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The Charity Commission and Fundraising Regulator have urged people to be transparent when raising money for charity, in the regulators’ first joint fundraising guidance for members of the public
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Governance failures are rarely the result of hitting pause – sometimes the bravest thing a board can do is take time to make the right decision
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The National Lottery Community Fund has stopped accepting applications from national or multi-region projects for its Reaching Communities funding stream
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Introducing the concept of love and using hearts in donation pathways can help increase gifts given, fundraisers have been told
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Potential donors increasingly view stereotypical portrayals of poverty as undignified but they remain the most likely method to attract donations, according to new research
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🎧 How to collect the data you need for impact reporting
@LHRouse and @dami_journo hear about one charity's path to data maturity
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The chief executive of the Brixton-based youth charity Poetic Unity talks to @EmilyPBurt about the power of grassroots work, the pitfalls of funding and the challenges of running a black-led charity in a predominantly white sector
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The Charity Commission has opened a compliance case into the Southbank Centre following comments made by its chair about the Golders Green attacks and May’s local elections
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Our top stories of last week included:
⚪️ UK’s largest charity retailer to close 150 stores
⚪️ Regulator accused of appearing not fit for purpose
⚪️ New name for merged food redistribution charities
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The Chartered Institute of Fundraising is “concerned” by a decision made by DCMS to “rule out mandating philanthropy training” for wealth advisers
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A major charity is proposing closing 150 of its shops in a bid to ensure its retail network remains commercially sustainable
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As threats become increasingly sophisticated, charities need to skill up, understand the impact on service users and get creative about tech partnerships
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The challenge of reaching and engaging audiences has never been tougher. If comms teams are to succeed we need to see a mindset shift from the top
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A charity that promotes diverse role models for young people has become part of Stonewall, in a move that will allow the small charity to expand further across the UK
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