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Regulator examines cinema charity after it cancels Eurovision screening
The Rio Cinema said it would not screen the final while Israel remained in the competition
Charity backed by crypto fraudster to close
The Effective Ventures Foundation UK is the subject of a Charity Commission inquiry
Charity shop online income up by 20 per cent year on year, report finds
The figures come from the Charity Retail Association’s latest quarterly market report
Scottish regulator drops ‘notifiable events’ process for serious incidents
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator says there were ‘mismatched perceptions and expectations’ around the use of the process
Chief of £50m grantmaker to step down
Moira Sinclair will have led the Paul Hamlyn Foundation for 10 years when she leaves next year
Liver disease charities to merge
The merger will widen the organisation’s reach and streamline support for patients, the charities say
Major development charity losing 10 per cent of staff
Tearfund is expected to make 40 redundancies, taking the total number to 114 in the current financial year
Consider ‘blended’ approaches to doing good, charities and social enterprises urged
Tej Dhami describes the challenges of building models that deliver social good and turn a profit in the latest episode of Third Sector’s The End of Charity podcast series
£147m charity acquires private care home provider
It comes after the charity announced in February it had merged with a smaller care organisation
Regulator warns charities to be careful with data when using AI
In a blog post, the Charity Commission says some AI tools handle data in ‘less secure ways than others’
Voluntary organisations partner to boost private investment for nature projects
The programme includes matchmaking opportunities to connect nature projects with potential investors
Fundraising company rejects ‘desperate claims’ as easyJet founder urges regulator to act
Easygroup is taking legal action over Easyfundraising’s use of the word easy in its name
Girlguiding to continue overseas activities
Guiding activities in British Overseas Territories will be integrated into Girlguiding’s North West England region, the charity says
Regulator rejects politicians’ calls for investigation into think tank
The Good Law Project had urged the Charity Commission to look into the Institute of Economic Affairs
One of UK’s largest charities spent £10m on exit packages for almost 1,000 staff
The charity’s accounts say there is a ‘material uncertainty’ about its ability to continue in its current form because of questions over its long-term government funding
One in six gave to a charity after seeing it criticised
The same proportion donated to a charity to show solidarity with its cause, according to a report from the technology provider Enthuse
‘Dramatic increase’ in charity legacies as probate backlog reduced
The Institute of Legacy Management estimates the sector is one track for a record year for legacy income
One in four staff in Save the Children UK’s humanitarian department staff faced discrimination
A further one in three said they had witnessed discrimination or exclusion over the previous year
Equality charity hires NCVO director as next chief
Alex Farrow will join the Kaleidoscope Trust in June
Former CIoF chair to take top job at Breast Cancer Now
Claire Rowney will succeed Baroness Delyth Morgan in September
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