Large budgets not necessary for digital campaigns, says Make-a-Wish manager
Rachael Job says campaigns can be effective with just a shoestring budget
Charities are 'not up to speed with the pace of change' in technology
Jo Barnett, executive director of Virgin Money Giving, tells Third Sector's Fundraising Conference the sector has not responded enough to where technology is heading
Drop your obsession with data, Gosh Children's Charity chief warns
At Third Sector's Fundraising Conference, Louise Parkes says charities must find better ways to engage with their supporters
You don't need offices in London
Most national charities continue to have head offices in the English capital. But, as Liam Kay discovers, there's a host of advantages to being located in other areas
Put storytelling 'front and centre' of mass-participation events, says Children in Need chief
Simon Antrobus tells Third Sector's Fundraising Conference it is this that drives engagement and support
Charity Commission advertises for two new board members
Laurie Benson and Catherine Quinn will leave the board in November, when their terms come to an end
Wills notification service overhaul could leave charities with 'huge holes' in finances
The warning is made by Fraser and Fraser after HM Courts & Tribunal Service announced the end of Smee & Ford's contract to provide the notification service
Report renews calls for extension of social value act
Social Enterprise UK research found that councils increasingly see social value as a key way to drive economic growth locally
Medical research charity lands £1bn from sale of royalties in cancer drug
LifeArc has sold its stake in pembrolizumab and will use the money to fund further research
Most charity staff are stressed at work, survey finds
More than 850 people from 238 charities responded, 80 per cent saying they have experienced workplace stress and more than 40 per cent of them saying their jobs are damaging their mental health
Trustee ordered to repay £200,000 to miners' charity
The Charity Commission has published a report on its nine-year-long inquiry into the Nottinghamshire Miners Home
Charity Bank lending up by 43 per cent in 2018
The bank lent nearly £49m last year to charities and social enterprises, compared with £34.1m in 2017
Put needs of beneficiaries above your own views on Brexit, says CFG chief
Caron Bradshaw tells the Charity Finance Group's annual conference that charities should 'get our eyes out of the paperwork on Brexit'
Invest money in diversity, CFG conference told
Becca Bunce, co-director the IC Change Campaign, tells the Charity Finance Group's annual conference there must be space in budgets to address diversity
Oxford University to host new voluntary sector research centre
The Institute of Charity will carry out high-level academic research on charities in a purpose-built home in the city centre
Campaigning charities dominated by privileged people, new book claims
The End of Aspiration, written by Duncan Exley, former director of the Equality Trust, says people from less privileged backgrounds can be 'crowded out'
Charity legacy income growth continues to slow
Falling house prices are a major factor, says Legacy Foresight
Acevo commits to diversity targets for staff and trustees
The charity leaders body says that, by 2024, 40 per cent of its staff and trustees will be from BAME backgrounds and 20 per cent will have disabilities
Yorkshire Waterways Museum to close as parent charity goes into liquidation
The Sobriety Project and all its projects will close on 15 May after public funding cuts in Humberside meant it was unable to cover its costs
Christian charity pays more than half its staff over £60k
The Bible and Gospel Trust, which also spent almost £280,000 on 'other' governance costs, is being looked into by the Charity Commission over a separate governance issue