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Disability charity changes name and expands services
The vision and hearing support charity is opening its services to all local people with disabilities and long-term health conditions
Next government must improve volunteering systems and support, charity shop body urges
The Charity Retail Association is pushing for better volunteering practices and a renewed focus on reuse
Grantmaker transfers £3.2m in assets to anti-poverty charity as it winds up
The move will secure the grantmaker’s ‘permanent legacy’, the organisations say
Charities welcome Lib Dem pledges to repeal protest laws and overhaul social care
The party also promises to restore international development spending to 0.7 per cent of national income
‘Longest-serving’ disability charity chief to step down after 30 years
Amo Raju has led Disability Direct since 1994
Advocacy charity appoints next chief
Felix Davies will take over from interim chief Vicky Browning in September
Suicide awareness charity makes 15 per cent of staff redundant
The job cuts come as part of a organisation-wide restructure prompted by an income drop and increased costs
Former Breast Cancer Now chief appointed NCVO president
Delyth Morgan succeeds Jill Pitkeathley
Purpose Awards EMEA 2024: winners revealed
The awards recognise campaigns that use creative ideas successfully to further positive causes
Former charity director denies £1m Gift Aid fraud charges
Wendy Macbean pleads not guilty to all charges, including counts of fraud by false representation
Autism charity stunned by mystery £1,000 cash donation
A number of other charities in the region have received similar gifts, potentially from the same unknown donor
More than 30 charities join forces to demand fairer environmental policies
Recommendations include a national scrappage scheme for low-income families who own polluting vehicles, and prioritising the installation of solar panels, heat pumps and insulation in social and rented housing
Staff member admits stealing £40,000 from care charity’s vulnerable residents
The charity has agreed to pay back all of the stolen funds to the residents
Remove annual sales limit on charity lotteries, next government urged
The Lotteries Council says removing the £50m annual cap would free up an additional £175m for charities over the next parliament
Royal Opera House’s income up by more than £40m last year
The charity, which is changing its name to the Royal Ballet and Opera, says the ‘catastrophic’ closure caused by the Covid-19 pandemic was behind it
Almost seven million people predicted to take part in this year’s Big Help Out, organisers say
This weekend’s event is offering more than a million volunteering opportunities through its app
Whistleblower who was sacked after reporting office ‘sheesha cave’ awarded further £10,000
The former employee found evidence of cigarettes and other substances in the charity’s office
Housing charity goes into administration after dispute with landlord
The charity estimates that the required property refurbishments would cost more than £1m
Diversity in imagery has become a ‘crutch’ that can prevent anti-racist work, research finds
Charities must avoid tokenism to be anti-racist in their communications, a report urges