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Macmillan Cancer Support is planning to cut 150 jobs after a review of its services. The charity, which employs more than 2,000 people, has estimated these redundancies will save about £7m a year. The charity said it would cut the roles because it had felt “the impact of a difficult financial environment”, citing rising inflation.
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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Michelle Danner, Director of the film “Miranda’s Victim”. Michelle Danner is a highly acclaimed, multi-award winning actress, filmmaker and world renowned acting coach. On the stage, she starred in over 30 plays and musicals including Tennessee Williams’ “The Rose Tattoo”, “House of Yes”, “Bright Ideas”, “Ibsen’s Ghosts”, and
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A humanitarian aid charity’s former employee allegedly found cigarettes and “perhaps other substances” at the office during lockdown, a tribunal has heard. Third Sector reported last week that an employment tribunal in Manchester ruled that the Human Relief Foundation had unfairly dismissed Farah Ahmad after a hearing that concluded in early February. In August 2020,
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The Fundraising Regulator must prepare for challenges posed by the misuse of artificial intelligence in fundraising, its chief executive has warned. Speaking at a question and answer panel discussion at the regulator’s annual event yesterday, held at the British Museum in London, Gerald Oppenheim said: “Inevitably, with the advent of all these new technological advances,
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The deadline to enter the Purpose Awards EMEA has been extended to 14 March. The Purpose Awards EMEA, which is run by Third Sector, PRWeek and Campaign, recognise campaigns that use creative ideas successfully to further positive causes and acknowledge the organisations behind them. The awards are open to agencies, brands, public sector bodies, charities and NGOs throughout
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[embedded content] Third Sector is set to launch a limited podcast series that explores the challenges faced by modern charities and the disruptors shaking up the for-good landscape at a time of heightened need.  The End of Charity is hosted by multimedia reporter Lucinda Rouse and features a range of leading voices from across the
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A family support charity has appointed Ali Stathers-Tracey as its chief executive. Child Action North West is based in Blackburn and Bolton, Greater Manchester, and supports children, vulnerable adults and families facing inequality. Stathers-Tracey will succeed Sue Cotton, who will retire at the end of March. Cotton is retiring after a 40-year career in social work
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The latest set of changes introduced by the Charities Act 2022 has come into effect.  The Charity Commission said the new rules, which came into force yesterday, would make it easier for unincorporated charities to change their governing document and for merged charities to receive gifts left for one of their former organisations.  The regulator
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The government has pledged to introduce new measures to protect charities claiming Gift Aid before it implements new consumer protections around membership subscriptions. Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his Budget before MPs in the House of Commons today.  Documents published alongside the speech say that the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, which
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The RNLI has disputed newspaper claims accusing the charity of “harbouring a toxic culture of bullying”. The Mail On Sunday carried an article yesterday – the day before the charity’s 200th anniversary – in which former RNLI volunteers accused the charity of creating an atmosphere where volunteers were “mistreated” and bosses did “anything to silence
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The Wales Council for Voluntary Action has appointed the head of the homelessness charity The Wallich as its next chief executive.  The membership body announced today that Lindsay Cordery-Bruce will succeed Ruth Marks in May.  Marks announced in November that she would retire after nine years in the role.  Cordery-Bruce, who has been at The Wallich
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