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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 19h

Wealthy people are donating more money than previously but some are put off by difficulties accessing information about the impact of specific charities, according to new research

Donations from wealthy people increasing but lack of impact reporting a barrier, report says

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 20h

An investigation into the former acting chief executive of an anti-poverty charity in London has concluded and found no evidence to support anonymous claims made against him

Complaints against former acting CEO of anti-poverty charity not upheld

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 20h

The government has been urged to reform gift aid rules to reduce the estimated millions of pounds that is currently not claimed each year.

Government urged to reform gift aid rules as millions unclaimed

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 22h

The Fundraising Regulator has said that it will be tightening the rules for online platforms such as JustGiving offering zero tip options to donors from the start of next month

Regulator to tighten fundraising platforms’ zero tip rules from next month

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 1d

A mosque charity has raised over £30,000 following a suspected arson attack on Saturday evening, which is being treated as a hate crime by police

Over £30,000 donated to mosque charity after suspected arson

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 1d

Sectors organisations have criticised Robert Jenrick after the shadow justice secretary posted a video claiming that more than 30 immigration judges have links to “open borders charities”

Shadow justice secretary criticised for video linking ‘activist’ judges to charities

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 1d

The Conservative Party should defend charities’ right to campaign and criticise the government, one of the party’s MPs has said.

Conservative Party should defend charities’ right to campaign, says MP

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 1d

The government has no plans to introduce paid statutory volunteering leave, despite a charity-led campaign to do so

Government resists charities’ calls to introduce paid statutory volunteering leave

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 2d

The @nationaltrust.org.uk has confirmed that 6% of its members of staff will have taken redundancy, around 500 full-time roles, following a review

National Trust cuts 500 roles after redundancy consultation

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 2d

The UK has the ‘worst tax position for charitable giving that I can think of’, a former leader of the Conservative Party has said, urging the country to mirror the USA’s approach to wealthy donors. h

UK has ‘worst tax position’ for charitable giving, ex-Conservative Party leader claims

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 2d

Chair and CEO leave 40-year-old health charity
@mndscotland.bsky.social ‘fighting for survival’

Chair and CEO leave 40-year-old health charity ‘fighting for survival’

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 2d

High-profile closure announcements and rising costs do not spell the end for charity shops in the UK, says
Charity Retail Association CEO Robin Osterley

Robin Osterley: Charity retail – a new road ahead

High-profile closure announcements and rising costs do not spell the end for charity shops in the UK, says the Charity Retail Association’s CEO…

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 3d

Princess Eugenie has become a patron of an arts charity dedicated to giving young people access to the creative sector through work placements and training

Princess Eugenie becomes arts charity patron

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 3d

Shivaji Shiva of VWV: Charity trustee disputes – why prevention is better than cure

Shivaji Shiva: Charity trustee disputes – why prevention is better than cure

Internal disputes between charity trustees are on the rise — and they can paralyse your organisation, damage its reputation, and divert resources from your mission. This article sets out practical ste...

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 3d

In this fortnightly column, Civil Society looks at funding pots available to the UK charity sector

Who’s Funding: Better Youth Services, Get Active and more

In this fortnightly column, Civil Society looks at funding pots available to the UK charity sector…

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 3d

The Conservative Party has announced proposals to cut the UK aid budget further, which NGO umbrella body Bond has described as “reckless, short-sighted, and morally indefensible”

Conservatives’ plan to cut aid budget further ‘morally indefensible’, says Bond

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 3d

Charities are losing their “strength and relevance” as society transforms at a rapid rate, sector consultants have warned

Charities ‘losing strength and relevance’ in fast-moving society, event hears

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 6d

🎧New Civil Society Podcast episode: an interview with Nicole Sykes of @lbfew.bsky.social

Podcast: Nicole Sykes

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 6d

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has confirmed that it ran a voluntary redundancy scheme recently following cuts to its funding and rising staff costs.

Major zoo charity offers staff voluntary redundancy in face of funding cuts

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 6d

Samaritans is pushing ahead with proposals to close half of its 200 branches across the country despite concerns raised by some volunteers, the mental health charity announced this week

Samaritans to press ahead with controversial branch closures

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 6d

The Charity Commission has said it is ready to support the sector following a deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester, which is being treated as a terrorist incident

Commission pledges to defend charities’ rights after Manchester synagogue attack

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 7d

Civil society must place a key role in the cross-sector collaboration needed to solve the UK’s social issues, the former boss of homelessness charity Shelter has said.

Civil society must be ‘at the heart’ of cross-sector collaboration, says ex-Shelter CEO

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 7d

The Civil Society Covenant will require “a new way of funding and commissioning” to succeed, the chief executive of the @lbfew.bsky.social has said

Covenant will require ‘new way of funding and commissioning’ to succeed, says charity CEO

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 7d

Charity sector umbrella body NCVO has formally launched its search for the next chair of its board of trustees.

NCVO launches search for next chair of trustee board

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 8d

Cancer Research UK (@cancerresearchuk.org) will close almost 200 of its shops over the next 18 months, the charity has announced

Cancer Research UK to close nearly 200 charity shops

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