Lottery fund shares £800,000 among 19 'lived-experience' leadership projects
The grants, of between £30,000 and £50,000, have been made under the National Lottery Community Fund's Lived Experience Leaders Pilot Programme
The Wildlife Trusts' chief executive to step down
Stephanie Hilborne has the led the conservation charity for 15 years and will leave in October
More aid charities should merge, argues executive director of MercyCorps
Simon O'Connell tells a debate on the issue that it should be considered so that international aid organisations had more of an impact
Andy Hillier: Oxfam got it wrong - but so, I suspect, have many charities
Oxfam failed to address the needs of abuse victims, but it's unlikely to be the only charity where there's a toxic culture
Labour promises more grant funding and time off for trustees
The party's long-awaited strategy document vows to put community groups at the heart of government thinking
Employer-led volunteering is less satisfying, NCVO report finds
A study from the umbrella body concludes people who organise their own volunteering opportunities tend to have better experiences than those who take part in employer-supported activities
Lottery fund gives St Giles Trust £3.6m to establish 'Peer Hubs'
The hubs will help those with experience of homelessness, unemployment, offending and addiction to become qualified advice workers
Mail on Sunday publishes critical story about running costs at leading charities
The article says that 10 of the UK's biggest charities collectively spent £225m on support and governance costs. However, the charity sector has strenuously denied that it wastes donors' money
River Island allies with a small marine charity
How Sea-Changers got a Christmas boost from this corporate partnership
Action on Hearing Loss begins recovery plan amid financial concerns
Spending by the disability charity has outstripped income for five of the last six years
BT MyDonate platform to close
The phone company developed MyDonate in 2011 as the first commission-free donation service
Voluntary sector funding in Derbyshire to be cut by £300,000
Derbyshire's Clinical Commissioning Groups will make the reductions for the financial year starting in April
Send a Cow founder among those recognised in New Year Honours
David Bragg, who helped to create the international development charity 30 years ago, is one of many charity sector professionals and volunteers to be included in this year's honours list
Regulator's chair 'heartened' by charity leaders' reception of new strategy
Baroness Stowell tells Navca conference that some leaders say they've recognised the disconnect between them and the communities they serve
Outgoing Navca chair Schwaller expresses frustration over government's failure to act
Caroline Schwaller tells Third Sector the government appeared to listen but did not do much 'about what the sector says or knows'
VAT from sales of X Factor winner's song to be donated again
The beneficiaries will be the children's charities Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase
Charities, retailers and celebrities take part in fifth Giving Tuesday
Run by the Charities Aid Foundation in the UK, the fundraising day brought in more than £235m last year
Study calls for more old age-friendly volunteering opportunities
A report from the Centre for Ageing Better says the way charities recruit and support volunteers can put barriers in the way of older people
Sector leaders call for 'gagging clause' ban in contracts
A group of 11 voluntary sector bodies, including the Directory of Social Change, say the clauses could prevent civil society speaking out on behalf of vulnerable people
Asheem Singh appointed director of economy at the Royal Society for the Arts
Singh was interim chief executive of Acevo for seven months after Stephen Bubb left in 2016