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Architectural Profile of the Month: Andrew J. Kesel

Kesel has been recognized for his work on the Lyric Opera of Kansas City—Richard J. Stern Center.




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Architectural Profile of the Month: Asheshh Saheba, RA

Asheshh Saheba, RA, is a Principal for Steinberg Architects in San Francisco.




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Architectural Profile of the Month: T. Ashby Gressette

T. Ashby Gressette, AIA, is principal and director of architecture at Stevens & Wilkinson, an architecture firm in Columbia, S.C.




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Architectural Profile of the Month: Ron Stang

Ron Stang, AIA, LEED AP, is chairman at architecture firm, Stevens & Wilkinson, based in Atlanta, Ga. He began his career working with a small firm for six years and then started his own that eventually merged with Stevens & Wilkinson.




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Zoe Amar: How can charities turn immediate responses to racial violence into sustained anti-racist action?

As national media interest in the riots fades, the sector needs to keep it firmly on the agenda




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Major support charity launches new name after merger

The organisation, which employs more than 2,500 people, will provide a single point of access for people with complex needs




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Adeela Warley: The ‘stay or go’ social media debate must ultimately come down to organisational purpose

Centring missions, creating space for discussion and continuing to test and learn will help every charity tailor their approach to online spaces




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Charity sector 'too precious, too disjointed, too defensive', NPC chief says

Dan Corry says funding mechanisms guarantee competition not collaboration, contracts promote short termism and there is a 'real absence of data'




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Royal charity unveils new branding

The Prince's Trust has become The King's Trust




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Institutional racism means some charities have ‘preferential access’ to government, leader warns

At New Philanthropy Capital’s annual conference, charity leaders discussed their experiences of engaging with the new government



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Theatre charity changes its name

The Lowry has dropped the definite article from its title




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Analysis: How can charities harness social media trends?

As Gen Z writes the marketing scripts of charities across the sector, Emily Harle looks at how organisations are tapping into viral online trends to build their brands




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Food education charity changes its name

Table Talk Foundation’s name was deemed to be ‘too passive’




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Major charity launches new brand campaign and strategy

It includes a film directed by the Academy Award-winning James Marsh




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Third Sector Podcast: Chris Sherwood on the RSPCA's growth, governance and coalitions for change

Lucinda and Emily are joined by the outgoing chief of the RSPCA




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RSPCA chief describes ‘difficult tightrope’ of engaging in polarising debates

Chris Sherwood says the charity’s public profile can make it feel like a ‘goldfish bowl’




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Large children’s charity tweaks its name

The 140-year-old organisation has changed its logo and launched a new advertising campaign




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Charity deletes social media posts after Tory leadership candidate says it is ‘peddling divisive statements’

The racial justice charity accepts the wording and statistics used in posts about the Chris Kaba case ‘were not as carefully expressed as they should have been’




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Podcast transcript: Chris Sherwood on the RSPCA's growth, governance and coalitions for change

Lucinda and Emily are joined by the outgoing chief of the RSPCA




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Tributes paid to ‘fantastic and inspiring’ former chair of Charity Finance Group who has died aged 67

Ian Theodoreson, who was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 2019, wrote that he ‘had lived a good life’ in a blog post posthumously published on 27 October




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UK Youth appoints former Acevo head as interim chief

Vicky Browning succeeds Ndidi Okezie, who is stepping down after five years at the charity’s helm




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Adeela Warley: In the face of great pressure, charities must find new ways to capture imaginations

Strategic communications is by no means a ‘silver bullet’, but it is a vital part of addressing the challenges we face




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Entries open for the Business Charity Awards 2025

The early-bird awards entry deadline is 9 January




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EDI the 'weakest governance area', report finds

Research by the Directory of Social Change analyses governance reviews carried out by more than 1,100 users of its app




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Prime Minister pledges new partnership with charities as he announces new 'covenant'

The agreement will be drawn up over the coming months; voluntary sector leaders say it is a 'foundational moment'



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Ndidi Okezie: The cost of fragmentation means we must rethink our approach to social change

Are we willing to reject the broken ‘as is’ and push towards a more radical new way of learning and working together?



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James Somerville: Charities will benefit more from funding for public services than direct measures in Labour’s first budget

Charities need stability and clarity from next week’s announcement – more ambitious interventions can wait



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Education charity ‘untenable’ after losing £500,000 government grant

Young Enterprise Scotland, which has 31 staff, accuses the Scottish government of failing to follow through on funding assurances



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Analysis: What will the sector’s covenant with the government look like?

It is being hailed as a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to make the sector’s voice heard but what might the new agreement between the sector and the government include? Andy Ricketts reports



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Scrapping tax breaks for independent schools could create ‘two-tier charity sector’, lawyers warn

A working party of Charity Law Association members said the government plans risked ‘eroding a long-established principle that all charities have equal status under the law’.




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Local authorities must improve engagement with voluntary organisations, report finds

The Care Quality Commission said addressing inequalities demanded better relationships between local authorities and the voluntary sector




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Charity tax legislation and a social impact investment vehicle among Budget measures

Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, also announced an increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions and a huge rise in health spending




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National Insurance increase could cost sector £800m a year, estimates suggest

The charity leaders body Acevo warns that charities could be forced to cut staff




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Government announces ‘hugely significant’ social impact investment vehicle

The new initiative was announced by the government in the Budget today




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Charity tax rules to be toughened to prevent abuse, Budget reveals

Proposals include plans to introduce tax relief sanctions for persistent non-compliance with filing obligations and reform of the donor benefit rules, documents show




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Analysis: How the Autumn Budget could affect your charity

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her first Budget speech to the House of Commons. Lucinda Rouse rounds up the key aspects for the voluntary sector




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Covenant represents ‘vital opportunity’ for sector to reset its relationship with government, NCVO president says

The proposed measure presents a ‘real chance’ for meaningful partnership but will require commitment to collaboration, Baroness Delyth Morgan tells the House of Lords



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Race equality charities launch project to co-ordinate sector-wide riot response

A series of webinars will confront the root causes of the racist riots that took place over the summer




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Former charities minister appointed shadow culture secretary

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations says Stuart Andrew has a ‘deep understanding’ of the voluntary sector



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National Lottery Community Fund commits £3bn to charities by 2030

The grantmaker announces three partnership programmes as part of the funding new package




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Six ways to tackle your gender pay gap

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has a small gap, but research suggests that charities tend to pay men about 12 per cent more than women. So how do you bridge the gap?




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Peter Stanford: We risk putting trustees through too much anguish

These are testing times for trustees, but do we expect too much of them?




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Peter Cardy: Public speaking is just a performance




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'The tribunal provides an important window into charities'

A decade after the launch of the charity tribunal, Judge Alison McKenna tells Stephen Cook why she believes it continues to prove its worth




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Peter Cardy: They kept us in the dark. Should I resign?

Sector veteran Peter Cardy offers answers to your workplace dilemmas




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Paul Gathercole: Peer review can help strengthen your safeguarding policy

Clic Sargent and the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity have a mutually beneficial arrangement to scrutinise each other's safeguarding arrangements




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When good trustee boards go bad

The signs of a failing board can be evident long before a crisis hits. Liam Kay looks at the common problems and the action charities can take




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Peter Cardy: How can we cope with a tinkering chair?

Sector veteran Peter Cardy offers answers to your workplace dilemmas




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Senior pay: how much is too much?

Offer too little and you risk failing to attract the right candidates. Pay too much and you risk a backlash from donors and beneficiaries. Peter Stanford debates how to determine the right salary for your chief executive




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Peter Cardy: The perils of moving into an open-plan office

Sector veteran Peter Cardy offers answers to your workplace dilemmas.