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
Andy Hillier: Charities must act on concerns of the public
Attitudes towards the voluntary sector appear to be hardening and need to be addressed
Walsall's voluntary sector looks to bounce back
In the first of a series of articles about the local voluntary sector, Third Sector's editor Andy Hillier returns to his home town to look at how organisations are faring
Civil Society Strategy will help charities most in need, says minister
The government's 123-page strategy, published today, includes a range of measures to bring together businesses, charities and the public sector
Mark Atkinson to take top role at Action on Hearing Loss
The chief executive of Scope says the time is right for a new challenge after overseeing a radical transformation at the disability charity
Corporate partnerships: First Port staff get behind Emmaus partnership
The company wanted a charity related to its business, that was based in the UK and big enough to make a difference
Put beneficiaries first, says draft code of ethics drawn up by ex-NSPCC chief
Dame Mary Marsh led work on the draft code, which is open to consultation for 12 weeks