2015 Review of the Year: charities’ annus horribilis
It’s fair to say that 2015 has been such a tough year for charities that even the term annus horribilis…
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St John Ambulance in dock over targeting vulnerable
St John Ambulance has been forced to suspend its fundraising agency following accusations that its staff were trained to target…
Etherington charity slams Charity Commission plan
The charity which is chaired by Sir Stuart Etherington – author of the controversial Fundraising for the Future report –…
WW2 hero fronts Blind Veterans UK Xmas appeal
A Royal Navy veteran, who served throughout the Second World War, is to front this year’s Christmas appeal for Blind…
Charities to lose £5bn a year, says REaD Group study
The true extent of the challenge faced by the charities has been exposed by a new study which shows nearly…
NSPCC chief is busted over nuisance call denial
NSPCC boss Mark Wood has been forced to admit that the charity was one of eight organisations contacted by the…
Who needs Facebook? Ad ban helps meningitis blitz
Meningitis Now is claiming a major victory over its campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of the disease despite…
Reforms to exterminate £2bn from charity sector
One day into his new job as charity enforcer and Lord Michael Grade – the man once responsible for scrapping…
Grade becomes charity enforcer but critics fume
The Government has raised more than a few eyebrows by appointing Lord Grade, the former chief executive of Channel 4,…
Etherington calls urgent summit of top UK charities
Sir Stuart Etherington, the man behind the controversial government-backed Regulating Fundraising for the Future report, has rifled off an email…