Charity

Young charity volunteers risk being overwhelmed by a “triple burden” of work, family life and poor mental health, the government has warned. The report, which is called Volunteering Journeys and was published yesterday by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, says events in the UK and around the world “were affecting confidence and
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UK charities spend £900m a year applying for grants, research has found. The burden is especially heavy for small and medium-sized charities, which can end up dedicating more than one-third of their resources to preparing fundraising bids, according to the think tank Pro Bono Economics. The findings are included in PBE’s paper, Giving Pains, which
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A “parallel cost-of-living crisis” could force racially minoritised staff out of the charity sector, the former head of the Small Charities Coalition has warned. In a post on LinkedIn, Elizabeth Balgobin warned that the sector had not done enough to recognise how income and wealth inequality already affects ethnic minority staff or the pressure it
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A project to release funds from inactive charities in Wales could direct £12m to good causes, the Charity Commission has said. A similar programme in England outperformed initial predictions by releasing nearly £80m to charities. The regulator has launched the Revitalising Trusts Programme in Wales today, and said it would work with Community Foundation Wales
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Forty-one members of staff at Save the Children International lost their jobs over abuse, bullying and other safeguarding concerns last year. Another six employees were suspended from their jobs after the charity investigated their behaviour. The numbers are included in the charity’s annual accounts for the year to the end of December 2021, which were
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A former senior Downing Street official has been named as the next director of services at the homelessness charity Crisis. Juliet Mountford, who will take up the role in September, runs the Operational Delivery Profession within the Civil Service, which provides delivery support in an emergency or during surge in demand. She has worked in
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The National Lottery Community Fund has given its Climate Action Fund an £8m boost, and is inviting applications from charities with projects focused on tackling climate change  It is seeking submissions from community projects across the UK that are focused on the link between nature and the climate. Groups can apply for up to £1.5m
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Greenpeace UK has launched two initiatives to advocate for social, racial and environmental justice, after its latest report, published with the race equality think tank The Runnymede Trust, found that the climate emergency is rooted in colonialism. Grassroots community groups advocating for social, racial and environmental justice will be able to apply to the Movement
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Third Sector, the UK’s leading subscription magazine for the voluntary and not-for-profit sector, will end its print run in October and transition to a digital-first offering. The title launched in the early 1990s, as a fortnightly magazine featuring sector news and an extensive recruitment section. It was acquired by Haymarket Media Group in 2002 and
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The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund said it was the victim of “unfounded” claims about its work, after the Charity Commission decided not to take any action against the organisation. The commission said yesterday that it had “no further regulatory role” after reviewing the circumstances in which PWCF accepted millions of pounds in cash originally
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The live streaming website Twitch has launched a new feature to make charity fundraising easier on its platform. The built-in Twitch Charity feature is designed to make it simpler for streamers to raise money for charity and easier for viewers to give, with a designated “donate to charity” button. Twitch users have been able to
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Charities can apply for grants of up to £10,000 towards work ensuring their data is managed correctly, following the launch of a new fund. The Charity and Community Fund, launched by the DPO Centre, will provide voluntary organisations with discounted consultancy services to ensure their data protection work meets required standards. The fund is worth
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A 145-year-old charity has changed its name to remove barriers between the organisation and its beneficiaries. Oxfordshire Association for the Blind has rebranded as MyVision Oxfordshire following a consultation with its members and supporters, who told the charity they wanted a name that was more “modern, positive and friendly”. The charity works with people living with
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The government is consulting on plans to distribute more than £700m to charities and social enterprises in England from the dormant assets programme. The scheme, which was launched in 2008 to redirect cash from long-forgotten bank accounts to good causes, has been expanded to include other dormant financial assets including pensions, insurance plans and investments.
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Press Release London, New York, Los Angeles 12th April 2022: Newsflare, the world’s leading licensing platform and marketplace for user-generated video (UGV), is offering its 45,000 global membership of filmers the option to donate their earnings to the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR). Newsflare will match every donation made in support of the
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The Charity Commission has opened an inquiry into an autism charity in Cornwall following concerns about safeguarding. The regular said today that it was looking into concerns that trustees at Devon and Cornwall Autistic Community Trust, also known as Spectrum, “may have failed to fulfill their legal duties and responsibilities under charity law”. The announcement
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OneUkraine was founded by European team of top tech entrepreneurs and investors pooling skills and resources to provide sustainable humanitarian relief for the Ukrainian people at scale, speed, and efficiency Three immediate priorities of OneUkraine: Get Ukrainians to safety, deliver humanitarian aid efficiently where it is needed most, and preserve and rebuild infrastructure through supporting
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Horsham, United Kingdom, 24th June 2022: This year Metricell has gone far and beyond in raising money for some of their extremely important and worthwhile local and international charities. Metricell have undertaken one of the most gruelling, and painstaking challenges, the Centurion Challenge. This event comprises of walking 100km in just 24 hours across the
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