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Is there a link between right-wing political beliefs and charitable giving?
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Ian MacQuillin: Will rising far-right populism disrupt charitable giving?
Caring and fair causes may not be visible through the newly positioned Overton Window
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Is there a link between right-wing political beliefs and charitable giving?
@ianmacquillin.bsky.social
@ianmacquillin.bsky.social
Crohn’s & Colitis UK has refreshed its branding as part of a new 10-year strategy aimed at transforming understanding of inflammatory bowel disease
Healthcare charity rebrands
The organisation has also launched its next 10-year strategy
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Crohn’s & Colitis UK has refreshed its branding as part of a new 10-year strategy aimed at transforming understanding of inflammatory bowel disease
RSPCA fundraising lead to join the NSPCC
RSPCA fundraising lead to join the NSPCC
Tracey Pritchard brings years of fundraising experience to the role, including at RSPCA and Prostate Cancer UK
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
RSPCA fundraising lead to join the NSPCC
Charities offered free AI training
Charities offered free AI training
The charitable online platform Charity Excellence has teamed up with the tech giant Microsoft to deliver the online programme
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November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Charities offered free AI training
The charity sector is facing a “crisis in trusteeship”, the government’s preferred candidate for the next Charity Commission chair has told MPs
Trusteeship is ‘in crisis’, preferred candidate for Charity Commission chair tells MPs
Dame Julia Unwin was questioned by MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee as part of her pre-appointment hearing
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November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The charity sector is facing a “crisis in trusteeship”, the government’s preferred candidate for the next Charity Commission chair has told MPs
"Despite the headwinds, this is a moment of possibility for anti-racism in civil society. Institutions or leaders longing for anti-racist futures don’t have to look far for excellent resources to guide you" - Sanjiv Lingayah
Sanjiv Lingayah: Civil society still has a racism problem
In carrying forward the work of bold anti-racism, civil society will make a restorative and re-balancing contribution to itself and to wider society
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November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"Despite the headwinds, this is a moment of possibility for anti-racism in civil society. Institutions or leaders longing for anti-racist futures don’t have to look far for excellent resources to guide you" - Sanjiv Lingayah
Scottish regulator appoints interim chief as permanent head takes extended leave
Scottish regulator appoints interim chief as permanent head takes extended leave
Quentin Fisher steps in for Katriona Carmichael for an initial three-month period
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November 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Scottish regulator appoints interim chief as permanent head takes extended leave
Animal welfare charity unveils new leader
Animal welfare charity unveils new leader
David Elliott takes over from Nick Jones, who is moving into part-time work
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November 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Animal welfare charity unveils new leader
Tributes paid to charity worker as 13-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder
Tributes paid to charity worker as 13-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder
Sarah Forrester, aged 55, was not breathing when police attended her Swindon home
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November 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Tributes paid to charity worker as 13-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder
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"If you're going to ask people to collect data, you have to enable them to use it and think about what it actually means for the project."
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"If you're going to ask people to collect data, you have to enable them to use it and think about what it actually means for the project."
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Former NSPCC director among appointments to Fundraising Regulator’s board
Former NSPCC director among appointments to Fundraising Regulator’s board
Other appointees include a former interim chair of the Charity Commission and the interim chief of an NHS trust charity
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November 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Former NSPCC director among appointments to Fundraising Regulator’s board
"If you're going to ask people to collect data, you have to enable them to use it and think about what it actually means for the project."
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"If you're going to ask people to collect data, you have to enable them to use it and think about what it actually means for the project."
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Ruth Hollis on the need for funders to enable moments for pause and reflection.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
🎧 How a national charity is fostering hyperlocal connections
@lrouse.bsky.social and Emily Burt hear from Vic Harper about The Bread and Butter Thing's holistic approach to community engagement.
Listen here: bit.ly/4inKbQI
@lrouse.bsky.social and Emily Burt hear from Vic Harper about The Bread and Butter Thing's holistic approach to community engagement.
Listen here: bit.ly/4inKbQI
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🎧 How a national charity is fostering hyperlocal connections
@lrouse.bsky.social and Emily Burt hear from Vic Harper about The Bread and Butter Thing's holistic approach to community engagement.
Listen here: bit.ly/4inKbQI
@lrouse.bsky.social and Emily Burt hear from Vic Harper about The Bread and Butter Thing's holistic approach to community engagement.
Listen here: bit.ly/4inKbQI
Jewish charity handed official warning after it promoted fundraising appeal for military equipment
Jewish charity handed official warning after it promoted fundraising appeal for military equipment
The regulator’s ruling came after a complaint accused the charity of facilitating fundraising for the Israel Defence Forces
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November 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Jewish charity handed official warning after it promoted fundraising appeal for military equipment
Hospital charity’s record £2m donation trebles its annual income
Charity’s record £2m donation trebles its annual income
The gift has been made by The Kay Family Foundation
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November 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Hospital charity’s record £2m donation trebles its annual income
Civil society leaders urge Chancellor to avoid placing further burdens on charities
Civil society leaders urge Chancellor to avoid placing further burdens on charities
Proposals should be developed in partnership with the sector, the letter urges
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November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Civil society leaders urge Chancellor to avoid placing further burdens on charities
Regulator reverses cycling charity founder’s trustee ban
Regulator reverses cycling charity founder’s trustee ban
But Norman Armstrong says he intends to take legal action against the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
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November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Regulator reverses cycling charity founder’s trustee ban
Ex-BBC Children in Need chair resigns from two more charity posts after driving conviction
Ex-BBC Children in Need chair resigns from two more charity posts after driving conviction
The resignations come after Terry Duddy hit a cyclist in June, causing life-changing injuries
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November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Ex-BBC Children in Need chair resigns from two more charity posts after driving conviction
Former council leader jailed for charity and romance frauds
Former council leader jailed for charity and romance frauds
Andrew Polson stole nearly £200,000 from his former partner and a now-defunct charity where he was a director
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November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Former council leader jailed for charity and romance frauds
Our top stories of last week included:
⚪️ Major conservation charity considers cutting one in five jobs
⚪️ Charities urged to create a donor code of conduct
⚪️ Large increase in funds raised by BBC Children in Need
⚪️ Major conservation charity considers cutting one in five jobs
⚪️ Charities urged to create a donor code of conduct
⚪️ Large increase in funds raised by BBC Children in Need
The essential stories from the past week
A major conservation charity is considering cutting one in five jobs, charities are being urged to create a donor code of conduct and a large increase in funds raised by BBC Children in Need
www.thirdsector.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Our top stories of last week included:
⚪️ Major conservation charity considers cutting one in five jobs
⚪️ Charities urged to create a donor code of conduct
⚪️ Large increase in funds raised by BBC Children in Need
⚪️ Major conservation charity considers cutting one in five jobs
⚪️ Charities urged to create a donor code of conduct
⚪️ Large increase in funds raised by BBC Children in Need
‘We can’t let perfect get in the way of good’, food redistribution charity chief warns
‘We can’t let perfect get in the way of good’, food redistribution charity chief warns
Vic Harper tells the Third Sector Podcast about the challenges of shifting from a reactive to a proactive way of working
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November 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
‘We can’t let perfect get in the way of good’, food redistribution charity chief warns
Two long-serving directors leave Mind as part of restructure
Two long-serving directors leave Mind as part of restructure
The charity says the reorganisation will lead to redundancies in a bid to save money and put it in the best position for the future
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November 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Two long-serving directors leave Mind as part of restructure
Anti-poverty charity leader to step down after four months in post
Anti-poverty charity leader to step down after four months in post
Katharine Sacks-Jones says the decision has not been an easy one
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November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Anti-poverty charity leader to step down after four months in post
Increase audit threshold in Scotland to £1.5m, government urged
Increase audit threshold in Scotland to £1.5m, government urged
It would bring the figure in line with what it will increase to in England and Wales next year
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November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Increase audit threshold in Scotland to £1.5m, government urged
Former deputy prime minister of Canada to lead education charity
Former deputy prime minister of Canada to lead education charity
Chrystia Freeland will take up the role next year
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November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Former deputy prime minister of Canada to lead education charity