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Macmillan secures prosecution against brothers who fraudulently claimed £22,000 in grants
Moses and Elijah Kellie admitted acquiring criminal property in a private prosecution brought by the charity
Fundraiser took donations from vulnerable person, regulator finds
The agency fundraiser, who was raising funds for Breast Cancer Now, should not have accepted individual’s donations, the regulator says
Fundraisers breached code during encounters with an autistic person, regulator finds
Camera footage showed that one fundraiser laughed at a passer-by’s offensive comment about the autistic member of the public, the Fundraising Regulator concludes
Major charity’s income fell by £18.6m after ‘unprecedented support’ in previous year
The charity’s income had spiked in 2022 due to its emergency appeal for Ukraine
Unicef UK unveils next chief executive
Philip Goodwin will join in September after nine years at VSO
Make Gift Aid worth more to charities in deprived areas, think tank urges
NPC also calls for the next government to introduce an automated Gift Aid system
Rescue charity wins appeal against animal odour abatement notice
Council officers said smells coming from the charity’s premises were causing a nuisance to people in the area
Loyd Grossman steps down as chair of actors’ charity after two months
The charity has appointed co-chairs after Grossman said he did not have sufficient time to devote to the role
Regulator closes case into actors’ charity after ‘difficult time for all involved’
The commission is urging trustees to take steps to avoid disputed trusteeships impacting their charity’s work
State has done a ‘poor job’ of involving charities in the delivery of public services, report warns
A paper from the think tank Demos says the relationship between the government and charities has been viewed in ‘narrow contractual terms’
More than half of charities struggling to recruit volunteers, research finds
Six in 10 organisations face difficulties in volunteer recruitment and almost half have not seen an increase in numbers over the past 12 months
Charity shop income up year on year
But income growth fails to match inflation, latest figures show
Sexual abuse support charity to close
Suffolk Rape Crisis employs 10 people, according to its most recent set of accounts
Third Sector launches survey exploring fundraising challenges in 2024
The survey will run until 3 July, with respondents able to enter a £50 prize draw
Woman jailed for stealing almost £50,000 from four charities
Parvinder Matharu admitted taking the funds between 2013 and 2017
Mencap hands back local authority contract costing ‘significantly more’ to run
The charity says it has been subsidising the contract to run a care home for several years but this is no longer sustainable
Church charity apologises for founder’s ‘inappropriate’ behaviour towards young men
A safeguarding review finds that the charity’s founder would contact young men and boys online to ask inappropriate questions about their sexual activity
Major hospice charity unveils ‘bold’ rebrand
The organisation has also published a short animation voiced by the actor Dame Siân Phillips
Age UK committed ‘age-related harassment’, tribunal rules
The charity has been told to pay more than £4,000 to the claimant
Third Sector Awards entry deadline extended
Charities have until 6 June to enter the awards, which celebrate the work of charities and the difference they make to society
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