Third Sector

🎧 New podcast episode:

@lrouse.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social are joined by @nicolesykes.bsky.social @lbfew.bsky.social to talk about some of the reasons to be optimistic in a world of AI, the impact economy and enduring levels of trust in charities.

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Nick Stace: Why we privately prosecuted our former head of finance While the Prison Reform Trust believes that women should not be imprisoned for minor offences, this was not a minor offence

Nick Stace: Why we privately prosecuted our former head of finance

Funders urged to offer emergency support for frontline charities if violence escalates The call comes as the country faces pockets of violent anti-immigration demonstrations, a year on from last summer’s racist riots

Funders urged to offer emergency support for frontline charities if violence escalates

Charitable accountancy body set for merger with global organisation The two organisations have signed a heads of terms agreement

Charitable accountancy body set for merger with global organisation

Regulator probes charity that posted video suggesting the UK government is funded by Israel It comes after the Charity Commission issued an official warning to the organisation in June

Regulator probes charity that posted video suggesting the UK government is funded by Israel

Regulator assesses concerns after charity staff highlight ‘inappropriate’ social media posts by interim chief The charity says it is following governance processes in reviewing the concerns but declines to comment further on staffing issues

Regulator assesses concerns after charity staff highlight ‘inappropriate’ social media posts by interim chief

Medical science charity appoints new leader Rosalind Campion joins the organisation from the government’s Office for Life Sciences

Medical science charity appoints new leader

Relationship charity to merge into larger counterpart The merger comes after one of the charities' national body went into administration last December

Relationship charity to merge into larger counterpart

“How did it get in there in the first place?”

@lrouse.bsky.social asks Hannah Ingram-Moore how the Captain Tom Foundation came to be included in the planning application for an outbuilding on the family’s land, without the trustees' knowledge

🎧 When Charity Goes Wrong: bit.ly/4kFvlo5

“How did it get in there in the first place?”

@lrouse.bsky.social asks Hannah Ingram-Moore how the Captain Tom Foundation came to be included in the planning application for an outbuilding on the family’s land, without the trustees' knowledge

🎧 When Charity Goes Wrong: bit.ly/4kFvlo5

Royal Albert Hall seat-holders lose injunction bid over event exclusions The High Court ruling means the case is expected to go to a trial

Royal Albert Hall seat-holders lose injunction bid over event exclusions

Grantmaking charity apologises after displaying political sponsorship at its event The organisation says it was ‘very naive’ to take money from three political parties and planned to refund the cash

Grantmaking charity apologises after displaying political sponsorship at its event

Older women’s charities combine £56m of assets in ‘landmark’ merger The charities say the move was underpinned by a shared ‘cash first’ ethos, with both having provided direct financial support to their service users

Older women’s charities combine £56m of assets in ‘landmark’ merger

Islamic charities handed official warnings for 'divisive and inflammatory' posts and speeches The two organisations have been told by the Charity Commission to take swift action to address concerns

Islamic charities handed official warnings for 'divisive and inflammatory' posts and speeches

Major grantmaker’s funding portal remains down after a week of technical issues The grantmaker has apologised but users will not be able to access the portal until next week

Major grantmaker’s funding portal remains down after a week of technical issues

Amnesty International UK chief to step down Sasha Deshmukh has led the charity for five years

Amnesty International UK chief to step down

Analysis: What do Kids Company, Mermaids and the Captain Tom Foundation have in common? Lucinda Rouse considers some of the parallels between the three charities explored in Third Sector’s recent limited podcast series

"It’s a question I spent a considerable amount of time pondering during the development of Third Sector’s latest podcast documentary, When Charity Goes Wrong" - @lrouse.bsky.social

Debra Allcock Tyler: What charities can learn from the England women’s football team Whatever was thrown at them, the Lionesses kept going, which is what we do in our sector

"Watching the progress of the England women’s football team through the Euros forcibly reminded me of how the average charity operates. Let me explain" - Debra Allcock Tyler

Accessible transport support charity reveals next leader Lydia Horbury succeeds Claire Walters, who is retiring after 13 years in the role

Accessible transport support charity reveals next leader

£86m charity to close next year The charity says its work will transition to the UK government and new commissioners in England, Scotland and Wales

£86m charity to close next year

Major aid charity doubled its income in just five years, accounts show The charity’s income reached a record £275.6m in 2024

Major aid charity doubled its income in just five years, accounts show

Tackling racism means ‘questioning our very existence’, international development leaders warn The UK development sector faces a ‘moment of reckoning’, the letter says

Tackling racism means ‘questioning our very existence’, international development leaders warn

Police probe suspected £160,000 fraud against homelessness charity The organisation concludes the money had been fraudulently claimed by an external frontline worker

Police probe suspected £160,000 fraud against homelessness charity

Scottish film charity appoints new chief Seonaid Daly succeeds Allison Gardner, who is retiring after more than 30 years at the charity

Scottish film charity appoints new chief

Charities breathe ‘collective sigh of relief’ after probate backlog is halved The number of cases has fallen from more than 69,000 at the end of March 2024 to under 35,000 a year later, official figures show

Charities breathe ‘collective sigh of relief’ after probate backlog is halved

CIoF urges trustees to stay aware of who raises funds for them The guidance also includes several new safeguarding measures for fundraisers

CIoF urges trustees to stay aware of who raises funds for them

Adoption support charity fined for destroying thousands of ‘irreplaceable’ personal records The charity says its actions were ‘inexcusable’ and said it was doing everything in its power to ensure information was safeguarded

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined a Scottish adoption advice charity £18,000 for destroying about 4,800 personal records including handwritten notes and photographs

Fundraisers need more control over their job to prevent them quitting, report warns Charities cannot rely solely on fundraisers’ drive to do good, researchers find

Fundraisers need more control over their job to prevent them quitting, report warns

Regulator tells charity to elect new board after ‘severe breakdown’ in trustee relations The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has concluded its inquiry into Free Wheel North

Regulator tells charity to elect new board after ‘severe breakdown’ in trustee relations

🎧 Why more funders should consider a shift to participatory grantmaking

@lrouse.bsky.social and Dami Adewale hear from proponents of the approach at Camden Giving

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