Charity

Teenage Cancer Trust has appointed Julie Worrall as its permanent chief executive with immediate effect. Worrall has been interim chief since January, following the resignation of Kate Collins, who has become a strategy and leadership consultant. At the time, Collins said it was the “right time for fresh leadership”, after 16 years with the organisation, eight

Arts and culture organisations must “must carefully consider issues of risk and reputation” amid increasingly complex governance, reputational and operational challenges associated with fundraising, new guidance urges. The free 70-page guide, published by the Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy programme delivered by Cause4, aims to support arts, culture and heritage charities to fundraise confidently and responsibly.  

Charity electricity costs have increased by 12 per cent since the start of the US-Iran war, a new study has found. Research by the Social Investment Business, the consultancy Cornwall Insight and the Warm Welcome campaign has forecast that prices “will not return to pre-war levels for the rest of this decade”. More than one

The Office for the Scottish Charity Regulator has started the hiring process for its next chair. The regulator announced this week it had begun recruiting for the successor to Marieke Dwarshuis as she comes to the end of her term on 14 October. The OSCR chair is appointed by Scottish ministers and usually serves a

A US-based communications and community engagement specialist says she is surprised that UK charities are not reaping the same rewards as their US counterparts on the social media platform Reddit. Speaking on the Third Sector Podcast, Jayne Cravens outlined the opportunities Reddit provides to raise awareness for charitable causes and attract supporters and volunteers. Cravens

Next year’s London Marathon will be a two-day event Organisers London Marathon Events said the one-off, two-day iteration of the race would see 100,000 runners attempt the famous course on 24 and 25 April 2027.  LME said the event, which this year raised more than £90m for good causes, could raise £150m over two days

Organisers estimate £150m could be raised for good causes through the 2027 event Originally Posted Here

The 2027 London Marathon will be a two-day event with 100,000 runners taking to the streets of the capital, organisers have announced. London Marathon Events said the “one-time-only” race could see more than £150m raised for good causes and a £400m social and economic benefit. The event, set to take place on 24 and 25

Jude Sheeran has been on the board of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations since 2024 and previously worked for The Shaw Trust Originally Posted Here

Children’s hospices in the UK are facing a more than £34m funding shortfall in the coming year, according to new figures. The children’s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives this week published its Vital Care, Fragile Funding report, which found 84 per cent of children’s hospice charities are forecasting an operating deficit totalling £34.3m

About 50 workers at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution are balloting for strike action after the charity refused to recognise the union Unite. Staff at the RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat Centre on the Isle of Wight will be balloted between 22 June and 6 July. The RNLI announced last month that it would close its ILC

The government has unveiled more than £60m of funding to support people in local communities to take over local assets such as pubs and community halls.  Steve Reed, the communities secretary, yesterday announced the £61m Community Right to Buy Fund, aimed at helping people revive or maintain assets with value to their local community. The

The foundation is moving to offering targeted, time-limited calls for applications Originally Posted Here

A local councillor has written to the Charity Commission raising concerns including potential conflicts of interest and the value of the sale by Dami Adewale Originally Posted Here

The chief executives of Cancer Research UK and Crisis will join the chair of the Charity Commission and the head of the Fundraising Regulator on the programme for Third Sector’s annual conference next week. The event, which will be held at 1 Wimpole Street in central London on 23 and 24 June, will explore how

Giles Tomsett is to retire as chief executive of St Catherine’s Hospice after 12 years leading the charity. The organisation provides palliative care to about 2,000 patients in Sussex and east Surrey while advising families and local communities. Tomsett, who will step down in January, said leading the charity had been the “greatest privilege of

The chief executive of The United Synagogue has shared her “growing discomfort” that “the Jewish perspective hasn’t really been invited” in sector discourse in recent years. Speaking on the Third Sector Podcast, Jo Grose also noted a silence from anti-racism charities “for quite a long time” following recent attacks on the British Jewish community, including

Two allergy charities have announced their intention to merge as they look to be better positioned to respond to growing demand, the charities said. Allergy UK and Anaphylaxis UK will formally merge on 1 October, with the name of the new organisation still under discussion. Allergy UK provides advice, clinical support and advocacy to help

The Charity Commission has referred claims that 32 UK charities funnelled £28m to illegal Israeli settlements to the police and HM Revenue & Customs. The regulator escalated concerns raised in a formal complaint by Melanie Ward, the Labour MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, last week. Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Ward said her letter concerned

The chief executives of Mind and the former head of the Charities Aid Foundation are among the charity leaders to receive senior gongs in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours. Sarah Hughes and Neil Heslop were both appointed CBE in this year’s list, which includes scores of figures from across the voluntary sector. Hughes has led

Charities operating in ‘protection mode’ Misinformation, online hostility and political uncertainty are reshaping the delivery of charity service, research has found. A briefing from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and the insurance company Zurich also found charities are growing more cautious about their visibility, as a result of increasing polarisation. The research draws on

The findings come from research conducted with 3,000 people Originally Posted Here

Income at the education and training charity Catch22 decreased by almost £5m due in part to a drop in donations and legacies, latest figures show. The charity recorded an income of £46.6m in the year to the end of August 2025, latest accounts show, down from £51.1m in the previous 12 months. Income from donations

An end-of-life charity could make a “significant number of redundancies” as it looks to make up a projected £1.3m funding shortfall. The Essex-based St Clare Hospice said that, in common with many other hospices, it had been forced to make cuts due to growing financial burdens. The charity, which employs 170 staff, opened a consultation

A 100-year-old animal welfare charity has changed its name to better reflect the broad scope of its work. The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare has become Science for Animal Welfare, a name the charity said avoids confusion about its focus and organisational structure. The charity was founded in 1926 as the University of London Animal

AI policy implementation has almost doubled in the past year but remains lower than the amount of charities using AI tools, research has found. Blackbaud’s Status of UK Fundraising 2026 report found the proportion of charities with an AI policy in place increased from 16 per cent in 2025 to 30 per cent this year.

The homelessness charity Julian House has changed its name to Alongside after a longstanding row with a similarly named organisation. The charity’s former name was inspired by its founding homeless shelter in Bath, but Alongside said its new name would avoid confusion and protect its charitable resources. The organisation announced the decision to rebrand in

The trade union Unite is threatening legal and industrial action after staff who transferred from the City and Guilds charity to a private company were put at risk of redundancy. The City and Guilds of London Institute completed the sale of its training, awarding and assessment business to PeopleCert, a Greek language certification company, in

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising is “concerned” by a decision made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to “rule out mandating philanthropy training” for wealth advisers, according to a new report. In the second part of its ‘Philanthropy 2035’ research project, published today, the CIoF said mandatory training was considered “the most effective

Twenty-two people are expected to lose their jobs when the charity winds down at the end of the month Originally Posted Here