Children’s charity to rebrand and leave international federation over differing values
SOS Children’s Villages UK will change its name and withdraw from its international federation, in what the chief executive described as a “values-led decision”.
The UK charity, which has been part of SOS Children’s Villages Federation since it was founded more than 50 years ago, will become a fully independent organisation over the coming months.
Alison Wallace, the charity’s chief executive, wrote on LinkedIn: “Over the last year, it has become clear that not all parts of the SOS Children’s Villages Federation attach the same weight to our values as SOS Children’s Villages UK does.”
The development comes after claims arose last year relating to SOS Children’s Villages Syria, another independent member of the federation, alleging the organisation played a part in child disappearances under the Assad regime.
To read the full story, click here.
Fundraising agency closes amid ‘prolonged uncertainty and structural cost pressures’
Purity Fundraising, which has raised more than £65m for charities over a 10-year period, has closed after a period of prolonged uncertainty and structural cost pressures left it unable to continue trading sustainably.
The agency, which was founded in 2017 to deliver ethical telephone fundraising, had seen a significant rise in operating, employment and compliance costs, the organisation said in a statement today.
The agency confirmed that 50 members of staff had been affected by the closure.
To read the full story, click here.
Former Care Quality Commission chief to lead major foundation
Sir Julian Hartley, former chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, has been appointed to lead the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hartley will join the charity and its associated housing trust on 5 May.
He is the long-term successor to Paul Kissack, who led the foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust for five years before becoming permanent secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Hartley was most recently the chief executive of the health and social care regulator the Care Quality Commission, but has also led NHS Providers, NHS Improving Quality.
To read the full story, click here.