Third Sector
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- A charity in administration that provided employment opportunities for disabled people is facing claims of almost £4m, a report concludes
- Counsellors at a mental health charity claiming to be underpaid by “thousands of pounds a year” have staged a walkout
- A union has pledged to “leave no stone unturned” in the fight to save jobs and improve pay at the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations, after the infrastructure body put 20 per cent of its workforce at risk of redundancy
- A community support charity is under investigation after reports of financial and managerial irregularities by a trustee, police have said
- “Record growth” has seen legacy income rise by 9 per cent in just a year, according to new research
- Charities have criticised the international development minister’s “dangerous” assertion that UK aid positions the government as a “global charity”, saying UK aid should “never be seen as handouts”
- Nabs, which supports the mental wellbeing of workers in the UK advertising, media and marketing industry, has rebranded to better position itself as a “friendly guide” to the sector
- The Charity Commission has launched a major probe after more than 100 charities were found to have been involved in cashing cheques worth £22m
- "Instead of giving people rights to participate which can realistically be exercised by the usual well-engaged groups, what about focusing on the resources necessary for participation?"
- The charity Become has revamped its logo as part of a major rebrand
