wise has led the organisation for the past 13 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/television-charity-chief-to-retire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/television-charity-chief-to-retire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community support charity set to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says that despite extensive efforts to secure long-term funding it will not be able to continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-support-charity-set-to-close/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-support-charity-set-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens case into counsellors charity that sacked its chair and deputy chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation says an audit showed the chair had received remuneration and expenses greater than was permitted; the chair said the claims were inaccurate and had harmed her professional reputation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-counsellors-charity-that-sacked-its-chair-and-deputy-chair/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-counsellors-charity-that-sacked-its-chair-and-deputy-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity Commission to work more closely with social housing regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulators have signed a new memorandum of understanding setting out how they will co-operate more effectively]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-commission-to-work-more-closely-with-social-housing-regulator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-commission-to-work-more-closely-with-social-housing-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice charity could cut 20 jobs to tackle expected £1.1m shortfall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation&rsquo;s chief says it is facing the &lsquo;most serious challenge&rsquo; in its history]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-could-cut-20-jobs-to-tackle-expected-11m-shortfall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charity-could-cut-20-jobs-to-tackle-expected-11m-shortfall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social landlord told to pay almost £4m to electricity supplier after merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation&rsquo;s appeal against a High Court ruling has been rejected]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/social-landlord-told-to-pay-almost-4m-to-electricity-supplier-after-merger/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/social-landlord-told-to-pay-almost-4m-to-electricity-supplier-after-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government unveils Office for the Impact Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new unit could help unlock billions of pounds of capital investment and promote inclusive growth, the think tank NPC says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-unveils-office-for-the-impact-economy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-unveils-office-for-the-impact-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antisemitism charity seeks judicial review of Charity Commission’s ‘unacceptable’ communications]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity claims the regulator shared information externally before it was due to formally respond; the commission says it informed complainants in line with its policies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/antisemitism-charity-seeks-judicial-review-of-charity-commissions-unacceptable-communications/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/antisemitism-charity-seeks-judicial-review-of-charity-commissions-unacceptable-communications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloody Good Period announces closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The period poverty charity says it is a &lsquo;deeply sad day for everyone connected with our organisation&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bloody-good-period-announces-closure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/bloody-good-period-announces-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£20m-a-year support charity invites applications for voluntary redundancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation, which has 650 staff, says it needs to address &lsquo;significant financial challenges&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/20m-a-year-support-charity-invites-applications-for-voluntary-redundancy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/20m-a-year-support-charity-invites-applications-for-voluntary-redundancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity told to pay council’s legal costs after failed judicial review bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Margery Kempe Trust was trying to challenge Norfolk County Council&rsquo;s decision to sell a library to a performing arts charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-told-to-pay-councils-legal-costs-after-failed-judicial-review-bid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-told-to-pay-councils-legal-costs-after-failed-judicial-review-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer charity records 27,000 per cent increase in web traffic after Celebrity Traitors finale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation was named as the beneficiary of the &pound;87,500 prize pot won by the comedian Alan Carr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cancer-charity-records-27000-per-cent-increase-in-web-traffic-after-celebrity-traitors-finale/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cancer-charity-records-27000-per-cent-increase-in-web-traffic-after-celebrity-traitors-finale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator closes case into think tank after finding new leadership improved political neutrality]]></title><description><![CDATA[The commission&rsquo;s case examined the charity&rsquo;s management of perceptions of political bias and lack of transparency, it says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-closes-case-into-think-tank-after-finding-new-leadership-improved-political-neutrality/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-closes-case-into-think-tank-after-finding-new-leadership-improved-political-neutrality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity leaders urged to reflect on systemic biases when navigating redundancies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Safe spaces should be created for staff to raise concerns about systemic oppression, #CharitySoWhite says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-leaders-urged-to-reflect-on-systemic-biases-when-navigating-redundancies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-leaders-urged-to-reflect-on-systemic-biases-when-navigating-redundancies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gender pay gap among charity leaders narrows but remains in double figures, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proportion of charity leaders from black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds remains static at just 6 per cent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/gender-pay-gap-among-charity-leaders-narrows-but-remains-in-double-figures-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/gender-pay-gap-among-charity-leaders-narrows-but-remains-in-double-figures-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fact-checking charity needs ‘urgent support’ after losing £1m Google funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it believes the &lsquo;very abrupt&rsquo; decision is politically motivated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fact-checking-charity-needs-urgent-support-after-losing-1m-google-funding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fact-checking-charity-needs-urgent-support-after-losing-1m-google-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former chief Brexit negotiator to lead charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord David Frost has retired the Conservative whip to take up his new role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-chief-brexit-negotiator-to-lead-charity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-chief-brexit-negotiator-to-lead-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grantmakers’ desire for novelty threatens successful projects, legacy funder warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruth Hollis tells the Third Sector Podcast that project sustainability is often hampered by the fact that &lsquo;funders want new things&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmakers-desire-for-novelty-threatens-successful-projects-legacy-funder-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmakers-desire-for-novelty-threatens-successful-projects-legacy-funder-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Libraries charity breached code over lack of complaints policy, regulator finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[But the Fundraising Regulator rejects a claim that the Friends of the Nation&rsquo;s Libraries failed to carry out due diligence on a &pound;7.5m donation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/libraries-charity-breached-code-over-lack-of-complaints-policy-regulator-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/libraries-charity-breached-code-over-lack-of-complaints-policy-regulator-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grantmaker appoints interim head as next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nicola Purdy has been leading the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust on a temporary basis since December]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-appoints-interim-head-as-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-appoints-interim-head-as-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to NPC co-founder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Wheeler, who had been on the board of the charity since setting it up in 2002, was a founding director of Social Finance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tributes-paid-to-npc-co-founder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tributes-paid-to-npc-co-founder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government urged to simplify Gift Aid and legacy giving]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recommendations in a new report have potential to unlock a &lsquo;mountain of capital&rsquo; for those in need, the authors say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-urged-to-simplify-gift-aid-and-legacy-giving/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-urged-to-simplify-gift-aid-and-legacy-giving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unpaid trusteeships ‘designed for a different era’, event hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[But another panellist disagrees, saying the biggest barrier to trusteeship is the time commitment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/unpaid-trusteeships-designed-for-a-different-era-event-hears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/unpaid-trusteeships-designed-for-a-different-era-event-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish grantmaker leaves £3m to charities as it prepares for closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The closure comes as managing the foundation&rsquo;s activities become &lsquo;increasingly difficult to sustain&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-grantmaker-leaves-3m-to-charities-as-it-prepares-for-closure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-grantmaker-leaves-3m-to-charities-as-it-prepares-for-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish grantmaker leaves £3.5m to charities as it prepares for closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The closure comes as managing the foundation&rsquo;s activities become &lsquo;increasingly difficult to sustain&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-grantmaker-leaves-35m-to-charities-as-it-prepares-for-closure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-grantmaker-leaves-35m-to-charities-as-it-prepares-for-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retailer’s foundation rebrands to better communicate its purpose]]></title><description><![CDATA[The grantmaker&rsquo;s new branding improves alignment with its parent company]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/retailers-foundation-rebrands-to-better-communicate-its-purpose/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/retailers-foundation-rebrands-to-better-communicate-its-purpose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities must plan for the risks of rising racist hate, guidance warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new resource includes advice on protecting staff, tackling crisis situations and strategic planning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-plan-for-the-risks-of-rising-racist-hate-guidance-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-plan-for-the-risks-of-rising-racist-hate-guidance-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness charity to close after alleged ‘imprudent’ financial decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity failed to make sufficient operational changes to keep pace with its rapid growth, accounts say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-charity-to-close-after-alleged-imprudent-financial-decisions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/homelessness-charity-to-close-after-alleged-imprudent-financial-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online safety charity records £2.1m income rise after reported donations from social media giants]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Molly Rose Foundation&rsquo;s income jumped from less than &pound;1m to &pound;2.2m in just a year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/online-safety-charity-records-21m-income-rise-after-reported-donations-from-social-media-giants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/online-safety-charity-records-21m-income-rise-after-reported-donations-from-social-media-giants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator finds ‘serious breaches’ of fundraising code by community interest company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation committed nine breaches of the Code of Fundraising Practice, the Fundraising Regulator concludes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-finds-serious-breaches-of-fundraising-code-by-community-interest-company/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-finds-serious-breaches-of-fundraising-code-by-community-interest-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping trusteeship voluntary ‘important to public trust’, commission chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Holdsworth says he knows the issue is controversial]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/keeping-trusteeship-voluntary-important-to-public-trust-commission-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/keeping-trusteeship-voluntary-important-to-public-trust-commission-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens case into World Vision UK after complaints about its culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes after allegations the charity has a &lsquo;toxic&rsquo; workplace; World Vision UK denies all the claims]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-world-vision-uk-after-complaints-about-its-culture/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-case-into-world-vision-uk-after-complaints-about-its-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An excellent choice’ – sector leaders react to Charity Commission chair announcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Julia Unwin has been revealed as the government&rsquo;s preferred candidate for the role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/an-excellent-choice-sector-leaders-react-to-charity-commission-chair-announcement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/an-excellent-choice-sector-leaders-react-to-charity-commission-chair-announcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trustees becoming more confident in roles but struggling to build inclusive cultures, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[While most boards recognise the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion, it is not always embedded in practice, analysis by the NCVO says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/trustees-becoming-more-confident-in-roles-but-struggling-to-build-inclusive-cultures-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/trustees-becoming-more-confident-in-roles-but-struggling-to-build-inclusive-cultures-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major charity reaches record income with £12m year-on-year rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The increase was driven by growth across the charity&rsquo;s donation and legacy streams, accounts show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-charity-reaches-record-income-with-12m-year-on-year-rise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-charity-reaches-record-income-with-12m-year-on-year-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities must collectively cultivate diverse boards, commission chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Certain groups remain underrepresented on charity boards, David Holdsworth says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-collectively-cultivate-diverse-boards-commission-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-collectively-cultivate-diverse-boards-commission-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preferred candidate for next Charity Commission chair revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Julia Unwin led the Joseph Rowntree Foundation for nearly 10 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/preferred-candidate-for-next-charity-commission-chair-revealed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/preferred-candidate-for-next-charity-commission-chair-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New code reflects ‘changing nature’ of fundraising, charities minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Code of Fundraising Practice, now in effect, will enable transparent and safe giving, according to Stephanie Peacock MP]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-code-reflects-changing-nature-of-fundraising-charities-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 02:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-code-reflects-changing-nature-of-fundraising-charities-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro bono charity appoints next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Esther McConnell joins from the East European Resource Centre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/pro-bono-charity-appoints-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 02:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/pro-bono-charity-appoints-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US philanthropists parking funds in the UK offers opportunity, expert says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foundations are parking funds in the UK or Europe after a US presidential order, according to Pesh Framjee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/us-philanthropists-parking-funds-in-the-uk-offers-opportunity-expert-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 02:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/us-philanthropists-parking-funds-in-the-uk-offers-opportunity-expert-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity audit threshold to rise by 50 per cent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government estimates the change will save the sector about &pound;47m a year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-audit-threshold-to-rise-by-50-per-cent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-audit-threshold-to-rise-by-50-per-cent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Sorp introduces three-tier reporting system for charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities must avoid panic and prepare now, membership body urges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-sorp-introduces-three-tier-reporting-system-for-charities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-sorp-introduces-three-tier-reporting-system-for-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London music education charity chief to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chrissy Kinsella is leaving the music fund after more than a decade to head a renowned chamber orchestra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-music-education-charity-chief-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-music-education-charity-chief-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Charity Governance Code aims to enable better boards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new code will bring a sharper focus to behaviours that sustain effective boards]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-charity-governance-code-aims-to-enable-better-boards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-charity-governance-code-aims-to-enable-better-boards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth charity rebrands with co-created identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new logo was designed by a 20-year-old student, the charity says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-rebrands-with-co-created-identity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-rebrands-with-co-created-identity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refugee Council chief to lead major social justice charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enver Solomon will leave the Refugee Council early next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/refugee-council-chief-to-lead-major-social-justice-charity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/refugee-council-chief-to-lead-major-social-justice-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospices recorded £78m overall deficit last year, figures show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proportion of adult hospices recording a deficit in 2023/24 was the highest in the past decade, according to a new report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospices-recorded-78m-overall-deficit-last-year-figures-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospices-recorded-78m-overall-deficit-last-year-figures-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church charity in breach of Fundraising Code, regulator finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The code breaches include the charity&rsquo;s failure to meet data protection requirements in its Gift Aid records]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/church-charity-in-breach-of-fundraising-code-regulator-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/church-charity-in-breach-of-fundraising-code-regulator-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grantmaker pauses funding round due to ‘knock-on effects’ of portal crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arts Council England's application portal crashed in July after high levels of user traffic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-pauses-funding-round-due-to-knock-on-effects-of-portal-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-pauses-funding-round-due-to-knock-on-effects-of-portal-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chancellor urged to provide £20m to enable Civil Society Covenant]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s time for the covenant to &lsquo;move beyond symbolism&rsquo;, the open letter says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chancellor-urged-to-provide-20m-to-enable-civil-society-covenant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/chancellor-urged-to-provide-20m-to-enable-civil-society-covenant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RNLI refunds £15,000 donation after donor’s vulnerable circumstances flagged]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity did not breach the Fundraising Code when accepting the donation, regulator rules]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rnli-refunds-15000-donation-after-donors-vulnerable-circumstances-flagged/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rnli-refunds-15000-donation-after-donors-vulnerable-circumstances-flagged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less than one-third of charity leaders think voluntary sector is healthy, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just 11 per cent of leaders say their charity is well-equipped to manage levels of demand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/less-than-one-third-of-charity-leaders-think-voluntary-sector-is-healthy-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/less-than-one-third-of-charity-leaders-think-voluntary-sector-is-healthy-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling charity founder calls on regulator to revoke suspension]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cycling-charity-founder-calls-on-regulator-to-revoke-suspension/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cycling-charity-founder-calls-on-regulator-to-revoke-suspension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shelter staff to consider strike action over pay and working conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unite said the charity had offered a &lsquo;below-inflation&rsquo; pay rise and withdrawn from discussions to implement a four-day work week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/shelter-staff-to-consider-strike-action-over-pay-and-working-conditions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/shelter-staff-to-consider-strike-action-over-pay-and-working-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just 6 per cent of foundation trustees are from ethnic minority backgrounds, figures reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Board diversity of charitable foundations continues to lag behind the overall population of England and Wales, but shows &lsquo;significant&rsquo; improvement on the previous data set]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/just-6-per-cent-of-foundation-trustees-are-from-ethnic-minority-backgrounds-figures-reveal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/just-6-per-cent-of-foundation-trustees-are-from-ethnic-minority-backgrounds-figures-reveal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator investigates aid charity over possible misuse of funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The commission has restricted the transfer of charitable funds outside of the UK as part of its inquiry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-investigates-aid-charity-over-possible-misuse-of-funds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-investigates-aid-charity-over-possible-misuse-of-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just half of the largest charities deliver public service contracts, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public service contract delivery declined during the Covid-19 pandemic, the report says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/just-half-of-the-largest-charities-deliver-public-service-contracts-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 02:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/just-half-of-the-largest-charities-deliver-public-service-contracts-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at major animal charity to strike over 'chronic low pay']]></title><description><![CDATA[The industrial action comes after staff rejected a two-year pay deal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-major-animal-charity-to-strike-over-chronic-low-pay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 02:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/staff-at-major-animal-charity-to-strike-over-chronic-low-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal advice grantmaker rebrands and launches new strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The foundation's strategy includes plans to use unclaimed money from collective actions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/legal-advice-grantmaker-rebrands-and-launches-new-strategy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 02:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/legal-advice-grantmaker-rebrands-and-launches-new-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes religious charity over links to non-charitable company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inquiry will examine the trustees&rsquo; management of its relationship with the non-charitable company the Islamic Human Rights Commission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-religious-charity-over-links-to-non-charitable-company/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-religious-charity-over-links-to-non-charitable-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open data programme a 'vital first step' to boost volunteering, charities minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The DCMS-commissioned initiative aims to make it easier to publish, find and access volunteering opportunities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/open-data-programme-a-vital-first-step-to-boost-volunteering-charities-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/open-data-programme-a-vital-first-step-to-boost-volunteering-charities-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RNLI employee unfairly dismissed after allegedly calling Sadiq Khan a 'terrorist', tribunal rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glen Monroe's dismissal came after he allegedly made sexual remarks and racially charged statements, the judgement says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rnli-employee-unfairly-dismissed-after-allegedly-calling-sadiq-khan-a-terrorist-tribunal-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/rnli-employee-unfairly-dismissed-after-allegedly-calling-sadiq-khan-a-terrorist-tribunal-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grantmaker ‘disappointed’ after judicial review bid rejected by High Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Lyon&rsquo;s Charity warned the judgment would have implications for its ability to generate income]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-disappointed-after-judicial-review-bid-rejected-by-high-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/grantmaker-disappointed-after-judicial-review-bid-rejected-by-high-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil society leaders form group to support locally informed public service reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Social Insights Panel will be led by former Shelter chief Polly Neate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/civil-society-leaders-form-group-to-support-locally-informed-public-service-reform/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/civil-society-leaders-form-group-to-support-locally-informed-public-service-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London homelessness charity announces interim chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Williams has taken the helm at Providence Row]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-homelessness-charity-announces-interim-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/london-homelessness-charity-announces-interim-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth charity agrees two-year pay deal for more than 800 staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kibble Education and Care said the move reflected a &lsquo;strategic focus on workforce wellbeing&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-agrees-two-year-pay-deal-for-more-than-800-staff/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-agrees-two-year-pay-deal-for-more-than-800-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scrap advancement of religion as a charitable purpose, government urged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Misogyny is an &lsquo;endemic problem&rsquo; among religious charities, according to the National Secular Society]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scrap-advancement-of-religion-as-a-charitable-purpose-government-urged/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scrap-advancement-of-religion-as-a-charitable-purpose-government-urged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disability charity changes its name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rebrand includes a new logo and a more accessible website]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/disability-charity-changes-its-name/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/disability-charity-changes-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens inquiry into church charity after youth leader’s abuse conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harvest Ministries runs River Church Banff in Aberdeenshire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-church-charity-after-youth-leaders-abuse-conviction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-church-charity-after-youth-leaders-abuse-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of charities fear they will be forced to close in next five years, research indicates]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 55 per cent of charities say reductions in donations have made it challenging to cover energy costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/half-of-charities-fear-they-will-be-forced-to-close-in-next-five-years-research-indicates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/half-of-charities-fear-they-will-be-forced-to-close-in-next-five-years-research-indicates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Scot chief executive to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kirsten Urquhart has worked for the charity for nearly 13 years&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/young-scot-chief-executive-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/young-scot-chief-executive-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities must work with businesses to deliver innovation, expert says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen McShane tells the Third Sector Podcast how Young Lives vs Cancer is carving out space for vital innovation work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-work-with-businesses-to-deliver-innovation-expert-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-work-with-businesses-to-deliver-innovation-expert-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobs saved after leisure charity transfers gym to social enterprise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Jubilee Hall gym in central London had been at significant risk of closure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/jobs-saved-after-leisure-charity-transfers-gym-to-social-enterprise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/jobs-saved-after-leisure-charity-transfers-gym-to-social-enterprise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator to dissolve dog rescue charity that failed to heed official warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity has not filed any accounts since 2019]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-to-dissolve-dog-rescue-charity-that-failed-to-heed-official-warning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-to-dissolve-dog-rescue-charity-that-failed-to-heed-official-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities to receive share of almost £185,000 recovered from fraudster]]></title><description><![CDATA[A confiscation order has been granted at a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-to-receive-share-of-almost-185000-recovered-from-fraudster/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-to-receive-share-of-almost-185000-recovered-from-fraudster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Wealth Fund doubles to £175m]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Lottery has matched the &pound;87.5m invested from dormant assets funding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-wealth-fund-doubles-to-175m/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/community-wealth-fund-doubles-to-175m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major charity’s income passes £400m for the first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation was boosted by record fundraising income, although retail profits fell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-charitys-income-passes-400m-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-charitys-income-passes-400m-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whistleblowing reports submitted to regulator down slightly from record high]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says it received 546 such notifications in 2024/25, a fall from 561 in the previous year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/whistleblowing-reports-submitted-to-regulator-down-slightly-from-record-high/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/whistleblowing-reports-submitted-to-regulator-down-slightly-from-record-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIoF appoints five trustees and a young apprentice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new trustees include Dan Knowles, chief executive of Brain Tumour Research]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ciof-appoints-five-trustees-and-a-young-apprentice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ciof-appoints-five-trustees-and-a-young-apprentice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer charity aims to almost double income to £100m in five years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s chief executive tells Third Sector that although it is a significant target, &lsquo;all of our modelling says we should be able to get there in a really low-risk way&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cancer-charity-aims-to-almost-double-income-to-100m-in-five-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cancer-charity-aims-to-almost-double-income-to-100m-in-five-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity Commission identifies biggest risks facing charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator&rsquo;s first charity sector risk report draws on information from annual returns, serious incident reports and casework]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-commission-identifies-biggest-risks-facing-charities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-commission-identifies-biggest-risks-facing-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts charity becomes latest to adopt co-leadership model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lucy Newton steps up to work alongside Neil Griffiths]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-charity-becomes-latest-to-adopt-co-leadership-model/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/arts-charity-becomes-latest-to-adopt-co-leadership-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think tank calls for new body to address sector’s ‘fragmented’ evidence base]]></title><description><![CDATA[The civil society evidence organisation will reduce duplication and spread good practice, PBE says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/think-tank-calls-for-new-body-to-address-sectors-fragmented-evidence-base/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/think-tank-calls-for-new-body-to-address-sectors-fragmented-evidence-base/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parenting support charity set to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fourteen people are expected to be made redundant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/parenting-support-charity-set-to-close/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/parenting-support-charity-set-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clore Social Leadership offers free programme for global majority leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scheme aims to reach more than 250 social sector leaders over the next four years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/clore-social-leadership-offers-free-programme-for-global-majority-leaders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 06:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/clore-social-leadership-offers-free-programme-for-global-majority-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost four in five charities globally saw demand rise over the past year, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities in lower-income countries were more likely to report an increase in need, the report says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-four-in-five-charities-globally-saw-demand-rise-over-the-past-year-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/almost-four-in-five-charities-globally-saw-demand-rise-over-the-past-year-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish film charity appoints new chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seonaid Daly succeeds Allison Gardner, who is retiring after more than 30 years at the charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-film-charity-appoints-new-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/scottish-film-charity-appoints-new-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities breathe ‘collective sigh of relief’ after probate backlog is halved]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of cases has fallen from more than 69,000 at the end of March 2024 to under 35,000 a year later, official figures show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-breathe-collective-sigh-of-relief-after-probate-backlog-is-halved/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 06:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-breathe-collective-sigh-of-relief-after-probate-backlog-is-halved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIoF urges trustees to stay aware of who raises funds for them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The guidance also includes several new safeguarding measures for fundraisers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ciof-urges-trustees-to-stay-aware-of-who-raises-funds-for-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ciof-urges-trustees-to-stay-aware-of-who-raises-funds-for-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adoption support charity fined for destroying thousands of ‘irreplaceable’ personal records]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says its actions were &lsquo;inexcusable&rsquo; and said it was doing everything in its power to ensure information was safeguarded]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/adoption-support-charity-fined-for-destroying-thousands-of-irreplaceable-personal-records/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/adoption-support-charity-fined-for-destroying-thousands-of-irreplaceable-personal-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraisers need more control over their job to prevent them quitting, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities cannot rely solely on fundraisers&rsquo; drive to do good, researchers find]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraisers-need-more-control-over-their-job-to-prevent-them-quitting-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraisers-need-more-control-over-their-job-to-prevent-them-quitting-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator tells charity to elect new board after ‘severe breakdown’ in trustee relations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has concluded its inquiry into Free Wheel North]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-tells-charity-to-elect-new-board-after-severe-breakdown-in-trustee-relations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-tells-charity-to-elect-new-board-after-severe-breakdown-in-trustee-relations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental health charity closes amid ‘unprecedented’ demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity was facing growing demand, rising costs and reduced funding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mental-health-charity-closes-amid-unprecedented-demand/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mental-health-charity-closes-amid-unprecedented-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major suicide prevention charity considers closing half of its 200 branches]]></title><description><![CDATA[If agreed, about 100 branches could close in the next decade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-suicide-prevention-charity-considers-closing-half-of-its-200-branches/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-suicide-prevention-charity-considers-closing-half-of-its-200-branches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities must unlearn practice of ‘performing for funders’, grantmaker chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The director of the participatory grantmaker Camden Giving says she hopes lots of other foundations are moving towards a similar approach]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-unlearn-practice-of-performing-for-funders-grantmaker-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-must-unlearn-practice-of-performing-for-funders-grantmaker-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EasyJet owner’s trademark claim against fundraising platform rejected by High Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal upholds an earlier finding that there were no likelihood of confusion between Easyfundraising and the easyGroup companies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/easyjet-owners-trademark-claim-against-fundraising-platform-rejected-by-high-court/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/easyjet-owners-trademark-claim-against-fundraising-platform-rejected-by-high-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator collates guidance for charities working in the Middle East]]></title><description><![CDATA[The webpage includes advice on trustee duties, delivering aid, fundraising appeals and managing risks associated with terrorist organisations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-collates-guidance-for-charities-working-in-the-middle-east/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-collates-guidance-for-charities-working-in-the-middle-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monetary limit for VAT relief on ‘everyday items’ given to charity could deter donations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The relief is intended to encourage more charitable giving and reduce waste]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/monetary-limit-for-vat-relief-on-everyday-items-given-to-charity-could-deter-donations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/monetary-limit-for-vat-relief-on-everyday-items-given-to-charity-could-deter-donations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prison reform charity accused of taking ‘extreme measures’ to send former employee to jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samantha O&rsquo;Sullivan admitted stealing more than &pound;300,000 from the Prison Reform Trust while working as its head of finance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/prison-reform-charity-accused-of-taking-extreme-measures-to-send-former-employee-to-jail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/prison-reform-charity-accused-of-taking-extreme-measures-to-send-former-employee-to-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth activist charity hires Unicef nutrition specialist as next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[D&rsquo;Arcy Williams brings nearly a decade of experience in community health, nutrition policy and advocacy to the role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-activist-charity-hires-unicef-nutrition-specialist-as-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-activist-charity-hires-unicef-nutrition-specialist-as-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIoF criticises Cardiff Half Marathon price hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chartered Institute of Fundraising Cymru says the 25 per cent increase could exclude small charities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ciof-criticises-cardiff-half-marathon-price-hike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/ciof-criticises-cardiff-half-marathon-price-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voluntary sector’s economic contribution almost twice its official value, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The think tank PBE calculates civil society was worth almost &pound;40bn to the UK economy last year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/voluntary-sectors-economic-contribution-almost-twice-its-official-value-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/voluntary-sectors-economic-contribution-almost-twice-its-official-value-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think tank promotes policy head to top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steffan Evans succeeds Victoria Winckler, the charity&rsquo;s long-standing chief]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/think-tank-promotes-policy-head-to-top-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/think-tank-promotes-policy-head-to-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support services needed for charity staff dealing with fallout from racist riots, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff and volunteers are facing direct threats to their personal security, researchers find]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/support-services-needed-for-charity-staff-dealing-with-fallout-from-racist-riots-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/support-services-needed-for-charity-staff-dealing-with-fallout-from-racist-riots-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court appoints provisional liquidators to Glaswegian charity under inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity has been subject to a regulatory investigation since May 2023]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/court-appoints-provisional-liquidators-to-glaswegian-charity-under-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/court-appoints-provisional-liquidators-to-glaswegian-charity-under-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities could lose tax relief if they fail to meet filing obligations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three changes to charity compliance measures around tainted donations, approved charitable investments and attributable income are also being introduced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-could-lose-tax-relief-if-they-fail-to-meet-filing-obligations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-could-lose-tax-relief-if-they-fail-to-meet-filing-obligations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities receive share of almost £1m legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven organisations were named in the will of David Williamson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-receive-share-of-almost-1m-legacy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-receive-share-of-almost-1m-legacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shocking’ sector survey reveals one in five women have been sexually assaulted at work]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union Unite, which conducted the research, says the government must take steps to stamp out sexual harassment in the workplace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/shocking-sector-survey-reveals-one-in-five-women-have-been-sexually-assaulted-at-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/shocking-sector-survey-reveals-one-in-five-women-have-been-sexually-assaulted-at-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The government will build a ‘stronger and more ambitious partnership’ with the impact economy, charities minister pledges]]></title><description><![CDATA[While &pound;15bn was donated to charities last year, the government wants this to &lsquo;go further&rsquo;, Stephanie Peacock says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-government-will-build-a-stronger-and-more-ambitious-partnership-with-the-impact-economy-charities-minister-pledges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-government-will-build-a-stronger-and-more-ambitious-partnership-with-the-impact-economy-charities-minister-pledges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New chief revealed at cancer charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Cummings succeeds Joe Kirwin, who left the charity in March]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-chief-revealed-at-cancer-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-chief-revealed-at-cancer-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public trust in charities remains ‘consistently high’, regulator finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says this is despite increased awareness of high-profile investigations such as the one into the Captain Tom Foundation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/public-trust-in-charities-remains-consistently-high-regulator-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/public-trust-in-charities-remains-consistently-high-regulator-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stonewall unveils refreshed branding and new strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it plans to &lsquo;return to its roots&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/stonewall-unveils-refreshed-branding-and-new-strategy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/stonewall-unveils-refreshed-branding-and-new-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly half of trustees say their charity adapted operations due to cost-of-living crisis, research shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding new funding sources was the most common way that charities have altered their operations, the regulator finds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/nearly-half-of-trustees-say-their-charity-adapted-operations-due-to-cost-of-living-crisis-research-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/nearly-half-of-trustees-say-their-charity-adapted-operations-due-to-cost-of-living-crisis-research-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age UK rejects claims proposed sale of property breaches conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Telegraph newspaper reported the property was gifted with the condition that it would be used in perpetuity as a retirement home but the charity says this is not the case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/age-uk-rejects-claims-proposed-sale-of-property-breaches-conditions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/age-uk-rejects-claims-proposed-sale-of-property-breaches-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator probes church charity due to ‘serious concerns’ about its financial management]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says its inquiry will examine the administration, governance and management of the charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-church-charity-due-to-serious-concerns-about-its-financial-management/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-probes-church-charity-due-to-serious-concerns-about-its-financial-management/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier League's grantmaking charity appoints next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex White, who has been interim chief executive of the charity since the end of April, has been promoted from chief operating officer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/premier-leagues-grantmaking-charity-appoints-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/premier-leagues-grantmaking-charity-appoints-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former office manager jailed for stealing more than £200,000 from Christian charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isabella George spent the money on goods and services such as dental work, police say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-office-manager-jailed-for-stealing-more-than-200000-from-christian-charity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-office-manager-jailed-for-stealing-more-than-200000-from-christian-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal rejects CIC’s charity registration appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court agrees with the Charity Commission&rsquo;s conclusion that applicant&rsquo;s purposes were not exclusively charitable]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tribunal-rejects-cics-charity-registration-appeal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tribunal-rejects-cics-charity-registration-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The charities most frequently mentioned by MPs on X]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PoliMonitor research also highlights the MPs who posted most about the top UK charities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/revealed-the-charities-most-frequently-mentioned-by-mps-on-x/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/revealed-the-charities-most-frequently-mentioned-by-mps-on-x/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator issues official warning to Muslim charity over antisemitic rhetoric]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission also disqualified its former chair, saying an &lsquo;inflammatory&rsquo; sermon showed he &lsquo;lacked the good judgement expected of a trustee&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-issues-official-warning-to-muslim-charity-over-antisemitic-rhetoric/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-issues-official-warning-to-muslim-charity-over-antisemitic-rhetoric/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carers support charity to close after pulling out of council contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swindon Carers Centre is expected to cease operations at the end of the year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/carers-support-charity-to-close-after-pulling-out-of-council-contract/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/carers-support-charity-to-close-after-pulling-out-of-council-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marie Curie staff at risk as unit is permanently closed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says the in-patient unit in Liverpool stopped taking admissions a year ago because of staffing challenges and funding issues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/marie-curie-staff-at-risk-as-unit-is-permanently-closed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/marie-curie-staff-at-risk-as-unit-is-permanently-closed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case opened after complaint claims charity plots secret head office sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The allegations are denied by the charity, which says it &lsquo;does not foresee any changes to our staffing levels or office location in the near future&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/case-opened-after-complaint-claims-charity-plots-secret-head-office-sale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/case-opened-after-complaint-claims-charity-plots-secret-head-office-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retail giant ups target for charity partnership to £20m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aldi has raised &pound;12m for its charity since they started working together in 2017]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/retail-giant-ups-target-for-charity-partnership-to-20m/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/retail-giant-ups-target-for-charity-partnership-to-20m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre to merge into local infrastructure charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move offers exciting possibilities for cross-sector partnerships, increased participation and community-led artistic co-creation, the charities say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-to-merge-into-local-infrastructure-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-to-merge-into-local-infrastructure-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool Pride events back on after local charity steps in]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sahir House has raised more than &pound;10,000 to stage the events, which had been cancelled due to financial and organisational challenges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/liverpool-pride-events-back-on-after-local-charity-steps-in/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/liverpool-pride-events-back-on-after-local-charity-steps-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 170 staff at risk as Salvation Army considers pulling out of running care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says its 11 homes need about &pound;3m in modernisation and adaption work this year alone, while recruitment issues have also driven up costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-170-staff-at-risk-as-salvation-army-considers-pulling-out-of-running-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-170-staff-at-risk-as-salvation-army-considers-pulling-out-of-running-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former chair banned after her consultancy was paid £350,000 of the charity’s funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission concludes the charity&rsquo;s spending on consultants and advisers was &lsquo;excessive, unreasonable and disproportionate&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-chair-banned-after-her-consultancy-was-paid-350000-of-the-charitys-funds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-chair-banned-after-her-consultancy-was-paid-350000-of-the-charitys-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prepare for ‘soft opt-in’ in electronic marketing, regulator urges charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legislation gained royal assent last month and the measures are expected to be introduced in the coming months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/prepare-for-soft-opt-in-in-electronic-marketing-regulator-urges-charities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/prepare-for-soft-opt-in-in-electronic-marketing-regulator-urges-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major international charity cuts ties with HSBC due to climate concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it has spent years &lsquo;raising the alarm&rsquo; over the bank&rsquo;s climate record]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-international-charity-cuts-ties-with-hsbc-due-to-climate-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-international-charity-cuts-ties-with-hsbc-due-to-climate-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St John Ambulance reduced workforce by more than 300 last year as it turned £17m deficit to surplus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first aid charity&rsquo;s costs were slashed by &pound;18.1m compared with the previous year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/st-john-ambulance-reduced-workforce-by-more-than-300-last-year-as-it-turned-17m-deficit-to-surplus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/st-john-ambulance-reduced-workforce-by-more-than-300-last-year-as-it-turned-17m-deficit-to-surplus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which charity-run mass participation event raised the most last year?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The winner is revealed in a list of the top 25 events in 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/which-charity-run-mass-participation-event-raised-the-most-last-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/which-charity-run-mass-participation-event-raised-the-most-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth charity withdraws plans to downgrade staff pay and conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes after talks with union representatives]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-withdraws-plans-to-downgrade-staff-pay-and-conditions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-charity-withdraws-plans-to-downgrade-staff-pay-and-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to charity co-founder found dead after gas explosion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annabel Rook was 46 years old]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tributes-paid-to-charity-co-founder-found-dead-after-gas-explosion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/tributes-paid-to-charity-co-founder-found-dead-after-gas-explosion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans charity looks to sell land in bid to become financially sustainable]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity has recorded a total income of &pound;5.2m between the years to the end of March 2021 and 2024 with spending of &pound;23.5m over the same period]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/veterans-charity-looks-to-sell-land-in-bid-to-become-financially-sustainable/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/veterans-charity-looks-to-sell-land-in-bid-to-become-financially-sustainable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organisations urged to sign up to major charity’s new volunteering platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RVS estimates the platform could help unlock 140 million more volunteering hours per month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/organisations-urged-to-sign-up-to-major-charitys-new-volunteering-platform/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/organisations-urged-to-sign-up-to-major-charitys-new-volunteering-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Association of Chairs appoints permanent chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[The membership body&rsquo;s interim chief has taken up the position]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/association-of-chairs-appoints-permanent-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/association-of-chairs-appoints-permanent-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most charities 'wouldn&rsquo;t have survived' an almost two-year statutory inquiry, Mermaids boss says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lauren Stoner was speaking in the final episode of When Charity Goes Wrong&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/most-charities-wouldnrsquot-have-survived-an-almost-two-year-statutory-inquiry-mermaids-boss-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/most-charities-wouldnrsquot-have-survived-an-almost-two-year-statutory-inquiry-mermaids-boss-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New chief for offender rehabilitation charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Blakeman succeeds Alasdair Jackson, who is moving into a part-time role at the organisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-chief-for-offender-rehabilitation-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/new-chief-for-offender-rehabilitation-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heritage charity closes site due to financial difficulties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roundhouse Birmingham says &lsquo;increasing costs outside our control have presented some financial challenges&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/heritage-charity-closes-site-due-to-financial-difficulties/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/heritage-charity-closes-site-due-to-financial-difficulties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Membership charity reveals next chief executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Lambert-Forsyth will join from the British Pharmacological Society]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/membership-charity-reveals-next-chief-executive/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/membership-charity-reveals-next-chief-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six in 10 advisers believe inheritance tax changes will boost charitable legacies, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The majority of professional advisers believe estate and tax planning will become more important when the changes to inheritance tax announced by the Chancellor come into force]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/six-in-10-advisers-believe-inheritance-tax-changes-will-boost-charitable-legacies-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/six-in-10-advisers-believe-inheritance-tax-changes-will-boost-charitable-legacies-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Navy charity chief retires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Jameson was one of the charity's founding trustees in 2007]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-navy-charity-chief-retires/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/royal-navy-charity-chief-retires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator opens inquiry into Christian charity over unexplained payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission says it has found payments &lsquo;referencing the trustees and potentially related parties that cannot be adequately explained&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-christian-charity-over-unexplained-payments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-opens-inquiry-into-christian-charity-over-unexplained-payments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking charity changes its name]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paths for All says its new name will better reflect the work it does]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/walking-charity-changes-its-name/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/walking-charity-changes-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sector leaders recognised in King’s Birthday Honours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of people have been honoured for their community or charity work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sector-leaders-recognised-in-kings-birthday-honours/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/sector-leaders-recognised-in-kings-birthday-honours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAF Bank apologises for disruption to charity customers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Customers have struggled to access the new system with one charity saying its finance manager has spent a total of seven hours on hold to CAF Bank's customer services over the past two days]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/caf-bank-apologises-for-disruption-to-charity-customers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/caf-bank-apologises-for-disruption-to-charity-customers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaf children’s charity rebrands to reach more families]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity&rsquo;s refresh includes a new tone of voice and updated logo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/deaf-childrens-charity-rebrands-to-reach-more-families/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/deaf-childrens-charity-rebrands-to-reach-more-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support charity pauses services and files serious incident report after AGM concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says it hopes to reinstate its work as soon as possible]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/support-charity-pauses-services-and-files-serious-incident-report-after-agm-concerns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/support-charity-pauses-services-and-files-serious-incident-report-after-agm-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take part in Third Sector’s digital marketing survey for the chance to win a £100 voucher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The study takes just a few minutes to complete]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/take-part-in-third-sectors-digital-marketing-survey-for-the-chance-to-win-a-100-voucher/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/take-part-in-third-sectors-digital-marketing-survey-for-the-chance-to-win-a-100-voucher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monkey charity puts sanctuary up for sale amid financial struggles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity said earlier this year it was closing its site for a year because of rising costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/monkey-charity-puts-sanctuary-up-for-sale-amid-financial-struggles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/monkey-charity-puts-sanctuary-up-for-sale-amid-financial-struggles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity fails in bid to force Charity Commission to reveal information about suspected complaint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The First-Tier Tribunal has rejected the charity&rsquo;s claim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-fails-in-bid-to-force-charity-commission-to-reveal-information-about-suspected-complaint/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-fails-in-bid-to-force-charity-commission-to-reveal-information-about-suspected-complaint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£200m charity launches first fundraising appeal in more than a century]]></title><description><![CDATA[The healthcare charity&rsquo;s appeal will fund services that cannot be supported by statutory funding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/200m-charity-launches-first-fundraising-appeal-in-more-than-a-century/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 06:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/200m-charity-launches-first-fundraising-appeal-in-more-than-a-century/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic abuse charity workers could be set for strike action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union members at two branches of Solace Women&rsquo;s Aid are considering walking out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/domestic-abuse-charity-workers-could-be-set-for-strike-action/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/domestic-abuse-charity-workers-could-be-set-for-strike-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former director admits stealing more than £54,000 from charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catherine Bell was in charge of authorising payments from the organisation&rsquo;s hardship fund]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-director-admits-stealing-more-than-54000-from-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/former-director-admits-stealing-more-than-54000-from-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraising platform launches ‘controversial’ donor-led feature]]></title><description><![CDATA[The feature is the first-of-its-kind in the UK, the fundraising platform says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-platform-launches-controversial-donor-led-feature/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-platform-launches-controversial-donor-led-feature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family support charity appoints co-chief executives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Natalie Acton and Jodie Reed will lead the organisation from September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/family-support-charity-appoints-co-chief-executives/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/family-support-charity-appoints-co-chief-executives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Offender rehabilitation charity reveals next leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lindsay Fyffe-Jardine will join in August from the top job at Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/offender-rehabilitation-charity-reveals-next-leader/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/offender-rehabilitation-charity-reveals-next-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Save the Children UK’s income passed £300m last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[An &lsquo;exceptional year&rsquo; for legacies and an increase in funding from institutional partners contributed to the total]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/save-the-children-uks-income-passed-300m-last-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/save-the-children-uks-income-passed-300m-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Lottery Community Fund launches £225m grant pot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fund will support community organisations working to tackle the root causes of inequality]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/national-lottery-community-fund-launches-225m-grant-pot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/national-lottery-community-fund-launches-225m-grant-pot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International aid cuts could become a ‘blessing’ for the voluntary sector, leaders say]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the cuts shocked voluntary sector, they offer a chance to diversify funding and reimagine civil society, delegates at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising's annual convention hear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/international-aid-cuts-could-become-a-blessing-for-the-voluntary-sector-leaders-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/international-aid-cuts-could-become-a-blessing-for-the-voluntary-sector-leaders-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities urged to adopt a donor code of conduct to prevent inappropriate behaviour towards fundraisers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A donor code of conduct will provide a &lsquo;framework for conversations&rsquo; and enable organisations to protect fundraisers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-urged-to-adopt-a-donor-code-of-conduct-to-prevent-inappropriate-behaviour-towards-fundraisers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charities-urged-to-adopt-a-donor-code-of-conduct-to-prevent-inappropriate-behaviour-towards-fundraisers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spending Review ‘falls short of delivering stability for charities’, NCVO warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Others welcome the bump in the Charity Commission&rsquo;s budget but lament the lack of additional funding for community ownership]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/spending-review-falls-short-of-delivering-stability-for-charities-ncvo-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/spending-review-falls-short-of-delivering-stability-for-charities-ncvo-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator’s budget to increase by more than a quarter next year]]></title><description><![CDATA[An increase of more than &pound;8m from central government is expected to be spent on digital and AI technology as well as additional staff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulators-budget-to-increase-by-more-than-a-quarter-next-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulators-budget-to-increase-by-more-than-a-quarter-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The need rarely goes away when you’re not on the front page,’ says Help For Heroes director]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare McDermott says the charity has been diversifying its income and supporter base in response to no longer being in the public eye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-need-rarely-goes-away-when-youre-not-on-the-front-page-says-help-for-heroes-director/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/the-need-rarely-goes-away-when-youre-not-on-the-front-page-says-help-for-heroes-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity awarded costs from tribunal claimant who had ‘no reasonable prospects of success’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claims of race and age discrimination, victimisation and a failure to make reasonable adjustments were all dismissed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-awarded-costs-from-tribunal-claimant-who-had-no-reasonable-prospects-of-success/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-awarded-costs-from-tribunal-claimant-who-had-no-reasonable-prospects-of-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International NGO to close all of its stores in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven people are at risk of redundancy as a result of the impending closures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/international-ngo-to-close-all-of-its-stores-in-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/international-ngo-to-close-all-of-its-stores-in-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benevolent charity overhauls senior leadership team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three people are leaving and four new appointments have been made]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/benevolent-charity-overhauls-senior-leadership-team/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/benevolent-charity-overhauls-senior-leadership-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than eight out of 10 fundraisers have ethical concerns about using AI in their work, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The figures come from a report published by the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and the University of York]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-eight-out-of-10-fundraisers-have-ethical-concerns-about-using-ai-in-their-work-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/more-than-eight-out-of-10-fundraisers-have-ethical-concerns-about-using-ai-in-their-work-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator updates guidance to make it easier for people to report concerns about charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator also hopes the move will help people find the most appropriate route to raise any concerns they have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-updates-guidance-to-make-it-easier-for-people-to-report-concerns-about-charities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-updates-guidance-to-make-it-easier-for-people-to-report-concerns-about-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be honest with funders to foster relationships that can make a difference, fundraisers urged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josephine McCartney, chief executive of the Childhood Trust, says fundraisers are more likely to be trusted in the long term if they are realistic about their challenges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/be-honest-with-funders-to-foster-relationships-that-can-make-a-difference-fundraisers-urged/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/be-honest-with-funders-to-foster-relationships-that-can-make-a-difference-fundraisers-urged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK grantmakers distributed more than £23bn last year, data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The figure is 7 per cent higher than in the previous year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/uk-grantmakers-distributed-more-than-23bn-last-year-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/uk-grantmakers-distributed-more-than-23bn-last-year-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family should have set up a ‘social impact organisation’ rather than a charity, daughter says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hannah Ingram-Moore was speaking to Third Sector for the latest episode of When Charity Goes Wrong]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/captain-sir-tom-moores-family-should-have-set-up-a-social-impact-organisation-rather-than-a-charity-daughter-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/captain-sir-tom-moores-family-should-have-set-up-a-social-impact-organisation-rather-than-a-charity-daughter-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraising Regulator to ‘formalise’ its complaints process]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator says it wants to employ a &lsquo;more proportionate&rsquo; way of working with charities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-regulator-to-formalise-its-complaints-process/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-regulator-to-formalise-its-complaints-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increase income threshold for charity audits, accounting firm tells government]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company says inflationary uplifts would ease the regulatory burden on some charities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/increase-income-threshold-for-charity-audits-accounting-firm-tells-government/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/increase-income-threshold-for-charity-audits-accounting-firm-tells-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Devastated’ women’s support charity closes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity had an average weekly headcount of six employees, according to its latest accounts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/devastated-womens-support-charity-closes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/devastated-womens-support-charity-closes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraising at a ‘critical juncture’, Chartered Institute of Fundraising chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The membership body is launching a 10-year strategy aimed at tackling issues including fundraising burnout, recruitment challenges and the perception of the profession]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-at-a-critical-juncture-chartered-institute-of-fundraising-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/fundraising-at-a-critical-juncture-chartered-institute-of-fundraising-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purpose Awards EMEA 2025: winners revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The awards recognise campaigns that use creative ideas successfully to further positive causes, and acknowledge the organisations behind them]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/purpose-awards-emea-2025-winners-revealed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/purpose-awards-emea-2025-winners-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre charity appoints first chief executive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Slavin will take up the new role in October]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charity-appoints-first-chief-executive/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/theatre-charity-appoints-first-chief-executive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride events in Liverpool cancelled due to ‘substantial financial and organisational challenges’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising costs and difficulty securing funding were among the factors in the decision, the LCR Pride Foundation says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/pride-events-in-liverpool-cancelled-due-to-substantial-financial-and-organisational-challenges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/pride-events-in-liverpool-cancelled-due-to-substantial-financial-and-organisational-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major charity ‘disappointed’ after Transport for London rejects its advert for being too political]]></title><description><![CDATA[The adverts call for the two-child limit on Universal Credit to be scrapped]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-charity-disappointed-after-transport-for-london-rejects-its-advert-for-being-too-political/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/major-charity-disappointed-after-transport-for-london-rejects-its-advert-for-being-too-political/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare think tank rebrands for a ‘fresher, more modern’ look]]></title><description><![CDATA[The brand refresh comes as the charity launches its new five-year strategy, which prioritises a future-forward approach]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/healthcare-think-tank-rebrands-for-a-fresher-more-modern-look/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/healthcare-think-tank-rebrands-for-a-fresher-more-modern-look/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volunteering ‘thriving’ since the Covid-19 pandemic despite reports, charity chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Janet Thorne, head of Reach Volunteering, says the platform has seen a fourfold increase in users since 2019]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/volunteering-thriving-since-the-covid-19-pandemic-despite-reports-charity-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/volunteering-thriving-since-the-covid-19-pandemic-despite-reports-charity-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator publishes ‘clearer, more accessible’ guides for trustees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland has split a single document into five separate guides]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-publishes-clearer-more-accessible-guides-for-trustees/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-publishes-clearer-more-accessible-guides-for-trustees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Income at Access – The Foundation for Social Investment up by £6m last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation provides grants and loans for social purpose organisations using money from the Dormant Assets Scheme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/income-at-access-the-foundation-for-social-investment-up-by-6m-last-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/income-at-access-the-foundation-for-social-investment-up-by-6m-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospice charities in advanced merger talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charities hope that combining their resources will enable them to better meet increased need]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charities-in-advanced-merger-talks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/hospice-charities-in-advanced-merger-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government has taken ‘limited action’ to reverse threats to civic space, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lack of action comes despite the government&rsquo;s more collaborative approach to civil society engagement, Bond says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-has-taken-limited-action-to-reverse-threats-to-civic-space-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/government-has-taken-limited-action-to-reverse-threats-to-civic-space-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator investigates charity after West End theatre sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The commission says it has concerns about significant risks to the charity&rsquo;s funds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-investigates-charity-after-west-end-theatre-sale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-investigates-charity-after-west-end-theatre-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culture and leisure charity reveals next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jessica Brewster will take up the role in September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/culture-and-leisure-charity-reveals-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/culture-and-leisure-charity-reveals-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small charity ‘gob-smacked’ by donation from Prince Harry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The undisclosed donation will fund more than 650 food parcels, worth about &pound;15 each]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/small-charity-gob-smacked-by-donation-from-prince-harry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/small-charity-gob-smacked-by-donation-from-prince-harry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retailer raises £50m for major charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 260 research projects into children and young people&rsquo;s cancers have been funded through the 20-year partnership]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/retailer-raises-50m-for-major-charity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/retailer-raises-50m-for-major-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No lasting change comes from isolated efforts,’ commission chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Holdsworth has urged charities to seek out opportunities for innovative collaboration]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/no-lasting-change-comes-from-isolated-efforts-commission-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/no-lasting-change-comes-from-isolated-efforts-commission-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator amends Kids Company report after judicial review]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Charity Commission has updated the report following the High Court judgment, which was handed down yesterday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-amends-kids-company-report-after-judicial-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-amends-kids-company-report-after-judicial-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project aims to help local infrastructure organisations show their value]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scheme is being led by the membership body Navca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/project-aims-to-help-local-infrastructure-organisations-show-their-value/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/project-aims-to-help-local-infrastructure-organisations-show-their-value/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity paid £150,000 of its funds into trustee’s account]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regulator says the Olive Grove Foundation was unable to provide any evidence to explain why it did not use its own bank account for an international transfer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-paid-150000-of-its-funds-into-trustees-account/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/charity-paid-150000-of-its-funds-into-trustees-account/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legacy leaders welcome ‘long overdue’ proposals to modernise wills legislation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposals recommend the validation of electronic wills and a lowering of the age at which a person can make a will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/legacy-leaders-welcome-long-overdue-proposals-to-modernise-wills-legislation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/legacy-leaders-welcome-long-overdue-proposals-to-modernise-wills-legislation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil society covenant should protect civil society’s right to campaign, infrastructure bodies urge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities broadly support the covenant&rsquo;s draft principles but are sceptical about whether it will translate into meaningful change, research finds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/civil-society-covenant-should-protect-civil-societys-right-to-campaign-infrastructure-bodies-urge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 06:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/civil-society-covenant-should-protect-civil-societys-right-to-campaign-infrastructure-bodies-urge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator admits it made ‘important errors’ in Kids Company report]]></title><description><![CDATA[But the Charity Commission says the High Court judgment upheld the regulator&rsquo;s verdict that there had been financial mismanagement at the now-defunct charity and found the overall findings of its inquiry report were not &lsquo;irrational&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-admits-it-made-important-errors-in-kids-company-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/regulator-admits-it-made-important-errors-in-kids-company-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An ‘arduous struggle’ for justice – Kids Company representatives react to High Court ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity's former clinical director says it is disappointing that the Charity Commission &lsquo;stuck the boot in&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/an-arduous-struggle-for-justice-kids-company-representatives-react-to-high-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/an-arduous-struggle-for-justice-kids-company-representatives-react-to-high-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parts of regulator’s report into Kids Company ‘irrational’ and ‘extremely unfair’, High Court rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kids Company representatives had challenged the findings of the Charity Commission&rsquo;s inquiry report into the now-defunct charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/parts-of-regulators-report-into-kids-company-irrational-and-extremely-unfair-high-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/parts-of-regulators-report-into-kids-company-irrational-and-extremely-unfair-high-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public funding a ‘catalyst’ for private and commercial income for arts charities, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &lsquo;crowding-in&rsquo; phenomenon plays a &lsquo;pivotal role&rsquo; in the arts and culture sector, researchers conclude]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/public-funding-a-catalyst-for-private-and-commercial-income-for-arts-charities-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 08:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/public-funding-a-catalyst-for-private-and-commercial-income-for-arts-charities-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cathedral charity submits six serious incident reports to regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of the cases have been closed, the charity says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cathedral-charity-submits-six-serious-incident-reports-to-regulator/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/cathedral-charity-submits-six-serious-incident-reports-to-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NPC merges with philanthropy charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The merger aims to strengthen UK philanthropy by consolidating the organisation&rsquo;s efforts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/npc-merges-with-philanthropy-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/npc-merges-with-philanthropy-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth training charity welcomes Stonewall chair as next chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catherine Dixon succeeds Ben Willows at the UK Sailing Academy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-training-charity-welcomes-stonewall-chair-as-next-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/youth-training-charity-welcomes-stonewall-chair-as-next-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Mistake’ to employ convicted fraudster after she admits stealing £300,000 from charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisation admits hiring someone with a previous fraud conviction for a senior finance role was a mistake]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mistake-to-employ-convicted-fraudster-after-she-admits-stealing-300000-from-charity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/charities_news/mistake-to-employ-convicted-fraudster-after-she-admits-stealing-300000-from-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at anti-poverty charity to strike over ‘outrageous’ difference in salary increases]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union says pay inequality at the organisation has 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