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The Fundraising Standards Board (the ‘Board’) did dismiss a number of other issues raised by the same complainant but found that WRVS’s explanation of the costs of the campaign was not clear enough.

Guidance from Fundraising Regulator on handling cashless donations

The Government announced in this year’s Budget that it would be introducing a new tax relief for private investment in social enterprise from 2014, which will complement other government initiatives aimed at helping social enterprises to grow and innovate.

In the first of our series sharing stories from our work with charities, we sat down with the Co-head of Investments and Partnerships at Young Lives vs Cancer to discuss achieving meaningful impact.

If enacted in its current form, clause 32 of the Finance Bill 2015-16 (the '<strong>Bill</strong>') will remove corporation tax relief for costs incurred by a company in purchasing goodwill and other closely related assets (such as unregistered trademarks and mailing lists).

A public consultation on the Charity Commission endorsed Charity Governance Code has been launched by the Charity Governance Code Steering Group...

Following consultation, the Charities SORP Committee has announced that all charities are required to adopt a Statement of Recommended Practice based on the FRS 102 accounting standard.

The inquiry will produce definitive guidelines for charity trustees to help determine the remuneration of senior executives.

The Charity Commission has overhauled its website at a reported cost of £75,000, having sought extensive feedback from website users.

The penalty is the latest in a number of significant fines for public authorities and charitable organisations for serious data breaches.

Orlando Fraser has been appointed as Charity Commission chair for a three-year term, despite the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) parliamentary committee rejecting his appointment...

It is intended that the new guidance will give an overview of different fundraising techniques, principles of data protection and consent and good practice relating to donor care.

The Charity Commission has updated its guidance on safeguarding. It continues to emphasise that safeguarding 'should be a key governance priority for all charities ...

The Big Lottery Fund has contributed £6.25 million to the first Social Impact Bond scheme. A further £5 million has been allocated by the Fund to further projects planned through the scheme.

Lucie Burniston provides key tips on Seed to Series A fundraising term sheets, addressing valuation, dilution, drag/tag clauses, board members, and leaver provisions for startups and investors.

The Charities Act 2011 received Royal Assent on 14th December 2011 and will come into force in March 2012.

Co-written by our Head of Charities and Education, Chris Knight, The Informed Trustee was launched in August.

The Bill is now waiting for Royal Assent and once it is made law it will allow the trustees of charities with permanent endowments to treat the capital appreciation on those assets in the same way as income.