Charity’s bucket list installation debuts at Labour Party annual conference » Charity Digital News

Charity’s bucket list installation debuts at Labour Party annual conference » Charity Digital News: "Breast Cancer Care has revealed its new ‘bucket list’ installation at the Labour Party Annual Conference.
The charity collaborated with 3D printing company my3Dtwin to create 3D models of five women with incurable secondary breast cancer. Each woman shares her personal bucket list through video in the installation, and MPs are also being invited to tell the charity what would be on their own bucket list."



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Charity shops post slowest growth in over a decade

Charity shops post slowest growth in over a decade: "The last year saw the slowest growth in the the charity retail sector in more than a decade, according to figures published in the Charity Shops Survey 2015.
The exclusive research will be published on 1 October by Charity Finance and Fundraising Magazine, the sister titles of Civil Society News. The annual survey has tracked charity shops’ income and profit over the last 24 years."



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The Whitehall insiders leading charities are partly to blame for the fundraising crisis | Third Sector Guest Bloggers | Third Sector blogs

The Whitehall insiders leading charities are partly to blame for the fundraising crisis | Third Sector Guest Bloggers | Third Sector blogs: "An examination of the biographies of leaders of national charities shows that, increasingly, they are not so much charity workers as career administrators who happen to wash up in prestigious jobs with charities.

You might expect someone heading a big children’s charity to be a national or international expert on children’s health, care or education, able to speak with authority on the needs of children. But he or she may have no relevant qualification and lack any experience of working in children’s services. The same is true in other specialties."



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Foundation Center - Press Release - Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals

Foundation Center - Press Release - Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals: "Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges
Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals

New York, NY — September 24, 2015. Today, more than 150 leaders from philanthropy, government, UN agencies, civil society, and business are meeting to consider how the philanthropy community can connect more with the Sustainable Development Goals over the next 15 years. "Philanthropy Engaged: Implementing and Achieving the Post-2015 Agenda" is being hosted by the SDG Philanthropy Platform, a partnership of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Foundation Center, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA)."



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Eid-al-Adha: safer giving - News stories - GOV.UK

Eid-al-Adha: safer giving - News stories - GOV.UK: "Advice from the Charity Commission on how to give safely during Eid-al-Adha."



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Red Cross welcomes new charity regulator | British Red Cross

Red Cross welcomes new charity regulator | British Red Cross: "The British Red Cross has welcomed plans to create a new charity regulator with robust new powers. 
The publication of the government-commissioned Etherington review in to charity regulation follows a summer of intense engagement with the voluntary sector. "



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Airline Creates ‘Gividends’ | Pro Bono Australia

Airline Creates ‘Gividends’ | Pro Bono Australia: "Air New Zealand has proposed that shareholders reinvest their dividends for philanthropic endeavours as part of its ongoing sustainability in a scheme dubbed “gividends”.

The airline said in its first sustainability report that it had a long history of supporting national charities and causes.

“While our charity contribution is important, in the coming year we plan to work on projects where we can have greater community impact,” the report said."



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There are more than twice as many charities in the UK as you’ve been told

There are more than twice as many charities in the UK as you’ve been told: "This is a pretty commonly quoted figure – you see it everywhere, not least all over the national newspapers – but it’s wrong. By quite a long way.

Next time someone asks you how many charities there are in the UK, here’s the actual answer: nobody really knows, but it’s probably more than 400,000."



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Abolish Fundraising Standards Board and take code-setting away from Institute of Fundraising, says Etherington review | Third Sector

Abolish Fundraising Standards Board and take code-setting away from Institute of Fundraising, says Etherington review | Third Sector: "The Fundraising Standards Board should be abolished and the Institute of Fundraising stripped of its responsibility for overseeing the Code of Fundraising Practice, Sir Stuart Etherington’s review of the self-regulation of fundraising has concluded."



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In Defense of Traditional Philanthropy as “Effective Altruism” Looms | Nonprofit Quarterly

In Defense of Traditional Philanthropy as “Effective Altruism” Looms | Nonprofit Quarterly: "While there is a place for this kind of giving and social investment, Samuel and other proponents of strategic philanthropy do not give enough credit to so-called “traditional” philanthropy, which is not always giving for its own sake but does fulfill serious economic and emotional needs. A case in point is the practice among the Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria wherein wealthy individuals train selected apprentices in trade and other crafts and set them up in business once they attain the required level of proficiency. In addition to providing economic empowerment, this kind of philanthropy enhances awareness of people’s interconnectedness and upholds values of community, sharing, and reciprocity by encouraging beneficiaries to pay forward the kindness that they have received. Through this practice, hundreds of young men and women have become self-reliant members of society who might not ordin"



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Where the parties stand on charities’ political activities | Toronto Star

Where the parties stand on charities’ political activities | Toronto Star: "Where the parties stand on charities’ political activities
Charities calling on the federal government to modernize the rules on how they contribute to public policy debates released a report showing where the parties stand."



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IoF ban selling of donor data as part of latest Code amendments

IoF ban selling of donor data as part of latest Code amendments: "The Institute of Fundraising has today announced a ban on the selling of donor data to third parties as part of a number of changes made to its Code of Fundraising Practice.
The changes were made in response to the Fundraising Standards Board’s interim report in June, which recommended the Code be tightened in a number of areas."



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P.K. Subban of Montreal Canadiens makes $10 million hospital donation - NHL.com - News

P.K. Subban of Montreal Canadiens makes $10 million hospital donation - NHL.com - News: "MONTREAL -- As P.K. Subban walked into the atrium of Montreal Children's Hospital for what would be the most important announcement of his life Wednesday, he looked up in the giant room he was entering and it hit him.

Up on the wall, in giant letters, were the words "Atrium P.K. Subban," a recognition of the $10 million donation Subban and his foundation were making to the hospital, but also a culmination of a life's work, in a sense."



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Donations in China hit near record numbers | gbtimes.com

Donations in China hit near record numbers | gbtimes.com: "Domestic and overseas charitable donations in China totalled 104.226 billion yuan (approximately $16 billion) in 2014, the highest numbers since a massive earthquake devastated Sichuan province in 2008, according to a report from China Charity Alliance."



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CAF hope for over 1,000 charity partners as Morrisons signs up for #GivingTuesday

CAF hope for over 1,000 charity partners as Morrisons signs up for #GivingTuesday: "The Charities Aid Foundation has said it hopes to sign up over 1,000 charity partners for this year’s #GivingTuesday, as Morrisons becomes the first supermarket to sign up.
A CAF spokeswoman told Civil Society News that it currently has 952 partners signed up for the #GivingTuesday, 141 more than the total amount who signed up in 2014 and over 700 more than at this time last year."



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Old Bailey trial due to begin of Helston ShelterBox founder Tom Henderson on fraud charges | West Briton

Old Bailey trial due to begin of Helston ShelterBox founder Tom Henderson on fraud charges | West Briton: "HE trial of disaster relief charity ShelterBox's founder Tom Henderson's is due to begin at the Old Bailey on Monday.

Henderson, from Helston, is charged with three counts of fraud by abuse of position and a further count of the attempted theft of property.

His son, John Henderson, from Hayle, also faces charges, along with Darren Gervis, of Beaminster, Dorset."



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Changing Lives charity chief calls for ban on 'chugging' « Express & Star

Changing Lives charity chief calls for ban on 'chugging' « Express & Star: "Aggressive High Street tactics to get shoppers to commit to direct debit giving are making people "turn their backs on charities", and harming good causes, Stephen Bell of Changing Lives said.

The Tyneside-based national charity helps vulnerable people and their families with issues such as homelessness, and its boss felt "charity mugging" - or chugging - hindered a sector already harmed by the collapse of Kids Company and the way some generous donors have been systematically hounded to give more."



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New Report is Released on Philanthropic Funding for Documentaries

New Report is Released on Philanthropic Funding for Documentaries: "The  Documentary Organization of Canada released the results of their new research study “Philanthropic Funding for Documentaries in Canada: Towards an Industry Wide Strategy.” The report indicates that the philanthropic sector has some interest in documentaries that are based on a wide variety of social issues. 

The report was made possible thanks to the support of the Ontario Media Development Corporation, the Canada Media Fund, Telefilm Canada, th"



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Charity Commission: Annual Public Meeting opening notes - Speeches - GOV.UK

Charity Commission: Annual Public Meeting opening notes - Speeches - GOV.UK: "William talks about the sector, the commission's role and the commitment and resilience of its staff."



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Staff turnover more than halved at Joseph Rowntree after introduction of living wage

Staff turnover more than halved at Joseph Rowntree after introduction of living wage: "Care staff turnover at the Joseph Rowntree charities fell from 26 per cent to 12 per cent because it is paying more than its competitors, the chief operating officer said yesterday.

Shaun Rafferty, chief operating officer at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, told delegates at Civil Society Media’s inaugural People and Culture conference, held in London yesterday, that since becoming one of the first care providers to pay the living wage in 2013 its care staff turnover more than halved."



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