It might sound easy, but there are dangers for charities that do not have effective expenses policies

Third Sector speaks to the head of finance at the homelessness charity Emmaus UK

Third Sector speaks to the finance director at Dogs Trust

Third Sector speaks to the director of finance at Brain Tumour Research

A group of more than 40 volunteering organisations is surveying people in London as part of efforts to draw up a volunteering action plan for the capital

David Holdsworth says the regulator wants to work with the sector to help charities fill trustee vacancies

The Charity Commission and Pro Bono Economics surveyed more than 2,400 people

One-third of charities have had vacancies on their board for more than a year, the NCVO finds

About 200 companies have already been given access to the scheme

Aidan Jones, who has been associated with the movement for more than 50 years, was head of the relationships support charity Relate

Brian Cole says he was so grateful to the RNLI for helping him that he began fundraising and giving talks about it

Steve Bradley joined the charity as a cadet aged 11 and continued to serve for the next five decades, meeting the woman who would become his wife along the way

A new report highlights factors that stop many disabled adults from giving their time to good causes

The charity had supported almost 100,000 people living with dementia and had a record fundraising year

Voluntary sector leaders say they share the sector’s ‘shock and horror’ at the violent scenes across the country

Mark Gifford is to become chief executive of a housing association

Lucinda Rouse speaks to the outgoing chief of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution about cycles, Covid-19 and the ‘one crew’ pledge

An estimated 6.5 million took part in the second event, down about 10 per cent on last year

Labour plans to engage with the sector on policy development and delivery, Lilian Greenwood tells a voluntary sector hustings event

The Cabinet Office says that of the 1,077 people to receive an honour, 692 had undertaken outstanding work in their communities

The Prime Minister and the Labour Party leader all got involved in the volunteering event over the weekend

The Charity Retail Association is pushing for better volunteering practices and a renewed focus on reuse

This weekend’s event is offering more than a million volunteering opportunities through its app

Six in 10 organisations face difficulties in volunteer recruitment and almost half have not seen an increase in numbers over the past 12 months

Last year, GOSH Children’s Charity decided it needed to bring all of its Christmas communications together under one theme – but as Rebecca Cooney finds out, the theme it chose turned out to be more relevant to Christmas in 2020 than expected

Bowel Cancer UK is no stranger to making fundraising asks of people in difficult circumstances. With so many potential supporters struggling financially this year, Rebecca Cooney asks how charities should handle these conversations

Many charities rely on their Christmas campaigns for an end of year fundraising boost – but with the pandemic raging, will this still be the season of goodwill? Leesa Harwood shares her thoughts with Rebecca Cooney in the first of our Christmas 2020 fundraising series

The fundraiser at the charity that uses music to work with vulnerable people talks to Third Sector

The fundraising executive at the charity that focuses on improving cancer survival rates talks to Third Sector

Andy Ricketts examines the sanitary charity's link-up with the tea company. Plus: round-up of corporate partnership news

For the celebrity or celebrities that have shown genuine and productive support for their chosen charity or charities

Awarded to a fundraising team that has worked effectively together to achieve or exceed its fundraising targets

Awarded to a fundraising campaign that used an original or inspiring approach to secure donations

As income from traditional fundraising methods starts to come under strain, a three-year project has been exploring new models of income generation for charities. Rebecca Cooney looks at the results so far

The corporate and community partnerships manager at the leprosy charity talks to Third Sector about innovation in corporate partnerships and not being able to switch off

The director of fundraising at the conservation charity talks to Third Sector about Aston Villa, building bespoke relationships with supporters and having passion for your cause

The head of fundraising opportunities at the cancer support charity talks to Third Sector about loss, competition in fundraising and completing fundraising events with her 16-month-old

WaterAid's Untapped broke many of the traditional rules but still exceeded its fundraising target. Rebecca Cooney reports

The head of corporate and community engagement at the childhood bereavement charity

The fundraising team assistant at the learning disability charity talks to Third Sector about being creative, using your contacts and why fundraising is like training for a marathon

The director of fundraising and marketing on the challenges of raising money for a condition few know much about

In the face of spiralling demand, Kirsty Marrins reports on a sector that has taken the leap online to communicate across a pandemic

The youth cancer charity's report drew praise from around the sector last year, but it left it with a challenge: how to make it even better

Awarded to a charity for a highly successful, innovative or inspiring communications campaign

Awarded to a charity and/or agency that has produced the most inspiring awareness-raising or fundraising film of the year

Awarded to an agency that has helped to create a highly successful communications campaign for its client, or provided an exceptional level of support and advice

Awarded to the charity or social enterprise that has placed outcomes, rather than outputs, at the heart of its work and used impact reporting to bring about significant improvements to its beneficiaries

For the best new, changed or evolved brand

Awarded to the communications team that has worked effectively together to raise awareness of a particular campaign or the charity's overall work

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