National Media Briefing: Ireland Air Ambulance, the RSPCA, Brain Tumour Research and Elizabeth Finn Care

Third Sector Online, 3 July 2009

Charities in today's national news

The founder and aviation director of the Ireland Air Ambulance charity has resigned following calls for an inquiry into its set-up costs.
See BBC News for full story

The RSPCA is to investigate the death of two police dogs left in their handlers' hot cars.
See The Guardian for full story

Brain Tumour Research calls for more research into what it calls ‘the forgotten cancer'.
See BBC News for full story

Elizabeth Finn Care is among charities to react with anger after the EU votes for a 10 per cent rate of import duty on disability scooters.
See The Daily Telegraph for full story

Latest jobs Jobs web feed

Development Officer Barking & Dagenham CVS £29,604, London
Head of High Value Events Save the Children £38,000 - £43,000 + pension, Farringdon
Director The Marr-Munning Trust £47,500 per annum FTE salary (£38,000 pro rata) plus pension contribution, London
Membership Payments Officer Royal Pharmaceutical Society 25,000 pro rata, Based at the Society's HQ in London. The offices are in close proximity to Vauxhall and Waterloo.
Head of Volunteering Development Save the Children £45,000-£50,000 + pension, Farringdon
Fundraising Manager (Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset) The Air Ambulance Service £25,000-£30,000 p/a, plus benefits, Home Based, South West England to cover Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset
Press Officer - Asia Pacific Amnesty International Secretariat £41,124 per annum, London
Fundraising Director National Trust c. £80k + excellent benefits, Heelis, Swindon
Appeals Director Downside Fisher Youth Club (The Downside Settlement) £37, 848 - £40,555 (Inclusive of London Weighting), Southwark, London
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (fundraising) - Birmingham Museum Group CHM Circa £22,000 per annum, Birmingham