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UK Aid Sector Urged to Take Action

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 6th March 2018 - Aid charities in the UK are being urged to take action to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse in the sector in the wake of the Oxfam scandal. UK International Development Secretary…

Controversial Appointment for Head of UK Charity Regulator Causes Sector Rift

Wendy Williams, Monday, 26th February 2018 - A rift has opened in the UK charity sector after the country’s culture secretary dismissed concerns over the government’s pick for the new head of the national charity regulator…

‘Learn From Our Mistakes’ – UK Expert Warns On Australian NDIS Transition

Lina Caneva, Monday, 28th August 2017 - Drawing on the experience of the United Kingdom in delivering a social care approach similar to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), a high-profile UK analyst has urged…

Public Trust in UK Charities at Record Low

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th June 2016 - Public trust and confidence in UK charities has fallen to the lowest recorded level since monitoring began in 2005, according to a new report by the UK Charity Commission. The report…

New UK Fundraising Guidelines for Charity Trustees

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 14th June 2016 - The UK Charity Commission has produced new guidelines for charity trustees about their role in fundraising from the public following a storm of public protest around trust and confidence…

Charities Urged to Review Commercial Partnerships

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 1st March 2016 - The UK Charity Commission has issued an alert to Not for Profit trustees warning them to review any commercial relationships they may have. The move follows concerns raised with the…

Australia’s Millionaires Snubbing Philanthropy

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 12th January 2016 - Australia’s richest people are the least philanthropic in the world, giving less to charity than those from other countries, according to a new report. The Wealth-X and Arton Capital…

CEO Appointed to UK’s New Fundraising Regulator

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th December 2015 - The former head of the Big Lottery Fund, Stephen Dunmore, has been appointed as the interim CEO of the UK’s new Fundraising Regulator. The UK Government said that during his…

UK Trustees Warned on Fundraising

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 8th December 2015 - The UK charity regulator has issued a warning that charity trustees must take responsibility for fundraising in their organisations. The Charity Commission, an independent regulator…

Most UK Charity Mergers are ‘Rescues’ in a Brutal Environment

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 11th November 2015 - Most charity mergers in the UK are “rescues” of failing organisations in a brutal environment, rather than strategic moves intended to improve services and outcomes,…

Climate Enterprise One of UK’s First Certified B Corps

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 26th August 2015 - A social enterprise that tackles climate change, poverty and sustainable development, ClimateCare, has received certification as one of the UK’s Founding B Corporations.…

UK Govt Commits to Employee Volunteer Days

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 30th June 2015 - The UK Government has committed to delivering three days of paid volunteering leave for employees in large organisations. In a speech to London Community leaders, Rob Wilson, the…

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