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Small Charities Coalition launches charity set-up tool
The tool, charitysetup, helps to guide people through the process and to register with the Charity Commission
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JustGiving removes Interpal pages after protests from pro-Israeli group
UK Lawyers for Israel said JustGiving was breaking US and Australian anti-terror laws by hosting pages for the relief charity
Rape charity faces racist abuse after Tommy Robinson highlights its advert
Rape Crisis (Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks) says it has been bombarded with phone calls, messages and emails since Robinson posted an advert for its services on his Facebook page with a misleading caption
Fundraising agency cuts deal to pay off £650,000 debts after restructure
The telephone fundraising agency has entered into a company voluntary arrangement and warns that traditional high-volume telephone fundraising has had its day
Charities will have 21 days to act on suppression requests from 1 March
Charities currently have 28 days to deal with requests made through the Fundraising Preference Service, but are being brought in line with the Data Protection Act, says the Fundraising Regulator
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Charity property: could you be entitled to a huge VAT saving?
When a property is being constructed, VAT is charged at the standard rate. But if you're a charity, health body, educational institution, housing association or finance house, the work may well fall into a category that justifies zero-rating - and you could make a massive saving
Third Sector Insight
Sponsored webcasts, surveys and expert reports from Third Sector partners
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How charities can make the right impact
For charities today the challenge is that...
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How charities’ workplace culture can prevent controversies
The third sector has never been under such...
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Cyber and data security - how prepared is your charity?
This report provides an overview of the current...
Digital Good Practice
Start-up charities: New, innovative and making a difference
PJ White looks at some of the most exciting charities and social enterprises founded in recent years
Third Sector Podcast #2: Future of Fundraising
Rebecca Cooney discusses fundraising with Paul Amadi from the British Red Cross and Victoria Smith from Shelter. Plus: the role of technology in fundraising and reporting from the IoF Major Donor Conference
Why legacy campaigns are on the rise
There has been a notable surge in the number of charities seeking gifts in wills over the past year. Lisa Clavering asks what is behind their popularity
How to steal from charities... and how you can stop it
From ransomware to shoplifting, here are five common ways in which criminals defraud charities
Third Sector Podcast #1: Diversity in charities
Featuring RNIB chair Eleanor Southwood and Kemar Walford, chair of the Institute of Fundraising's Black Fundraisers UK Group
Impact reporting should never be painful or expensive
Many small organisations struggle to demonstrate the difference they make, but by following some simple steps they can show the value of their work to funders and supporters. Emma Sheppard reports
Digital campaigns
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Digital round-up: Brian Blessed speaks up for WaterAid
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Third Sector's top 10 most popular tweets of 2018
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Digital donations help drive Mayor of London's homelessness fundraising campaign
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Kirsty Marrins: Top 10 digital charity campaigns of 2018, part 1
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War Child UK taps into gaming market with Help: The Game app
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Mayor of London launches contactless donation points for homeless
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Dementia UK releases its impact report as animated video