Save the Children offers up to three months' parental leave to all staff on full pay
The policy is believed to be the most generous such arrangement among UK charities
Give voluntary organisations a clearer role in emergencies, says British Red Cross
A report published today by the charity says legislation should be amended to beef up the role of charities and community groups
Charity leaders call on parties to amend campaigning rules
Signed by 18 representatives of charities, the letter says the lobbying act should be revised and grant and contract agreements should not contain anti-lobbying clauses
Children in Need raises £47.9m on the night - £3m down on last year
The fundraising event was unable to match the record on-the-night total of £50.6m raised last year
Emergency hospice appeal raises almost half a million pounds in four months
Acorns Children's Hospice is bidding to raise £2m over four years to secure the long-term future of one of its hospices
Craig Bennett to depart Friends of the Earth
The chief executive will take up the same role at The Wildlife Trusts in April next year
British Heart Foundation appoints former director as its next chief executive
Charmaine Griffiths previously spent more than 12 years at the charity in a variety of roles
Comic Relief appoints former trustee as its new chief executive
Alex Reid has stepped down from the charity's board in order to take up the role
Build Africa becomes part of Street Child
The international development charity is the third children's organisation in the past 18 months to merge into Street Child
Consumers' Association appoints former commission chief as chair
Sam Younger will take up the role at the charity behind the Which? brand on 1 January
Nick Roseveare appointed interim executive director at Unicef UK
The experienced charity leader temporarily replaces Mike Penrose, who is leaving to pursue personal projects
Charities minister promises 'an effective commissioning and funding environment'
A policy paper from the Minister for Civil Society, Baroness Barran, outlines how she intends to implement the government's Civil Society Strategy
Scope chair steps down because of ill health
Andrew McDonald has been a key figure in the transformation of the charity in recent years
Chair of Stagecoach donates £100m-worth of shares to charitable trust
The transport company's Sir Brian Souter has given the shares to the Souter Charitable Trust, which he set up with his wife Elizabeth
British Heart Foundation chief calls for the sector to rethink its approach to accountability
Simon Gillespie says charities need to employ more effective mechanisms to convince people of their overall impact
Support charity Ypeople appoints new chief executive
Janet Haugh will succeed Joe Connolly, who is retiring after 12 years in the role
NCVO cautions against potentially 'burdensome' equality legislation for volunteers
The umbrella body says allowing volunteers to take charities to employment tribunals "doesn't take account of the sector's existing good practice"
Inquiry into charity unable to account for all of its collection tins
The Charity Commission has concerns about financial management at the Human Care Hands Foundation UK
Extinction Rebellion leaders distance themselves from Tube protesters
A small group of climate change activists incurred the wrath of angry commuters after attempting to disrupt Tube services in London
Regulator removes 28 double-defaulting charities from its register
The Charity Commission has updated the situation with it class inquiry, begun in 2013, into a group of charities that had failed to file annual documents for two or more of the previous five years