Charity

Content warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual harassment and assault. In this month’s bumper special episode, features and analysis writer Rebecca Cooney and editor Emily Burt look at sexual harassment and assault in fundraising. A week ago, allegations were made that the Chartered Institute of Fundraising had ignored allegations of sexual assault occuring at one of

Tech for Good initiative launched in North of England is tackling longstanding issues of digital inclusion exacerbated by the pandemic SHEFFIELD and LONDON – March 24, 2021 – Blancco Technology Group (LSE: BLTG), the industry standard in data erasure and mobile device diagnostics, today announced it has partnered with WANdisco (LSE: WAND), the live data

The Official Receiver will not appeal the High Court’s decision to dismiss the disqualification proceedings brought against former senior leaders of the collapsed charity Kids Company. The charges brought against the charity’s founder and former chief executive, Camila Batmanghelidjh, and a group of former trustees of the defunct charity were rejected at the High Court

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has pledged to set up a new panel with an independent chair to oversee its complaints and disciplinary process as part of an overhaul of how it handles serious allegations against members.  The membership body has been under public pressure over the past couple of weeks from high-profile fundraisers after

A veterans charity that lost almost £700,000 through mismanagement or unauthorised payments to trustees has been wound up by the Charity Commission. The regulator has published the findings of its long-running inquiry into Afghan Heroes, which found former trustees failed to take reasonable care in managing its finances and gained significant unauthorised private benefit from

Press Release At the request of their close friend and colleague, Michael Farquhar, contractor management specialists Orange Genie Group will be making a donation of £5,000 to the Boys Brigade Charity Project Stedfast, to go towards their ongoing work to build and support a school in Kenya. Orange Genie Group and Boys Brigade Charity The

A London-based grant-giving charity has pledged an additional £22m in support for children and young people over the next six years to help tackle the impact of Covid-19. The John Lyon’s Charity, which gives grants to organisations operating in nine boroughs in the capital, has ring-fenced the multimillion-pound funding from its endowment with a new

Barclays, Marks & Spencer and Deliveroo are among the companies shortlisted for this year’s Business Charity Awards. The awards, run by Third Sector, recognise the outstanding support given by businesses to UK charities and voluntary organisations. More than 80 companies have made this year’s list across 25 categories. Barclays has been shortlisted in the Long-term

A new scheme could help prevent voluntary sector organisations from having their bank accounts withdrawn due to incorrect implementation of anti-terrorism legislation.  The international money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog the Financial Action Task Force is calling for responses from civil society to help it understand the unintended consequences that arise from the incorrect implementation

The government’s biggest coronavirus emergency support fund for charities was more than £140m oversubscribed after money originally earmarked for it was reallocated, the National Audit Office has found. A report examining the delivery of government funding to charities during the pandemic, published by the spending watchdog today, says £310m of the government’s £750m support package

Peter Lewis, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, has announced he is to step down after almost 10 years in the role.  Lewis said in a statement today that after the death of his father from Covid-19 last year, he had decided to follow his example and take stock of his life before

The government has rejected recommendations that would make it easier for charities to challenge Charity Commission decisions. The Department for Media, Culture and Sport has responded to the 43 recommendations made by the Law Commission report in 2017. The Technical Issues in Charity Law proposals were designed to ease the administration and regulation of charities

The management of the homelessness charity St Mungo’s has been accused of fostering a “bullying and anti-union culture”. Unite, which has more than 500 members at the charity, said a disproportionate 44 per cent of union stewards at St Mungo’s were engaged in formal processes concerning their own employment, while also dealing with similar matters

Grants of up to £2m are being made available to environmental charities after the government announced a second funding round aimed at restoring nature and tackling climate change. The £40m Green Recovery Challenge Fund is open for applications for charities and their partners across England. It aims to create and retain jobs and help “build

The government has begun advertising for the next chair of the Charity Commission, five months after the previous incumbent announced her intention to step down. Baroness Stowell said in October that she would not seek a second three-year term as chair of the regulator, and left the post at the end of last month. Ian

The founder of a countryside charity has claimed he is being ousted by a group of what he called “dreadful” trustees in a bitter dispute over the running of the charity. Robin Page, founder of theCountryside Restoration Trust and a former presenter of BBC sheepdog trials programme One Man and His Dog, said on Twitter

The former head of the charity HIV Scotland has been charged with a voyeurism offence. Nathan Sparling pleaded not guilty to the charge at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last week. A trial date has been set in August. Sparling was chief executive of HIV Scotland from December 2018 until December last year. The charity said it

Five former trustees have been disqualified from senior charity positions after they were unable to account for £1m of charitable funds that was purportedly sent to Iraq. The Charity Commission said it had concluded its statutory inquiry into the Orphan Relief Fund and Charitable Trust, which was registered in 1990 with objects of supporting young

An appeal by sleep-in care workers to receive the minimum wage when on call had been dismissed by the Supreme Court, saving charities an estimated £400m. The decision today by Lady Arden brings an end to the long-running battle about the legal status of sleep-in care workers, who often stay overnight with vulnerable people in

The entire community advisory board of the organisation behind the London LGBTQ+ Pride event has resigned, citing “bullying, gaslighting and marginalisation” of volunteers – particularly those who are black or people of colour.  The 10-strong team of volunteers accused Pride in London of failing to respond to allegations of racism and bullying in a resignation statement published

The 2021 Purpose Awards from PRWeek, Campaign and Third Sector 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 EMEA. There are two new categories for 2021: Comms Professional of the Year and

The chair of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising has said the organisation needs a “seismic shift in the whole culture” amid a row over its handling of reports of sexual assault and harassment. In a statement on Twitter today, Claire Rowney, who took up the role of chair of the CIoF board in July, said

Charitable bequests are expected to rise by more than one-third this year after the UK recorded its highest number of deaths for more than a century, according to new forecasts. An updated market forecast by the charity legacy consortium Legacy Foresight includes the latest information for the vaccine rollout, the recent performance of the housing

Social media platforms should enforce stricter penalties for individuals who engage in hate speech or harassment online, and provide support to victims of such abuse, according to a coalition of charities. Charities Against Hate, a campaign group that includes representatives of more than 40 charities, has published 16 recommendations for social media companies to consider

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has apologised for its response to allegations that it ignored a sexual assault complaint – but its own committee chairs are calling for the body to explain itself further. Yesterday, a group of CIoF committee chairs wrote to the membership body’s leadership expressing concerns about its handling of allegations that it

In the last year, the FXhome community has raised over $250K for good causes including Make a Wish and WaterAid. London, UK (March 15th, 2021) – FXhome has always been about making creative tools accessible to everyone, regardless of budget or skillset. By democratizing filmmaking and video creation, FXhome has become more like a community

Voluntary Service Overseas has warned it might have to cut about 200 jobs because of uncertainty surrounding an £80m government grant. The charity was awarded the Volunteering for Development grant four years ago by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It underpins VSO’s work among nine million people. The grant supports a range of development

Funding sources are projected to decline across this sector this year as the pandemic’s impact on charities continues to be “uneven and unpredictable”, according to new research. A survey by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations with Nottingham Trent and Sheffield Hallam universities asked 600 organisations for their views on the impact of the coronavirus

Oxfam GB has been told it can resume bidding for aid funding after a three-year pause as the government announced a new programme to tackle sexual abuse in the aid sector. The Charity Commission announced last month that it had put the charity back on a standard regulatory footing after concluding that it had made

The children’s charity Lumos has appointed Peter McDermott as its next chief executive.  McDermott, who is director at the international development consultancy Fajara Associates, succeeds Sir Roger Singleton, who has been interim chief executive of the charity since September 2019.  Singleton took up the role after Georgette Mulheir switched roles to become global strategic adviser