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Sector leader awarded £90,000 in damages after Laurence Fox paedophile slur
The actor-turned-politician defamed Simon Blake on social media in October 2020
Major end-of-life charity appoints NHS director as next chief
James Sanderson will join Sue Ryder in August
Charity leaders ‘on trial just for doing their job’, commission chief warns
Helen Stephenson says she is concerned that candidates for charity leadership positions could be put off ‘because they are not prepared to bare their lives to the harsh light of unrelenting scrutiny’
TikTok a ‘safe space’ among online platforms, says RNLI’s social media manager
Zoe Briscoe says the charity gets ‘a lot of hate’ on Facebook but has a younger audience on TikTok that is more receptive to its mission
Charity partner for next year’s London Marathon revealed
Pancreatic Cancer UK hopes to raise £2m through the partnership
Islamic charity warned by regulator after ‘inflammatory and divisive’ sermon
The sermon appeared to discourage the audience from voting in elections, the commission says
Young people’s mental health charity rebrands
YoungMinds hopes the rebrand will ‘expand and diversify’ its reach
Emergency response charity rejects ‘toxic’ culture allegations
The charity disputes the claims, saying former employees are pursuing ‘what appears to be a vendetta’
Hospice charity warns of £1m hole in finances
Prospect Hospice has reduced the number of beds in its inpatient unit from 12 to six
Muscular Dystrophy UK chief to take top role at charity for pedestrians
Catherine Woodhead will join Living Streets in August
‘Concerning’ fall in payroll giving
Charities are ‘missing out on millions’ as the number of people who donate through payroll giving falls by 13 per cent
Closing Lankelly Chase ‘creates the possibility of something much more powerful’, chief says
Julian Corner says he does not downplay the risks of funders dissolving but argues that organisations must ask if not now, then when in terms of reimagining the funding landscape
Educational charity reveals next chief
Hassun El-Zafar will take the reins at Edinburgh Science at the end of May
Refugee support charity shuts down due to ‘challenging fundraising environment’
The International Refugee Trust recorded a deficit of £97,153 last year, accounts show
Alcohol charity partly loses ‘dry January’ trademark case
Alcohol Change UK was challenged by the alcohol-free craft beer company Big Drop Brewing
St John Ambulance deputy chief to take top role at St John Ambulance Cymru
Richard Lee will succeed Andy Jones in May
London Marathon breaks its fundraising record for first time in five years
The 2024 event has raised £67m so far, beating the 2019 high of £66.4m
Purpose Awards EMEA 2024: shortlist revealed
The awards recognise campaigns that use creative ideas successfully to further positive causes and acknowledge the organisations behind them
Fundraiser stole more than £36,000 from support charity
Natasha Mason has been given a suspended prison sentence after admitting stealing from the Fire Fighters Charity
Youth charity closes after banking dispute
JusB was offered £525 in compensation from Barclays, but its former chair says the sum was ‘derisory’