MP 'deeply concerned' about RSPCA dispute
Tulip Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead & Kilburn, says the charity has been 'making efforts to effectively derecognise' the union Unite; the RSPCA rejects the claim
Regulator appoints new policy and communications director
Paul Latham will move in March from the Competitions and Markets Authority to replace Sarah Atkinson, who left earlier this month
Volunteering Matters to lose 12 staff after reporting deficits
The volunteering charity had shortfalls in 2017/18 and 2018/19 that added up to a combined £2.4m
Requests for non-financial aid from grant-makers up by half in four years
The Association of Charitable Organisations says the number of people approaching its members for support such as befriending services rose from 60,584 in 12015 to 93,308 last year
Directory of Social Change mourns passing of its former finance director
Satinder Pujji was the DSC's finance director for 14 years, but died on Sunday after a long illness
Samaritans appoints the Alzheimer's Society's Jeremy Hughes as chief executive
He will succeed Ruth Sutherland, who is stepping down in March to pursue a portfolio career
Unicef UK to introduce equal parental leave
All new caregivers, regardless of gender, will be entitled to up to 52 weeks' leave
WWF-UK Australia bushfire appeal raises £1m in a week
The figure includes significant donations from a number of sportspeople
Parenting charity NCT appoints new chief executive
Angela McConville succeeds Nick Wilkie, who stepped down at the end of the year
Public sector volunteers 'less satisfied' than their charity counterparts, research shows
Figures published by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations indicate that people find volunteering in the public sector more bureaucratic
Unicef UK appoints new chief executive
Sacha Deshmukh, chief executive of Smart Energy GB, will join the charity in April
Reports suggest DfID will remain an independent department
The umbrella body Bond published a joint statement last month urging the government not to merge the international development department into the Foreign Office
Lack of diversity in fundraising affecting sector's ability to raise money, says IoF chief
A blog post by Peter Lewis also says the membership body hopes to become a chartered body by the spring
RideLondon fundraising total fell by £1.5m last year
Charitable donations from the cycling event reached £11.5m in 2019, compared with a record £13m in the previous year
Former Charity Commission chief executive joins Oxfam board
Andrew Hind, who led the regulator for six years, has been appointed to the board for an initial three years
Sector leader Julia Unwin among charity names in New Year Honours
The former chair of the Civil Society Futures project and chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation is made a dame alongside Gillian Guy of Citizens Advice
