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British Red Cross partners with Met Office to support climate disaster response The Met Office has selected The British Red Cross to be its charity partner for the next three years, to provide its global workers with latest information to support communities impacted by climate e...

The Met Office has selected The British Red Cross to be its charity partner for the next three years, to provide its global workers with latest information to support communities impacted by climate emergencies.

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Charity and social housing regulators to work more closely The Charity Commission for England and Wales has pledged to work more closely with the Regulator of Social Housing.

The Charity Commission for England and Wales has pledged to work more closely with the Regulator of Social Housing.

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Charities ‘rarely involve affected communities’ in AI decisions Charities are being urged to improve their community engagement around decisions to use artificial intelligence across their organisation and services.

Charities are being urged to improve their community engagement around decisions to use artificial intelligence across their organisation and services.

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Campaigners urge charity leaders to address racism in redundancy decisions Charity leaders are being urged by anti-racism campaign group Charity So White to ask themselves “hard questions about the biases you hold” when making decisions around redundancies.

Charity leaders are being urged by anti-racism campaign group Charity So White to ask themselves “hard questions about the biases you hold” when making decisions around redundancies.

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Gender pay gap among charity CEOs narrows but remains in double figures The sector is also blighted by a lack of diversity in leadership roles with only 6% of charity CEOs identifying as Asian or from a minoritised ethnic background.

The gap in pay between male and female charity leaders has narrowed over the last year but remains in double figures, a latest survey has found.

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Guide launches to help charity leaders tackle rise in racism A guide has been launched to support charity staff, their leaders and those they are supporting against an “unacceptable rise in racist, xenophobic and sectarian hate” in the UK.

A guide has been launched to support charity staff, their leaders and those they are supporting against an “unacceptable rise in racist, xenophobic and sectarian hate” in the UK.

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Celebrity Traitors victor Alan Carr raises £87,500 for children’s cancer charity The comedian has been a patron for the charity Neuroblastoma UK since 2016 after meeting bereaved parents of children who had the disease.

A children’s cancer charity has thanked its patron Alan Carr after he handed it £87,500 won through claiming victory on BBC show Celebrity Traitors on Thursday night.

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Retailer’s foundation unveils ‘cohesive and recognisable’ new branding The new visual identity will be used across its funding programmes “under a cohesive and recognisable brand system”, says the grant maker.

Card Factory’s foundation has launched a rebrand to raise the profile of its support for communities, charities and individuals.

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Interim CEO at £13.8m a year grantmaker takes job permanently The grant maker’s head of people and operations Nicola Purdy took the role on an interim basis in December last year.

Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust has appointed its interim chief executive to the role on a permanent basis.

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Service veteran fundraisers ‘acted in an aggressive way’, regulator finds A Community Interest Company (CIC) that raises money for and employs UK service veterans as street fundraisers has breached the Fundraising Code in a raft of areas.

A Community Interest Company (CIC) that raises money for and employs UK service veterans as street fundraisers has breached the Fundraising Code in a raft of areas.

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Charity to close due to alleged ‘imprudent financial and operational decisions’ A charity that supports homeless people is to close with trustees saying they “have not found a workable pathway to recover” from alleged “imprudent financial and operational decisions that were taken...

A charity that supports homeless people is to close with trustees saying they “have not found a workable pathway to recover” from alleged “imprudent financial and operational decisions that were taken in the past”.

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Grantmaker hands £2m to charities as it prepares to wind up its activities Essentia Foundation has handed eight charities in Scotland £250,000 each to improve the lives of young people, as it looks to close its operations.

Essentia Foundation has handed eight charities in Scotland £250,000 each to improve the lives of young people, as the grantmaker looks to close its operations.

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Charity staff ‘consistently less positive’ than trustees about boards' performance The biggest “perception gaps” are in integrity, leadership and improving diversity.

Staff are “consistently less positive” than trustees about the performance of charity boards on a raft of governance areas.

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Charities share almost £10m from rule breaking energy firms More than 30 charities and organisations are to share £9.7m handed through energy regulator Ofgem’s Energy Redress Scheme, where energy firms make voluntary payments for rule breaches.

More than 30 charities and organisations are to share £9.7m handed through energy regulator Ofgem’s Energy Redress Scheme, where energy firms make voluntary payments for rule breaches.

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‘Inclusive boardroom culture’ called for in governance code update The updated Charity Governance Code features a greater focus on ensuring charity boards are promoting inclusivity.

The updated Charity Governance Code features a greater focus on ensuring charity boards are promoting inclusivity.

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Charities urged to ‘prepare, not panic’ amid SORP changes “Clear and transparent reporting is essential to maintaining public trust in charities,” said Charity Commission for England and Wales chief executive David Holdsworth.

Changes to charity auditing and reporting arrangements have been revealed.

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Government wants former Joseph Rowntree Foundation CEO to chair Charity Commission Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said Julia Unwin, who was made a Dame five years ago for services to civil society, is an “outstanding candidate” for the £62,500 a year role.

Julia Unwin, who was chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation for nine years until 2016, has been named as the government’s preferred candidate to chair the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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‘Inclusive boardroom culture’ called for in governance code update The updated Charity Governance Code features a greater focus on ensuring charity boards are promoting inclusivity.

The updated Charity Governance Code features a greater focus on ensuring charity boards are promoting inclusivity.

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Regulator escalates probe into charity’s funding of firm The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry into the Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust amid concerns over funding it has handed to a non-charitable company.

The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry into the Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust amid concerns over funding it has handed to a non-charitable company.

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Union ballots Shelter staff over strike action amid pay and conditions concerns Members of the union Unite working at homelessness charity Shelter are being balloted over strike action during their dispute over pay and conditions.

Members of the union Unite working at homelessness charity Shelter are being balloted over strike action during their dispute over pay and conditions.

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Regulator drafts in interim managers to run theatre charity The Charity Commission has appointed interim managers to look at the finances of a theatre charity it is investigating.

The Charity Commission has appointed interim managers to look at the finances of a theatre charity it is investigating.

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Regulator drafts in interim managers to run theatre charity The Charity Commission has appointed interim managers to look at the finances of a theatre charity it is investigating.

The Charity Commission has appointed interim managers to look at the finances of a theatre charity it is investigating.

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Conservation charity goes into liquidation amid financial problems A conservation charity that manages 1,700 acres of land in the Torbay area is going into liquidation due to concerns over its finances.

A conservation charity that manages 1,700 acres of land in the Torbay area is going into liquidation due to concerns over its finances.

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‘Stunted career progression’ main concern for women in the charity sector The number one issue facing women in the charity sector is lack of career progression, a survey has found.

The number one issue facing women in the charity sector is lack of career progression, a survey has found.

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Dormant Assets Scheme expansion ‘could unlock an additional £240m’ An expansion of the Dormant Assets Scheme into the investment and wealth management sector could unlock an additional £240m to support good causes, according to the scheme’s operators.

An expansion of the Dormant Assets Scheme into the investment and wealth management sector could unlock an additional £240m to support good causes, according to the scheme’s operators.

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Ordnance Survey seeks charity partner The UK national mapping service is to launch a search for a charity partner to improve digital inclusion in education.

Ordnance Survey (OS) is on the hunt for a charity partner to work with it over the next two years to tackle digital exclusion in education.

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Former Shelter and Women’s Aid CEO to become a peer Polly Neate, who was Shelter chief executive for seven years until March this year, is to join the House of Lords as a crossbench peer.

Polly Neate, who was chief executive of homelessness charity Shelter for seven years until March this year, is to join the House of Lords as a crossbench peer.

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Stroke survivor to lead Stroke Association’s board The Stroke Association has named KPMG partner Jason Parker, who had a stroke at the age of 45, as its next chair.

The Stroke Association has named Jason Parker, who had a stroke at the age of 45, as its next chair.

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Grantmaker delivers ‘deepening funding crisis’ warning A grant maker, which has invested £70m in good causes since it launched two decades ago, is warning of a “deepening crisis” impacting funding for charities.

A grant maker, which has invested £70m in good causes since it launched two decades ago, is warning of a “deepening crisis” impacting funding for charities.

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