"It is the buzzword of the autumn." Do you know what the much-touted 'impact economy' is? @lrouse.bsky.social digs into the details with @emilyharle.bsky.social and Emily Burt. 🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb

Race equality organisations received fewer capital grants than other organisations last year

British Asian Trust reveals next leader

'Significant and unexpected' costs meant regulator exceeded its legal budget last year

Door-to-door fundraising became most successful face-to-face channel last year

Commission adds 12 more charities into £22m cashed cheques probe

Girlguiding and Women’s Institute could face legal challenge over trans exclusion decision

Missing People chief to step down

"At what point do we acknowledge that we're not at early days anymore?" @emilyharle.bsky.social asks when the principles of the Civil Society Covenant will start to shine through in interactions between the government and the voluntary sector. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb

"At what point do we acknowledge that we're not at early days anymore?" @emilyharle.bsky.social asks when the principles of the Civil Society Covenant will start to shine through in interactions between the government and the voluntary sector. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb

"Many of us can find a way to support our fellow charities without straying too far from our charitable objects. "Not one of us operates in a vacuum and what affects others will find a way to affect us and those we serve" - Debra Allcock Tyler

GB News makes ‘substantial’ payment to Islamic Relief over false claims

Community support charity closes after 88 years

Almost a third of charity leaders expect income to rise over next two years, research finds

Charity told to pay £30,000 to unfairly dismissed worker

Major animal welfare charity opens voluntary severance scheme

Girlguiding and Women’s Institute criticised for barring trans girls and women from membership

Government confirms appointment of next Charity Commission chair

The Big Give founder dies at 91

"You don't know when your cause area will become the next big issue for these divisive, toxic, harmful narratives." Emily Burt on why all charities would be well-advised to support their counterparts in the refugee and migration space. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb

"You don't know when your cause area will become the next big issue for these divisive, toxic, harmful narratives." Emily Burt on why all charities would be well-advised to support their counterparts in the refugee and migration space. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3Kzm8Sb

Mental health charity set to close following rising costs and reduced funding

Income at Action for Children up more than £8m despite funding challenges

Impact economy hub must build reciprocal partnerships, infrastructure body chief says

Royal Academy of Engineering announces next chief executive

Staff at mental health charity back strike action

Shift to relationship-based fundraising to boost major giving, CIoF urges

Jo Cox Foundation reveals next chief

"It's no good just saying life's really tough for people. Because everyone knows that." Vic Harper tells @lrouse.bsky.social how The Bread and Butter Thing plans to influence policy decisions by presenting civil servants with evidence gathered from its distribution hubs. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI

"It's no good just saying life's really tough for people. Because everyone knows that." Vic Harper tells @lrouse.bsky.social how The Bread and Butter Thing plans to influence policy decisions by presenting civil servants with evidence gathered from its distribution hubs. 🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4inKbQI

I still find it a little bizarre that, for a lot of people, including plenty who work in the voluntary sector, the idea of charities “becoming more commercial” is somehow seen as distasteful or immoral - @martyndrake.bsky.social

Government’s £750m support package for charities during the pandemic ‘fell short’, inquiry hears

Income at children’s health charity up 29 per cent year on year

London Marathon offers 500 charity places for 2027 event

VCSEs won just 6 per cent of government contracts over past five years, analysis shows

Gambling harms charity appoints new chief

Chief of London Zoo charity steps down amid probe into ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’

‘Exercise caution’ when using soft opt-in rules, Fundraising Regulator warns charities

🎧 Podcast: What, actually, is the ‘impact economy’? And refugee charities in far-right headwinds.

Analysis: What can the sector expect from the next Charity Commission chair? Dame Julia Unwin has been dubbed an ‘inspired choice’ for the role but how will she lead the regulator? @andyricketts.bsky.social reports

Strike action at major charity put on hold

Foundations need to bring together purpose and perpetuity, experts urge

Membership body ‘slightly concerned’ at planned tainted donation rules

Our top stories of last week included: ⚪️ Charities ‘overlooked’ in Autumn Budget ⚪️ MPs approve prospective Charity Commission chair ⚪️ Charity receives donation that triples its income

Charities unlikely to be affected by new Inheritance Tax-avoidance measures, experts say

Newcastle Pride charity closes as festival transfers ownership

Foundations must not ‘shy away’ from their past, says ACF chief

"If we want our people to be ready for the future, we need to invest in skills now – and be unapologetically ambitious about what our sector can achieve" - @zoeamar.bsky.social

A think tank is set to cut its full time staff by 10 and increase its part time staff by two as part of a restructure caused by a drop in income

Foundations must consider how they can aid charities that are “overextended and fighting fires everywhere”