2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (681+ words) By Pasko Maksim / Adobe Major British newspapers raised less than "6m collectively in their respective Christmas 2025 charity appeals, marking a decline from the previous year. Most nationals with the biggest appeals reported a dip in donations from the year prior when…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (286+ words) The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has received the largest single donation from a charitable trust or major donor in its history. This week, the BHF reported that the Garfield Weston Foundation had donated "6m to the charity to tackle heart failure....

4+ hour, 3+ min ago  (465+ words) Scottish charity'Deaf Action has made redundancies due to a recent cut in funding and warned of the wider impact service cuts are having. Deaf Action criticised'a decision taken last year by the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership'(EHSCP)'to…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (115+ words) As marathon season gathers pace, this month's cover story examines how charities are getting the most from their runners through start to finish stewardship journeys. Case studies from Tommy's and Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity highlight the enduring importance…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (214+ words) Civil Society Media - Agent provocateur: Trust is an utterly meaningless metric "We must build trust." "Public trust in charities is declining." "If we can increase trust, we'll increase giving." These appear to be some of the sector's favourite security blankets....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (432+ words) The Fundraising Regulator has today published clarification on religiously motivated giving for charities, emphasising that donations such as in-service collections, offerings, and tithings are all still subject to its code of practice. Its guidance comes after its recent Casework Insights…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (549+ words) Charity Commission building and logo A charity has been cleared by the regulator which found that it was victim to a "misinformation campaign" falsely alleging it encouraged children to send Valentine's Day cards to asylum seekers. The Charity Commission found…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (250+ words) Giving is down, but if fundraisers aren't the ones to reverse the trend, who will? There's been a lot of commentary on the latest figures from the Charities Aid Foundation's UK Giving Report 2026 published last month. The headline statistic that…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (98+ words) In this fortnightly column, Civil Society looks at funding pots available to the UK charity sector" Grants available: Up to "750, 000 per project, increased from "500, 000. Deadline to apply: Unspecified but opened in March this year. Who is the funding for: Projects…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (742+ words) The Charity Commission is prepared to receive an application this week for a new foundation to distribute up to "2. 5bn generated by the sale of Chelsea football club in 2022. Former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich, sanctioned over ties to Russian president…...