Charities face £20m VAT bill over agency staff ruling
The charity sector could be facing a £20m hit following a Court of Appeal ruling that employers must pay VAT…
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Charity body hunts chair as ‘embarrassing’ Grade is off
The Fundraising Regulator has kicked off the search for a new chair to succeed Lord Michael Grade, who is to…
FPS branded ‘a waste of time and money’ as users fall
One year on from the launch of the controversial Fundraising Preference Service, the number of people signed up to the…
DM charity agency chief Stoddard hit by 9½ year ban
The Insolvency Service has finally caught up with direct marketing agency rogue Chris Stoddard, the controversial charity boss who has…
Charity regulator tries mass leaflet drop to boost FPS
The Fundraising Regulator is attempting to boost sign-ups to the flagging Fundraising Preference Service by launching a major public awareness…
One day until GDPR D-Day: ‘Daily Mail helped charities’
The Daily Mail’s stream of exposés about rogue fundraising practices actually did the charity sector a huge favour by forcing…
‘Knee-jerk’ charity opt-out scheme has just 7,000 users
Claims that the Fundraising Preference Service would spread like a plague of locusts through the charity sector have been blown…
Crisis? What crisis? Charity giving up £600m to £10bn
The charity sector appears to have shaken off its fundraising problems, with the latest official figures showing that organisations raised…
Direct mail industry set for boom time under GDPR
The direct mail industry has been handed a new year boost after the Information Commissioner’s Office finally confirmed that companies…
Charities losing cash as most have no app payment plan
The charity sector’s digital skills crisis is well documented but this dearth of expertise is also losing them potential funds…