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"You don't want to dig into somebody's health when they could quite easily have produced a document and given it to you."
Investigative journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about techniques charities can use when conducting due diligence.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
Investigative journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about techniques charities can use when conducting due diligence.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
February 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
"You don't want to dig into somebody's health when they could quite easily have produced a document and given it to you."
Investigative journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about techniques charities can use when conducting due diligence.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
Investigative journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about techniques charities can use when conducting due diligence.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
A charity worker who stole more than £285,000 from her employer, leading to the organisation’s bankruptcy, has been jailed for 28 months
Former worker jailed for £285,000 theft that caused charity’s closure
The stolen sum amounted to more than half the charity’s annual income
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February 11, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A charity worker who stole more than £285,000 from her employer, leading to the organisation’s bankruptcy, has been jailed for 28 months
An animal welfare charity has said it strongly disputes the fairness of being ordered to pay legal fees worth almost 30 per cent of its annual income following a High Court case
Charity ‘disputes fairness’ of £41,000 High Court order amid planning row
The sum is equivalent to almost 30 per cent of the organisation’s annual income
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February 11, 2026 at 10:21 AM
An animal welfare charity has said it strongly disputes the fairness of being ordered to pay legal fees worth almost 30 per cent of its annual income following a High Court case
A children’s internet safety charity has denied claims that it censored a speech by its teenage ambassadors because it criticised one of its funding partners
Internet safety charity denies censoring negative comments about funding partner
Childnet has been accused of removing comments about Snapchat in a speech made by young ambassadors; the charity says the 2024 remarks were edited for brevity
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February 11, 2026 at 10:21 AM
A children’s internet safety charity has denied claims that it censored a speech by its teenage ambassadors because it criticised one of its funding partners
Neil Heslop is to retire as chief executive of the Charities Aid Foundation after six years in the role
CAF chief to step down
Neil Heslop plans to retire from full-time employment
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February 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Neil Heslop is to retire as chief executive of the Charities Aid Foundation after six years in the role
In a blog post, David Holdsworth said the tenor of public and political debate was “particularly fraught at present, with many of those involved in charities facing growing hostility”
Regulator will stand by charities’ right to campaign during elections, chief pledges
But organisations must campaign in a way that is consistent with the legal framework, David Holdsworth says
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February 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
In a blog post, David Holdsworth said the tenor of public and political debate was “particularly fraught at present, with many of those involved in charities facing growing hostility”
"You don't want to dig into somebody's health when they could quite easily have produced a document and given it to you."
Investigative journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about techniques charities can use when conducting due diligence.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
Investigative journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about techniques charities can use when conducting due diligence.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
February 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
"You don't want to dig into somebody's health when they could quite easily have produced a document and given it to you."
Investigative journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about techniques charities can use when conducting due diligence.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
Investigative journalist @chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about techniques charities can use when conducting due diligence.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
Income at a major social care trust has increased by more than £64m following two mergers, its latest accounts show
Major care charity’s income rose by £64m after mergers, figures show
The increase is largely due to assets acquired by the trust following two recent mergers
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February 10, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Income at a major social care trust has increased by more than £64m following two mergers, its latest accounts show
The Charity Commission has opened a regulatory compliance case into a community support charity after police made two arrests relating to an “Anti-Zionist” event that had been due to take place at the organisation’s venue
Regulator scrutinises charity as police make arrests relating to ‘anti-Zionist’ event
Police continue to investigate the social media promotion of the now-cancelled event
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February 10, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The Charity Commission has opened a regulatory compliance case into a community support charity after police made two arrests relating to an “Anti-Zionist” event that had been due to take place at the organisation’s venue
A charity that supports adults with disabilities has been ordered to pay nearly £153,000 for unfairly dismissing and discriminating against a disabled employee
Disability charity to pay nearly £153,000 for discriminating against disabled employee
The employee was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against, a tribunal has found
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February 10, 2026 at 8:36 AM
A charity that supports adults with disabilities has been ordered to pay nearly £153,000 for unfairly dismissing and discriminating against a disabled employee
The Scottish government has pledged to co-design an agreement with the voluntary sector to “strengthen its voice” and protect its independence with fairer funding
Scottish government pledges partnership agreement with voluntary sector
The agreement aims to put the government’s relationship with charities on a ‘clear, principled footing’
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February 10, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The Scottish government has pledged to co-design an agreement with the voluntary sector to “strengthen its voice” and protect its independence with fairer funding
A theatre charity said it has suffered a “considerable financial blow” after its former treasurer defrauded the organisation out of more than £56,000
Theatre charity suffers ‘considerable’ blow after £56,000 fraud
The effects of the fraud will be ‘felt for a long time to come’, the charity says
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February 10, 2026 at 8:35 AM
A theatre charity said it has suffered a “considerable financial blow” after its former treasurer defrauded the organisation out of more than £56,000
Union urges grantmaker to support workers after arts centre’s sudden closure
Union urges grantmaker to support workers after arts centre’s sudden closure
The call comes after a petition to protect the venue reached more than 2,000 signatures
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February 10, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Union urges grantmaker to support workers after arts centre’s sudden closure
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"If someone wants to court a celebrity for their charity to help raise awareness, it would be very difficult to say, well, can you prove how sick you are?"
@chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about when and how to start asking questions.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
@chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about when and how to start asking questions.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 AM
"If someone wants to court a celebrity for their charity to help raise awareness, it would be very difficult to say, well, can you prove how sick you are?"
@chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about when and how to start asking questions.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
@chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about when and how to start asking questions.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
"If someone wants to court a celebrity for their charity to help raise awareness, it would be very difficult to say, well, can you prove how sick you are?"
@chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about when and how to start asking questions.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
@chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about when and how to start asking questions.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 AM
"If someone wants to court a celebrity for their charity to help raise awareness, it would be very difficult to say, well, can you prove how sick you are?"
@chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about when and how to start asking questions.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
@chloehadj.bsky.social tells @lrouse.bsky.social about when and how to start asking questions.
🎧 Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3LZ8iJL
🎧 Sector salaries, City & Guilds pay-outs and CIC complaints
@lrouse.bsky.social is joined by @andyricketts.bsky.social @emilyharle.bsky.social and Dami Adewale on the Third Sector Podcast to reflect on three significant sector stories
@lrouse.bsky.social is joined by @andyricketts.bsky.social @emilyharle.bsky.social and Dami Adewale on the Third Sector Podcast to reflect on three significant sector stories
Third Sector: Sector salaries, City & Guilds pay-outs and CIC complaints
Lucinda Rouse is joined by Third Sector colleagues Emily Harle, Dami Adewale and Andy Ricketts to reflect on three significant sector stories from the past month.Dami recounts the circumstances sur...
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February 9, 2026 at 8:48 AM
🎧 Sector salaries, City & Guilds pay-outs and CIC complaints
@lrouse.bsky.social is joined by @andyricketts.bsky.social @emilyharle.bsky.social and Dami Adewale on the Third Sector Podcast to reflect on three significant sector stories
@lrouse.bsky.social is joined by @andyricketts.bsky.social @emilyharle.bsky.social and Dami Adewale on the Third Sector Podcast to reflect on three significant sector stories
“Complex problems don’t have simple solutions. But if we have a shared vision of what that solution is, we’re far more likely to get more money to the right places so we can deliver what we all want to see”
Analysis: How can charities harness the power of the impact economy?
The phrase has been widely discussed in recent months but what will it mean in practice for the voluntary sector? Emily Harle investigates
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February 9, 2026 at 8:47 AM
“Complex problems don’t have simple solutions. But if we have a shared vision of what that solution is, we’re far more likely to get more money to the right places so we can deliver what we all want to see”
“We know people don’t 'present' with a single issue – their challenges are often complex and intersectional, which is why agencies need to work together if they want to make a real difference”
@martyndrake.bsky.social
@martyndrake.bsky.social
Martyn Drake: The power of relationships and community
Charities can bring organisations together across sectors and have conversations about common purpose
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February 9, 2026 at 8:43 AM
“We know people don’t 'present' with a single issue – their challenges are often complex and intersectional, which is why agencies need to work together if they want to make a real difference”
@martyndrake.bsky.social
@martyndrake.bsky.social
The Oversight Trust reveals next chief
The Oversight Trust reveals next chief
Mike Barber succeeds Alastair Ballantyne, who plans to retire after five years in the role
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February 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
The Oversight Trust reveals next chief
A women’s health and wellbeing charity has announced its closure after 40 years due to financial issues
Women’s health and wellbeing charity closes abruptly
The organisation had 28 employees, according to its most recent accounts
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February 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
A women’s health and wellbeing charity has announced its closure after 40 years due to financial issues
The NCVO has urged the government to withdraw plans to link volunteering to UK settlement eligibility after research showed the majority of charities were against the proposals
NCVO urges government to scrap plans to link UK settlement to volunteering
Three-quarters of charities oppose the proposals, research indicates
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February 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The NCVO has urged the government to withdraw plans to link volunteering to UK settlement eligibility after research showed the majority of charities were against the proposals
Our top stories of last week included:
⚪️ Plan to boost regulator’s powers sparks concern
⚪️ The sector’s highest-paid person revealed
⚪️ Christian charity failed a vulnerable donor
⚪️ Plan to boost regulator’s powers sparks concern
⚪️ The sector’s highest-paid person revealed
⚪️ Christian charity failed a vulnerable donor
The essential stories from the past week
PM’s plan to boost regulator’s powers sparks concern, the UK voluntary sector’s highest-paid person revealed and a Christian charity failed a vulnerable donor
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February 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Our top stories of last week included:
⚪️ Plan to boost regulator’s powers sparks concern
⚪️ The sector’s highest-paid person revealed
⚪️ Christian charity failed a vulnerable donor
⚪️ Plan to boost regulator’s powers sparks concern
⚪️ The sector’s highest-paid person revealed
⚪️ Christian charity failed a vulnerable donor
The government plans to boost the Charity Commission’s powers around banning people from being involved in charities at a senior level
Government to give regulator tougher powers to ban people from trusteeship
Further details have emerged about the plans mentioned by Sir Keir Starmer yesterday
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February 9, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The government plans to boost the Charity Commission’s powers around banning people from being involved in charities at a senior level
NSPCC director to lead music therapy charity
NSPCC director to lead music therapy charity
Maria Neophytou succeeds Sandra Schembri, who is moving into coaching and consultancy
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February 6, 2026 at 9:38 AM
NSPCC director to lead music therapy charity
Redundancy numbers confirmed as museum charity prepares to join the National Trust
Redundancy numbers confirmed as museum charity prepares to join the National Trust
A total of 47 jobs will be lost as the Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust joins the charity next month
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February 6, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Redundancy numbers confirmed as museum charity prepares to join the National Trust