In an era where disinformation poses a significant threat to communication and public trust, philanthropic and charity organisations find it...
Largest ever XPRIZE launches with aim of improving healthy ageing & $101mn prize pot
XPRIZE has launched the $101mn XPRIZE Healthspan. A seven-year global competition, it is the largest XPRIZE to date, and aims to incentivise...
Record £3,403,960 donated by National Garden Scheme
2023 was a record year for the National Garden Scheme with £3,403,960 donated to the charity’s beneficiaries, through open days at 3,389 gar...
New £2mn winter support fund launches, & more funding news
Read on for new and recent funding announcements – both funds available and awarded, including Cadent Foundation’s new £2mn Winter Support F...
4 snippets of charity sector supplier & agency news
This round up’s news covers Edit Agency’s acquisition of CustomerKIND, an update from DontSendMeACard.com, Assemble’s launch of a starter pa...
Amazon opens in-person pop up for quality returned goods – benefitting Barnardo’s
Amazon has today opened the Second Chance Store, giving shoppers the chance to buy quality returned products in-person for the first time, i...
Cost of living crisis will see a quarter of people give less this Christmas, poll suggests
Poll data compiled for Big Give suggests that 25% of the public will give less to charity this Christmas due to the cost of living crisis. ...
Global majority volunteers twice as likely to feel excluded, NCVO research finds
Global majority volunteers are twice as likely to feel excluded as volunteers overall (at 12% vs 6%), with feelings of exclusion particularl...
Regulators share safer giving message after charities lose £2.7mn to fraudsters in past year
The Fundraising Regulator, Charity Commission for England and Wales and Action Fraud are marking Giving Tuesday by launching their annual sa...
Charity fraud on the up, with half conducted by people within the organisation
Charity fraud is on the up, according to a survey of 120 charity leaders, with 43% saying their organisations were the victims of fraud over...
Lidl launches Christmas jumper rental service, benefitting NSPCC
Anyone keen to make a splash with their Christmas jumper choice but wanting a more sustainable option can rent one from Lidl this year – an...
Charities in need of essentials for their communities urged to join In Kind Direct
In Kind Direct, which distributes donated products to its network of over 6000 charitable organisations across the UK, is urging charitable ...
Oxfam workers set to strike In December over pay
Nearly 500 Oxfam GB workers are set to strike for 17 days throughout December for the first time in the charity’s 81-year history, Unite has...
Nominees sought for Inspiring Communicator Awards 2023
CharityComms has opened nominations for its 2023 Inspiring Communicator Awards, which ‘recognise talented communicators and changemakers’ th...
Alternative Black Friday round up – 2023
It’s Black Friday, but not everyone is doing it the same way. Here’s a round up of the brands that are using it to give back in some way thi...
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