Charity Matters Dec 2015/Jan 2016 ISSUE 64

GREED NOT GOOD Greed might work for Wall Street but it is not an attractive, nor appropriate, option for the third sector. The Times newspaper has just published its …

WHISTLE BLOWN ON FUNDRAISER A former employee of fundraising firm Wesser has alleged that the company deliberately targets elderly and vulnerable people living …

CHARITY CASUALTIES The chairman of the trustees of the collapsed Kids Company charity, Alan Yentob has resigned his £183.000 job as creative director of the BBC, …

NO MORE HUNT PROSECUTIONS BY RSPCA The RSPCA has said it will stop bringing private prosecutions for cruelty against huntsmen, on the advice of a former …

SETBACK FOR LEAGUE A prosecution of a hunt brought by the League Against Cruel Sports has collapsed after the court heard of the close links between the League’s …

TALLY-HO! Three senior huntsmen at a Northumberland-based hunt have been found guilty of illegal fox-hunting after being chased around the Lowick area by investigators …

INSURANCE ISSUE Male suicide in Britain is being under-reported due to fears that widows could lose out on life insurance payments. This is the concern of male suicide …

PROFITABLE CHARITY Some retailers selling charity Christmas cards are donating less than 10% of their sale price to the charity, according to a recent survey by …

MAKE A MONEY-SAVING RESOLUTION One good New Year resolution most can make is to stop leaving electrical gadgets in standby mode and making the power …

CUT TO THE CHASE?  CHASE 2016, the charities and associations event takes place Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 February 2016 at the Business Design Centre, Islington…

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