Suffolk ploughs on to its target
Posted: 6th December 2017 Suffolk province is now just over half way through its 2019 Festival period and things are definitely hotting up. This year, six lodges achieved grand patronage status, exceeding their targets, and many more are closing in. Every part of the province is playing its part, with many significant individual efforts are […]
Stephen Dunmore to step down from Fundraising Regulator in June
The former head of the Big Lottery Fund was appointed interim chief executive of the regulator in December 2015 Stephen Dunmore, chief executive of the Fundraising Regulator, is to stand down in June. A statement from the regulator today said the former Big Lottery Fund chief executive, who was appointed interim chief executive of the […]
Less than half of small and medium charities have major IT incident strategies
Research commissioned by the Garfield Weston Foundation found only 41 per cent of 234 charities had formal policies for dealing with IT failures or cyber attacks Well over half of small and medium-sized charities have no strategy for dealing with major IT incidents, according to a survey of charity chief executives. Only 41 per cent […]
Record level of funds raised for good causes by society lotteries
Figures from the Gambling Commission show £255.6m was raised in the year to March 2017 Society lotteries generated more money for good causes in the year to March 2017 than ever before. Figures published by the Gambling Commission on Friday revealed that Britain’s 491 society lotteries raised £255.6m, up from £212.1m in 2016 and £190.6m […]
Navca posts loss of almost £73,000
The infrastructure body’s accounts for the year to March 2017 show its income declined from £476,766 in the previous year to £395,185, contributing to a net loss of £72,725 The infrastructure body Navca made a loss of almost £73,000 in the 2016/17 financial year, its most recent accounts show. According to its accounts for the […]
English Heritage plans to cut about 90 jobs
The organisation, which was spun out of the public sector in 2015 with £80m of government funds, says it is likely it will reduce its workforce by 4 per cent – This article was clarified on 1 December 2017; please see final paragraph English Heritage is consulting staff about plans to cut about 90 jobs […]
Change, grow, live promotes Mark Moody to chief executive
The health and social care charity change, grow, live has promoted Mark Moody to chief executive. Moody, who is the charity’s executive director with responsibility for managing its health and social care services, will take up the role in April. He has been at CGL for 17 years and has held positions at every level […]
Facebook ends fees on donations made through its fundraising tools
The tools have now been rolled out fully in the UK and a number of other countries Facebook has scrapped its fees on charity donations made through the new fundraising tools that are being rolled out in the UK, it has announced. The social media giant had been piloting the tools, which allow charities to include […]
Consultation on charging for regulation could be out for Christmas, says chair
William Shawcross, chair of the Charity Commission, tells a committee of MPs that ‘the only way the charity regulator can be funded is by the charities themselves’ William Shawcross, the outgoing chair of the Charity Commission, has said he hopes that a consultation on charging charities to fund the regulator will be published before Christmas. […]
David Knott appointed director of the Office for Civil Society
Knott replaces Mark Fisher and has been promoted from the role of deputy director David Knott has been promoted to director of the Office for Civil Society. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, which houses the OCS, announced Knott’s promotion from deputy director yesterday. He replaces Mark Fisher, who led the OCS from […]
Rob Wilson interviewed for chair position at Charity Commission
The former charities minister lost his Reading East seat at this year’s general election Rob Wilson, the former Minister for Civil Society, has been interviewed for the position of chair of the Charity Commission, Third Sector understands. Wilson, whose three-year term as charities minister came to an end when he lost his Reading East seat […]
Rob Wilson reportedly interviewed for chair position at Charity Commission
The former charities minister lost his Reading East seat at this year’s general election Rob Wilson, the former Minister for Civil Society, has been interviewed for the position of chair of the Charity Commission, Third Sector understands. Wilson, whose three-year term as charities minister came to an end when he lost his Reading East seat […]
Parent bereavement charities consider merger
Sands and the Lullaby Trust, which share the same London building, say that if a merger does occur there will be a new charity with a new constitution Two charities that work to prevent babies from dying and support bereaved parents are considering a merger. Sands and the Lullaby Trust have a combined annual income […]
Regulator begins statutory inquiry into Christian charity
The Charity Commission started looking into the affairs of Into the Light Ministries of Leighton Buzzard in 2011 because of concerns about potential conflicts of interest and non-primary-purpose trading The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into a Christian charity, having been alerted to concerns that include non-primary-purpose trading and potential conflicts of interest. […]
David Cameron admits failings in his big society agenda
The former Prime Minister was speaking at the launch of the Fore Trust, a new grant-making body for small charities David Cameron, the former Prime Minister, has admitted that some legitimate criticisms could be made of his big society agenda, which was one of the hallmarks of his first year as Prime Minister. Speaking at […]
VAT change for charities providing care at scene of serious accidents
The Chancellor’s Budget said these organisations would be able to recover the tax in the same way as air ambulances and search-and-rescue charities Charities that provide on-the-scene care after serious accidents will be able to recover VAT through a grant announced in yesterday’s Budget. The move, announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday afternoon, […]
Government to simplify Gift Aid donor benefit rules
The Treasury says in today’s Budget that it will reduce from three to two the number of monetary bands setting out the value of benefit donors can receive from charities and the donation remain eligible for Gift Aid Charities will be able to give donors a higher level of benefit and still claim Gift Aid […]
Charities will lose at least £250m a year post-Brexit, report concludes
The paper from the Directory of Social Change is based on data published by the European Commission and the UK government Charities face losing at least £250m a year after Brexit, according to new research from the training and publishing charity, Directory of Social Change. The research paper, which is called What does Brexit mean for […]
Former MP behind the social value act calls for its extension
Chris White, the former Conservative MP for Warwick and Leamington, has been carrying out a review of the legislation he took through parliament in a private member’s bill Chris White, the former Conservative MP and architect of the social value act, has called for the legislation to be extended to cover all forms of public […]
Movers: Former UK ambassador to Afghanistan joins ZSL as director general
Plus: Save the Children hires former MSP, a new chief executive for the Norfolk Family Mediation Service and Jonathan Sandall joins SSAFA as director of fundraising Dominic Jermey, the former UK ambassador to Afghanistan, has been appointed director general of the wildlife conservation charity the Zoological Society of London. He joined the charity, which runs […]