Third Sector

A London-based almshouse charity is aiming to make between £3m and £4m by selling 11 of its 12 properties on one street due to financial challenges thirdsector.co.uk/charity-sell-1…

The new identity will unite a ‘bit of a confused brand’, according to the charity’s chief executive thirdsector.co.uk/major-cancer-c…

Gemma Sherrington says she stepped down ‘due to the current demands on the board alongside my role as CEO of Refuge’ thirdsector.co.uk/refuge-chief-r…

The Hatzola Northwest Trust has raised nearly £1.5m in just over a day after four of its ambulances were destroyed in an arson attack thirdsector.co.uk/emergency-appe…

Transgender girls must leave Girlguiding by 6 September thirdsector.co.uk/deadline-impos…

An experimental autonomous AI agent that sends emails, posts on social media and even contacted Third Sector for promotional purposes has helped a London Marathon runner pass his fundraising target. thirdsector.co.uk/ai-fundraising…

CAF’s UK Giving report reveals six million people have stopped giving in the past decade but are these donors really ‘missing’? @IanMacQuillin thirdsector.co.uk/ian-macquillin…

The local authority says it is carrying out an inquiry into how the items came to be donated to the store thirdsector.co.uk/charity-shop-f…

Seven Dials Playhouse is set to close after more than 45 years due to a combination of financial pressures, rising costs and an increasingly difficult funding environment thirdsector.co.uk/theatre-charit…

The church had proposed replacing two bodies with a new charity called the Church of England National Services thirdsector.co.uk/church-england…

A Jewish charity said it was “deeply saddened and shocked” by a “senseless” arson attack that destroyed four ambulances belonging to one of its sister organisations thirdsector.co.uk/four-ambulance…

The on-the-night total raised by Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day fell by about £4m this year, echoing the decline recorded by the televised event last year thirdsector.co.uk/red-nose-days-…

🎧 How to build new income streams and secure board buy-in for left-field ideas @LHRouse and @EmilyLHarle hear from Stephen Roberts about @NDevonHospice's dog-walking field and possible Nando's franchise to reduce its reliance on legacies. Listen here: bit.ly/4rN58as

The latest UK Giving report shows a general decline in the proportion of people who give to charity. @andyricketts delves into the figures thirdsector.co.uk/analysis-chari…

“What this merger brings is stronger governance and a more robust executive leadership structure across both organisations” thirdsector.co.uk/deaf-support-c…

Local government funding for the arts and culture sector was more than £650m lower in 2024/25 than in 2010, new research shows thirdsector.co.uk/local-governme…

Age Scotland could make up to half of its staff redundant after its legacies income unexpectedly dropped by nearly 90 per cent in just a year thirdsector.co.uk/age-scotland-c…

Our top stories of last week included: ⚪️ UK giving to charity down by £1.4bn last year ⚪️ BBC presenter leaves charity ambassador role after bullying claims ⚪️ Oxfam GB reveals its interim chief executive thirdsector.co.uk/essential-stor…

The absence of a Nando’s chicken restaurant in the environs of North Devon Hospice could present an income generation opportunity for the charity, its chief executive has suggested thirdsector.co.uk/hospice-charit…

Charities have urged the UK government to reverse “devastating” aid cuts, after the Foreign Office revealed regional programmes in Africa and the Middle East will be the hardest hit thirdsector.co.uk/charities-reit…