Charity

Cast your mind back to three days before Christmas, when the Sunday Times newspaper reported that 6-year-old Florence Widdicombe discovered one of the charity Christmas cards she had bought from Tesco to send her friends had already been used. The card, festooned with a picture of a kitten in a Father Christmas hat, contained a

The Epilepsy Society has reported what is likely to be a record income level after making an almost £8.5m profit on a land sale, new figures show. The charity’s accounts for the year to 31 March 2019 show that income hit £26.4m compared with £17.2m in the previous year. The accounts say that a “small

The 2019 Turner Prize was shared by four artists who persuaded the judges not to choose any one winner. The artists wanted to make a collective statement in a time when there is “already so much that divides and isolates people and communities.” The gesture made me question whether charities locked into a competitive pattern

The homelessness charity St Mungo’s is facing a fresh strike ballot after the union Unite accused the charity’s chief executive of trying to discourage employees from joining it. Unite said in a statement that Howard Sinclair, who will step down later this year after six years running St Mungo’s, had misdirected an email to a

Voluntary sector leaders have joined representatives from business, faith communities, sport and politics to call for the 2020s to be a “decade of reconnection” that will help to heal the UK’s divides. An open letter, signed by leaders from organisations including the CBI, the British Olympic Association, the Glastonbury Festival, various religious groups and the

MANILLA (December 29, 2019) – CARE activated its emergency protocols immediately on Christmas Eve right after Typhoon Phanfone (locally known as Typhoon Ursula) made its first landfall. CARE staff, along with local partners, are assessing the situation on the ground, to provide initial relief in areas that were greatly affected by the typhoon. “The affected

Save the Children UK has made good progress in improving its culture since a review found that more than a quarter of staff had experienced either discrimination or harassment in the workplace, a new evaluation has concluded. Last year, the ethics expert Dr Suzanne Shale was commissioned by the charity to conduct an independent review

Age UK experienced a massive hike in enquiries about volunteering after one of its volunteers appeared on television to talk about his experiences. Terrence (left) went on BBC Breakfast last Wednesday and spoke about spending 20 Christmas days on his own after the death of his mother. But the 78-year-old said that, after years of

The Gambling Commission has launched a consultation on long-awaited measures to increase the limits on society lotteries. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport said in the summer that it planned to increase the maximum annual sales limit for society lotteries from £10m to £50m. It also said it would increase the maximum draw

Voluntary sector figures have criticised an opinion piece published on the Third Sector website earlier this week.  The article, written by Craig Dearden-Phillips, executive chair of The Social Group, argued the sector should “embrace those with a less ‘woke’ view of the world” and called on the sector to do more to connect with white working-class

The Charity Commission has criticised the board of Marie Stopes International for failing to properly record discussions that led to the charity awarding its chief executive a £434,500 pay package. In a statement today, the regulator said documentation around the decision to give chief executive Simon Cooke a bonus that doubled his salary was “inadequate”. 

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations has criticised new guidance from the Charity Commission about reporting serious incidents because it “does nothing to provide further clarification” and could lead to the regulator continuing to be “inundated” by such reports.  The regulator said the guidance was clear and it was meeting its target to respond to

“Russia and China’s double veto today of the Security Council resolution to reauthorize cross-border humanitarian assistance reaching 4 million Syrians in need is reprehensible. After nearly nine years of conflict, as millions of Syrians are struggling to cope, they should at least be assured that they can continue to rely on the United Nations and

The board of Comic Relief has banned investments in fossil fuels as part of a new ethical investment policy, the charity’s 2018/19 accounts show. The latest accounts, to the end of July 2019, show the board decided in September this year to adopt the new policy, which is worded: “Trustees of Comic Relief will not

IFCO Delivers on its Social Responsibility & Engagement Commitment Globally in 2019 Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release Donated RPCs, employee volunteers and charitable contributions help those in need, make the world a better place Munich, Germany, December 19, 2019: IFCO, the world’s leading provider of Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) for fresh food,

The Wellcome Trust paid its highest earner almost £3.3m in 2018/19, its latest accounts show. The grant-maker’s accounts for the year to 30 September 2019 show the charity’s highest earner – a member of its internal investment team – took home almost £3.3m, with a second employee earning between £3.25m and £3.259m. Both figures outstrip

The following statement was signed by Members of InterAction, the largest alliance of international NGOs and partners in the United States, with over 180 Members who work across the development and humanitarian landscape. “The U.N.’s cross-border mechanism enables life-saving assistance to reach over four million people who continue to be in need of humanitarian assistance

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity saw its income fall by almost £16m last year. The charity’s accounts to 31 March 2019 show that its income fell from to £87.5m, down from £103.2m in the previous year. But spending increased only from £68.9m to £71.3m, meaning the charity still finished the year with a significant

The Charity Commission’s investigation into the charity fundraiser the Dove Trust has cost the regulator £650,000 over six years, documents filed with the High Court show. In an application submitted to the High Court in October, the commission has attempted to claw back some of its outgoings by claiming the trust’s £84,000 surplus should be

The local infrastructure charity Navca is set to move away from allowing members to choose its chair and instead enable its board to make the appointment. Navca is without a long-term chair after John Tizard stepped down in July just seven months into the role so he could “focus his energies on his role as

More than 100 charities have called on the UK government to retain the Department for International Development amid rumours that the department will be subsumed into the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. In a statement published by the international development sector umbrella body Bond, the charities warn that merging the departments would damage the nation’s commitment

Britain’s youngest MP has pledged to donate half of her salary to charity after her election last week. Latest headlines Nadia Whittome, 23, who was last week elected as the Labour MP for Nottingham East, said she would take home only £35,000 of her salary after tax. The rest of her £79,000 salary would be

Longleat safari park has been inundated with socks after it asked supporters to send them in for its chipmunks. The Wiltshire wildlife park said it was overwhelmed by the public’s generosity after it took to social media to ask people to donate old socks for its family of chipmunks. The park has since asked people

MADRID (December 15, 2019) – At the conclusion of the 25th Climate Conference of the Parties (COP25), CARE expresses its deep concern over the large disconnect between the reality of the climate emergency and people’s demands for climate justice, and the bare minimum that governments pieced together at the negotiations. Delivering enhanced national climate plans

The disability charity Action on Hearing Loss plans to sell off its care services next year as it seeks to pay off its debts and focus more on its campaigning and advisory roles. Speaking exclusively to Third Sector before publication of its annual accounts yesterday, Mark Atkinson, chief executive of Action on Hearing Loss, said

The National Autistic Society increased its income from £96.1m to £99.8m in the year ending 31 March 2019, according to its latest annual report and accounts. The document, which was posted on the Companies House website this week, reveals that the increase was largely due to £9.2m of capital funding from the Department for Education’s

The Salvation Army has breached the Code of Fundraising Practice for a second time in consecutive quarterly adjudications. The charity was responsible for one of eight complaints upheld by the Fundraising Regulator when in September it began naming every organisation it investigates. The organisation apologised for an “unacceptable oversight” for sending direct marketing to 83

Two charities are set to share up to £20,000 found in a safe in a scrapyard. Staff at the scrap metal and waste recycling dealer Sackers in Ipswich found the safe stuffed full of notes and coins when it was opened. They handed the money to police in April and because it has not been

WASHINGTON (December 12, 2019) – The global poverty-fighting organization CARE is pleased to welcome the bipartisan Senate introduction of the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA)* (S.3037). This bill will ensure that tackling gender-based violence is a foundation of U.S. foreign policy. IVAWA was introduced in the Senate by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins

Charities should step up and be a “safe haven” for the vulnerable and “speak up for all areas of society”, charity sector leaders have said following the Conservative Party’s landslide election win. The comments come as Boris Johnson’s Tories won a large majority with 364 seats. Caron Bradshaw, chief executive of the Charity Finance Group,