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At a time when many of us are facing budget cuts and some are making hard decisions around staffing, too often it is communicators who are among the first asked to justify the value they bring.
Despite this, they possess the skills most needed for organisational resilience.
@awarley.bsky.social
Despite this, they possess the skills most needed for organisational resilience.
@awarley.bsky.social
Adeela Warley: Being resourceful means more than budgeting
A tight financial environment may drive charities to play it safe, but does this risk watering down our impact?
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November 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
At a time when many of us are facing budget cuts and some are making hard decisions around staffing, too often it is communicators who are among the first asked to justify the value they bring.
Despite this, they possess the skills most needed for organisational resilience.
@awarley.bsky.social
Despite this, they possess the skills most needed for organisational resilience.
@awarley.bsky.social
Antisemitism charity seeks judicial review of Charity Commission’s ‘unacceptable’ communications
Antisemitism charity seeks judicial review of Charity Commission’s ‘unacceptable’ communications
The charity claims the regulator shared information externally before it was due to formally respond; the commission says it informed complainants in line with its policies
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November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Antisemitism charity seeks judicial review of Charity Commission’s ‘unacceptable’ communications
Bloody Good Period announces closure
Bloody Good Period announces closure
The period poverty charity says it is a ‘deeply sad day for everyone connected with our organisation’
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November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Bloody Good Period announces closure
£20m-a-year support charity invites applications for voluntary redundancy
£20m-a-year support charity invites applications for voluntary redundancy
The organisation, which has 650 staff, says it needs to address ‘significant financial challenges’
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November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
£20m-a-year support charity invites applications for voluntary redundancy
Charity told to pay council’s legal costs after failed judicial review bid
Charity told to pay council’s legal costs after failed judicial review bid
The Margery Kempe Trust was trying to challenge Norfolk County Council’s decision to sell a library to a performing arts charity
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November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Charity told to pay council’s legal costs after failed judicial review bid
Cancer charity records 27,000 per cent increase in web traffic after Celebrity Traitors finale
Cancer charity records 27,000 per cent increase in web traffic after Celebrity Traitors finale
The organisation was named as the beneficiary of the £87,500 prize pot won by the comedian Alan Carr
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November 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Cancer charity records 27,000 per cent increase in web traffic after Celebrity Traitors finale
Regulator closes case into think tank after finding new leadership improved political neutrality
Regulator closes case into think tank after finding new leadership improved political neutrality
The commission’s case examined the charity’s management of perceptions of political bias and lack of transparency, it says
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November 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Regulator closes case into think tank after finding new leadership improved political neutrality
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"Funders always ask about sustainability. And the elephant in the room is that sustainability is really difficult without further funding."
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Funders always ask about sustainability. And the elephant in the room is that sustainability is really difficult without further funding."
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
"Funders always ask about sustainability. And the elephant in the room is that sustainability is really difficult without further funding."
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Funders always ask about sustainability. And the elephant in the room is that sustainability is really difficult without further funding."
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
Spirit of 2012's Ruth Hollis on reducing funding cliff-edges when a project nears the end of its cycle.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/3LyjyvN
🎧 How can charities and their funders get project endings right?
@andyricketts.bsky.social and @lrouse.bsky.social seek answers from Ruth Hollis, chief of the Olympic legacy charity Spirit of 2012
@andyricketts.bsky.social and @lrouse.bsky.social seek answers from Ruth Hollis, chief of the Olympic legacy charity Spirit of 2012
Third Sector: Getting project endings right
Lucinda Rouse and Andy Ricketts are joined by Ruth Hollis, chief executive of the Olympic legacy charity Spirit of 2012.Ruth reflects on the responsibility of being a funder approaching close-out a...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🎧 How can charities and their funders get project endings right?
@andyricketts.bsky.social and @lrouse.bsky.social seek answers from Ruth Hollis, chief of the Olympic legacy charity Spirit of 2012
@andyricketts.bsky.social and @lrouse.bsky.social seek answers from Ruth Hollis, chief of the Olympic legacy charity Spirit of 2012
Analysis: How to prime your reserves for uncertain times
by Emily Burt
by Emily Burt
Analysis: How to prime your reserves for uncertain times
Charity reserves have seen half a decade of flux since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. With new reporting requirements coming down the line, how can organisations navigate the ongoing uncertain...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Analysis: How to prime your reserves for uncertain times
by Emily Burt
by Emily Burt
"Today I am mostly curled up in a corner weeping quietly in frustration at the fact that there is now a requirement in the new Sorp that all charities report on impact" - Debra Allcock Tyler
Debra Allcock Tyler: I am weeping in frustration at a new reporting requirement
As we scramble for indicators, metrics and outcomes, do we run the risk of overlooking the real intangible, unmeasurable magic?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
"Today I am mostly curled up in a corner weeping quietly in frustration at the fact that there is now a requirement in the new Sorp that all charities report on impact" - Debra Allcock Tyler
Charity leaders urged to reflect on systemic biases when navigating redundancies
Charity leaders urged to reflect on systemic biases when navigating redundancies
Safe spaces should be created for staff to raise concerns about systemic oppression, #CharitySoWhite says
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Charity leaders urged to reflect on systemic biases when navigating redundancies
Gender pay gap among charity leaders narrows but remains in double figures
Gender pay gap among charity leaders narrows but remains in double figures, report finds
The proportion of charity leaders from black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds remains static at just 6 per cent
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Gender pay gap among charity leaders narrows but remains in double figures
Fact-checking charity needs ‘urgent support’ after losing £1m Google funding
Fact-checking charity needs ‘urgent support’ after losing £1m Google funding
The charity says it believes the ‘very abrupt’ decision is politically motivated
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Fact-checking charity needs ‘urgent support’ after losing £1m Google funding
Former chief Brexit negotiator to lead charity
Former chief Brexit negotiator to lead charity
Lord David Frost has retired the Conservative whip to take up his new role
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Former chief Brexit negotiator to lead charity
Our top stories of last week included:
⚪️ A new Sorp
⚪️ A new Charity Commission chair
⚪️ Record income for the Alzheimer’s Society
⚪️ A new Sorp
⚪️ A new Charity Commission chair
⚪️ Record income for the Alzheimer’s Society
The essential stories from the past week
A new Sorp, the likely next chair of the Charity Commission is revealed and record income for the Alzheimer’s Society
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Our top stories of last week included:
⚪️ A new Sorp
⚪️ A new Charity Commission chair
⚪️ Record income for the Alzheimer’s Society
⚪️ A new Sorp
⚪️ A new Charity Commission chair
⚪️ Record income for the Alzheimer’s Society
Grantmakers’ desire for novelty threatens successful projects, legacy funder warns
Grantmakers’ desire for novelty threatens successful projects, legacy funder warns
Ruth Hollis tells the Third Sector Podcast that project sustainability is often hampered by the fact that ‘funders want new things’
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Grantmakers’ desire for novelty threatens successful projects, legacy funder warns
Libraries charity breached code over lack of complaints policy, regulator finds
Libraries charity breached code over lack of complaints policy, regulator finds
But the Fundraising Regulator rejects a claim that the Friends of the Nation’s Libraries failed to carry out due diligence on a £7.5m donation
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November 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Libraries charity breached code over lack of complaints policy, regulator finds
Grantmaker appoints interim head as next chief
Grantmaker appoints interim head as next chief
Nicola Purdy has been leading the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust on a temporary basis since December
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November 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Grantmaker appoints interim head as next chief
Tributes paid to NPC co-founder
Tributes paid to NPC co-founder
Peter Wheeler, who had been on the board of the charity since setting it up in 2002, was a founding director of Social Finance
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November 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Tributes paid to NPC co-founder
Government urged to simplify Gift Aid and legacy giving
Government urged to simplify Gift Aid and legacy giving
The recommendations in a new report have potential to unlock a ‘mountain of capital’ for those in need, the authors say
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November 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Government urged to simplify Gift Aid and legacy giving
Unpaid trusteeships ‘designed for a different era’, event hears
Unpaid trusteeships ‘designed for a different era’, event hears
But another panellist disagrees, saying the biggest barrier to trusteeship is the time commitment
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November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Unpaid trusteeships ‘designed for a different era’, event hears
Scottish grantmaker leaves £3m to charities as it prepares for closure
Scottish grantmaker leaves £3m to charities as it prepares for closure
The closure comes as managing the foundation’s activities become ‘increasingly difficult to sustain’
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November 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Scottish grantmaker leaves £3m to charities as it prepares for closure
Retailer’s foundation rebrands to better communicate its purpose
Retailer’s foundation rebrands to better communicate its purpose
The grantmaker’s new branding improves alignment with its parent company
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November 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Retailer’s foundation rebrands to better communicate its purpose