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Royal British Veterans Enterprise’s CEO discusses the charity's recent rebrand its pioneering Veterans’ Village model and how social enterprise principles could be adopted by other charities...

The Charity Commission is assessing concerns at Amnesty International UK, which raised a serious incident report after removing a controversial report from its website

A Cornwall-based international disaster relief charity has announced that it is moving to a smaller office to reduce running costs and improve accessibility

Two sports charities that operate ice rinks are being investigated by the Charity Commission over concerns with their governance, financial management, and independence.

A local Age UK charity in west London is considering its future viability after closing its day centre earlier this month

Most members of the public remain uncomfortable with door-to-door fundraising by charities but opposition to the method has softened in recent years, according to new research from the Fundraising Regulator

The Charity Commission has opened a compliance case to assess concerns raised about a recent guest speaker at a mosque in west London

Charities are being invited to help build the case for reform of VAT rules on social media advertising. Charity Tax Group has launched a sector-wide survey on the topic after the issue was raised twice in parliament and Treasury ministers called for further evidence.

The Charity Commission has apologised “unreservedly” after the Committee of Privileges found that it committed a contempt of parliament by seeking to block special reports from being laid before MPs.

A support body in Wales is looking for further investment to build a new fund that will provide grants to local charities

Public procurement barriers were discussed as care minister Stephen Kinnock joined the second meeting of the Civil Society Council at 10 Downing Street last week

A charity providing support and housing to rough sleepers is seeking to find a new building for when its current lease expires

A charity formed from the merger of the British Liver Trust and Children’s Liver Disease Foundation has revealed its new name and branding.

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policies are “under attack”, leading charities to scale back their efforts, an event heard yesterday

The government is seeking representatives from the voluntary sector to join a new external advisory group on the impact economy

A @rbgkew.bsky.social fundraising charity has transferred more than £20m and will now close as it folds into its larger partner organisation

A prominent refugee charity has cut almost a fifth of its jobs after seeing a drop in its core income sources

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Isabella de Bruin Cardoso of @gradel-institute.bsky.social: Charities assume they are good – dissent is how they find out if they really are

The Charity Commission has seized over £800,000 from an international development charity and appointed an interim manager as part of an ongoing investigation

The head of policy at a charity that cares for the summit of Ben Nevis, has resigned after losing confidence in its leadership

The Charity Commission has been urged to hasten its guidance for charities on inclusion of trans people as parliamentary scrutiny of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) updated code of practice has completed.

The Charity Commission has pledged to focus on improving its response rates as it reports increased caseloads for the past year

Oxfam GB (@oxfamgb.bsky.social) interim CEO Richard Hawkes discusses taking on the role in a challenging period, evolving leadership in the sector and the future of international development

Charities’ adoption of AI has continued to rise but trust issues over its use have increased, according to new figures

The joint administrators of social care provider William Blake House Northants have completed the sale of its services to a fellow charity

An increased proportion of roles in the charity sector are not paid enough to cover basic living costs, according to new evaluation of Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

Marie Curie (@mariecurieuk.bsky.social) has raised over £2.3m as the official charity partner of this year’s London Marathon, exceeding its target for the event

The chief executive of the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) has called on the government to give more power to local communities and civil society ahead of the next prime minister beginning their term in office.

More than a quarter of charities are being affected by social division including threats to staff and vandalism, according to research published by the Charity Commission

An organisation set up to support a network of poverty-relief charities has announced its closure after its group structure was dissolved

The Charity Commission is assessing concerns raised by tenants of properties in southwest London owned by a charity that administers an 18th century royal gift.

Oxfam GB’s trustees acted “in good faith” over the controversial departure of its former chief executive, Halima Begum, a board review it commissioned has found

Flexible working is now almost as influential as salary when charity professionals choose their next employer, according to new research from CharityJob

The membership body for Scottish charities has reported on a difficult and “overly complex” procurement process

Education charity NCFE has paid tribute to its chief executive, David Gallagher, who has died aged 45 following a short illness

Around 85 workers at a local Citizens Advice charity will now be formally represented by their trade union after over a year of negotiations

Several wildlife trusts across the country have received millions in enforcement undertakings from water companies over the past two years, according to recently published figures from the Environment Agency (EA).

Two hospital charities in Bristol have become a single organisation (@bwhc.bsky.social) to align with the merger of two NHS trusts

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Tania Mason: Burnham’s consistent narrative on civil society gives us cause for hope

National charitable funder @blagravetrust.bsky.social has announced that it will now focus its investment in three English cities as it considers its long-term future

More than 750 charitable organisations have won additional places for next year’s one-off, two-day London Marathon, but some concerns have been raised about the terms and conditions

A woman who lied to gain a job with a children's music therapy charity and subsequently faked a cancer diagnosis has been jailed for two years www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/woman-w...

Philanthropy expert @rhodridavies.bsky.social discusses golf courses, Big Macs and generous spiders

International aid charities coalition, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), has launched an urgent appeal to raise funds for people affected by the Venezuela earthquake, which has killed at least 2,000 people and left thousands more injured and in need of medical care.

The government has launched a 12-week call for evidence, asking the public to help shape the future of National Lottery funding for good causes.

Christian Aid has apologised and agreed to review its agency arrangements after third-party fundraisers breached the Fundraising Regulator’s code when processing a regular donation from a vulnerable person

Jude Sheeran of @ncvo.bsky.social: AI can play a key role in strengthening civil society