Charity

The sight loss charity Sight Scotland has appointed Craig Spalding as its next chief executive.  Spalding, who is director of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, will also become head of Sight Scotland’s sister charity, Sight Scotland Veterans He succeeds Mark O’Donnell, who announced in the summer that he would step down after four years

More than half of Brits think charities are bottomless pits that are too corporate and have lost their humanity, new research indicates.  A report published by the creative company the Good Agency in partnership with the pollsters YouGov asked more than 4,000 people about their beliefs, giving and preferences. It also includes insight from a

[embedded content] The Royal British Legion has hit back at critics of its latest Poppy Appeal campaign video after it attracted negative comments on social media. The video depicts a family and friends of different ethnicities coming together to reflect on why people still observe two minutes’ silence on Remembrance Day and its significance for

Press Release Jos Creese and Heather Robb to lead discussion “Managing Oracle E-Business without Fuss” London, 11th November, 2021: Decision makers and influencers at Public Sector, charities, universities and housing organisations using Oracle E-Business Suite, are being invited by Claremont, the leading Oracle Managed Services provider, to attend a unique round table event: Managing Oracle

The chief executive of The Prince’s Foundation has resigned from his post after claims he helped secure an honour for a Saudi Arabian businessman. The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator contacted the foundation in September following reports that Michael Fawcett, Prince Charles’ former aide, helped secure a CBE for Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz.

Strange times call for disruption at all levels, according to the chief executive of the training and publishing charity the Directory of Social Change. Debra Allcock Tyler was speaking at the DSC’s online conference yesterday about how charities could navigate a changing policy sphere and determine the most efficient campaigning strategy and channels for any

About one in three people at the National Lottery Community Fund has witnessed or personally experienced bullying, harassment or discrimination, a government-commissioned inquiry into the grant-maker has found.  The report, which was commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport after it became aware of allegations of a culture of bullying at the

Eighth Annual Veterans Day Remembrance and Presentation of $20,000 Donation Malvern, PA – November 10, 2021: Rajant Corporation, the exclusive provider of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, will host its eighth annual Veterans Day remembrance in support of Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors at Rajant’s headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania, tomorrow evening from 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM. As

A London-based charity had to involve the Metropolitan Police in a banking dispute after an HSBC customer refused to return money he had been sent by mistake. Theo Gavrielides, chief executive of the community charity Restorative Justice For All, made a typing error when transferring £5,000 from the charity’s current account to its savings accounts

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation will put £10m towards an experimental investing pilot aimed at producing financial returns that have a positive societal and environmental impact. The grant-maker will take the money from its investment portfolio and target investments that have a clear and articulated social or environmental purpose that aligns with its impact goals. The

The women’s and girls’ charity Agenda has appointed Indy Cross as its next chief executive. Cross, who is head of communications at the criminal rehabilitation charity Spark Inside, will succeed Jemima Olchawski, who has become chief executive of the Fawcett Society. Agenda said Cross had almost 20 years’ experience in the voluntary sector and has

Funders are being urged to be brave in their support for decolonising work after a membership body released new guidance for museums to address the legacy of British colonialism. The Museums Association, a charitable membership body that “advocates for museums without fear or favour from governments or funding influences”, yesterday published the guidance, called ‘Supporting

The Charity Commission has criticised a charity that transferred the ownership of a school it ran to one of its trustees.  The regulator today published its report about its inquiry into Avicenna Global, which was registered as a charity in 2013 with objects of the advancement of education with a focus on the works of

An animal charity has denied claims it acted improperly after a judge criticised its “perverse” and “over-zealous” use of private prosecutions. Manchester Crown Court judge Nicholas Dean criticised Animal Protection Services and said dozens of pet owners might have suffered miscarriages of justice after being unfairly prosecuted by the charity and Parry & Welch, a

A coalition of more than 50 charities has launched a new service with £3m in funding to help pre-empt climate emergencies.  The financial service, which was launched today at the climate change summit COP26, aims to support the voluntary sector in tackling the climate crisis.  The service launches with commitments of £3m, including £1m from

More than 50 charity umbrella bodies have launched a new body aimed at increasing collaboration and engaging better with the government.  The Civil Society Group, which has been launched today with 55 members including the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, the chief executives body Acevo, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and the Small Charities Coalition,

The charity tribunal has rejected two appeals seeking to overturn decisions made by the Charity Commission. The regulator welcomed the judgment upholding its decision to appoint new trustees to the Birmingham-based Mohiuddin Trust. The regulator made the decision as part of its statutory inquiry into the charity, which was set up to advance of Islam

The voluntary sector research consultancy nfpSynergy has been sold to two long-standing staff members for an undisclosed sum.  Joe Saxton, who co-founded the firm in 2002, said he and his family had this week signed a deal to sell the company to co-directors Cian Murphy and Tim Harrison-Byrne.  In a blog on the nfpSynergy website,

The Bank Workers Charity has appointed Ed Holloway as its next chief executive.  Holloway, who is executive director of digital and services at the MS Society, is the long-term successor to John Mallalieu, who left the BWC in September 2020 after three years to become chief executive of the Leeds United Foundation. Alison Seabrooke covered

A Court of Appeal ruling involving a Christian fostering charity has highlighted how the approval of one regulator does not serve as a defence to potentially discriminatory practices, lawyers have warned.  Cornerstone recruits and supports carers for children in local authority care who need to be fostered and in some cases adopted.  Part of the

[embedded content] Two charities will benefit from Christmas jumper sales at John Lewis & Partners as part of the retailer’s new 2021 festive advertising campaign.  In a release published today, the retailer described its two minute advert, called Unexpected Guest, as “a joyful story of friendship, which celebrates the magic of Christmas moments experienced for

A Scottish charity that aims to make horse riding accessible has paid out almost £3,000 to a teenager it sacked after just two shifts.  A Scottish Employment Tribunal awarded £2,800 to the girl, who was 14-years-old at the time and cannot be named for legal reasons, for “direct discrimation” because of her age and “injury

Thousands of charities could be eligible for hundreds of thousands of pounds in awards related to unresolved banking disputes.  A not-for-profit dispute facility, the Business Banking Resolution Service, estimates about 6,000 UK charities could be eligible for help.  The BBRS was set up to resolve disputes between small to medium enterprises including businesses, charities and

A charity that provides legal representation for people who have been treated unfairly by public bodies was left £50,000 out of pocket after it was incorrectly unable to access legal aid.  The Law Centre charity represented three EU citizens living in the UK who the Home Office had decided should be deported after they were

A trio of related charity trustees used tens of thousands of pounds of charitable funds to purchase high-end cars including Bentleys for their personal use and lived rent-free in charitable premises, the Charity Commission has concluded.  The regulator has published a report detailing its inquiry into the Manor Building Preservation Trust, which acquired and restored

Charities in England are being invited to apply for grants of up to £500,000 as part of government plans to improve people’s access to nature.  The new £6m Trees Call to Action Fund will finance up to 24 regional or national projects managed by partnerships of environmental charities, not-for-profit organisations, local authorities and protected landscape

Tributes have been paid to a charity founder and prolific fundraiser who died in a paddleboarding incident over the weekend.  Former soldier Paul O’Dwyer, 42, was one of three people who lost their lives on the River Cleddau in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, on Saturday.  The events surrounding the deaths are being investigated by emergency services. O’Dwyer

National Trust members have rejected two resolutions put forward by the protest group Restore Trust at the charity’s annual general meeting this weekend, amid a record turnout for AGM and council election voting. But three of the protest group’s preferred candidates were elected to serve a three-year term on the charity’s council – although one

“The good, the bad and the ugly,” said one membership body as voluntary sector organisations reacted to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s 2021 Autumn Budget.  Sector leaders, charities, unions and the shadow civil society minister gave a mixed response to the budget, and warned that missing elements will “spell bad news for millions”. Sunak’s statement included the

The chief executive of the British Psychological Society has returned to his position after a fraud-related internal inquiry cleared him of any involvement.  The charity reported an allegation of fraud involving a former staff member to police following an internal investigation last year.  Sarb Bajwa, chief executive of the BPS, was asked to step aside