Major charity trials sharing interview questions with job applicants in advance
The charity says it hopes the policy, which is being used by a number of other charities, will become standard practice from April next year
St John Ambulance struggling with staff and volunteer retention, accounts indicate
The first aid charity, which faced bullying claims in 2021, says the Covid-19 pandemic has affected volunteers and paid staff
Abolishing inheritance tax could harm charities’ legacy income, sector body warns
The idea has been mooted by a group of Conservative MPs
Former youth charity winds up owing more than £2m to creditors
The organisation fell into administration after an acrimonious dispute with the National Citizen Service Trust
Regulator clears foundation set up by UK’s second-richest man
The Charity Commission had been examining concerns about millions of pounds spent on building a skiing chalet in France
NGOs failing at challenging racist government policies, event hears
They are ‘far cries from the organic, democratic organisations that we need to build up to confront the government’, says the racial justice director at Amnesty International UK
Regulator prepares for ‘significant change’ to its online filing system
The Charity Commission’s new digital service will go live next week
Retailer raises £5m for hospice charity in just over a year
Morrisons says it hopes its partnership with Together for Short Lives will generate more than £10m for the charity by October next year
Leonard Cheshire hires new finance chief to continue turnaround plan
The disability charity has been implementing measures to strengthen its financial position and previously warned that in a ‘severe but plausible’ scenario it could go bust within a few years
Donation amounts from millionaires down by two-thirds last quarter
Researchers say it follows a large spike in giving driven by the cost-of-living crisis
Citizens Advice staff to take four days of strike action
The union says staff at Hull and East Riding Citizens Advice had already faced a real terms pay cut of 27 per cent over the past 10 years
Mencap boss to step down
Edel Harris will leave the charity next month after just over three and a half years in post
Commission probes two connected charities amid blank cheque concerns
The Charity Commission says it has ‘significant concerns’ there has been poor financial management at the organisations, which share the same three trustees
Augmented reality and AI are the future of mass participation fundraising events, report predicts
Charities will need to deliver better digital experiences in the coming years due to high expectations from supporters for a ‘quick, easy and seamless experience’, the publication says
Sight-loss charity reveals next chief executive
Julie Davis will join the Royal Society for Blind Children in October
Government’s £76m emergency funding pot opens to applications
It is part of more than £100m of funds announced for charities in the Budget earlier this year
Talks agreed in bid to end long-running strike at St Mungo’s
Members of Unite the Union first walked out on 27 June
Military charity reveals next chief executive
Michelle Alston will join the Forces in Mind Trust in October
Longstanding charity chief to become its chair
Mary McGrath has been with the organisation for the past decade