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Youth charity withdraw plans to downgrade staff pay and conditions

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Dami Adewale

A Scottish youth charity has withdrawn proposed plans to downgrade staff pay and working conditions. Kibble Education and Care Centre, based in Paisley, proposed to reduce the rate of pay for overtime, extend the notice period to eight weeks and cut sick pay for staff signed off within that eight week period, as reported by the Daily Record.
Tributes paid to charity co-founder found dead after gas explosion

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Dami Adewale

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Veterans charity looks to sell land in bid to become financially sustainable

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Dami Adewale

An estate for disabled veterans in Scotland is set to be demolished as its charity landlord is looking to sell the land as part of a plan to remain financially sustainable. Sight Scotland Veterans, which supports armed forces veterans who need support to adapt to sight loss, has spent more than £18m more than its income over the past five years. The charity warned it would run out of funds by 2031 based on its current trajectory.
Organisations urged to sign up to major charity’s new volunteering platform

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Dami Adewale

The Royal Voluntary Service is encouraging charities to “supercharge” their volunteer recruitment by signing up to its new digital platform. The platform, which was announced in March, could help unlock 140 million more volunteering hours per month, the RVS said. The charity received £5m in funding from the People’s Postcode Lottery for the platform and has worked with the health and wellbeing charity Partnerships for Wellbeing and animal welfare charity Blue Cross to conduct tests.
New chief for offender rehabilitation charity

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Dami Adewale

The support charity Recycling Lives has appointed Victoria Blakeman as its next chief executive. Blakeman has joined the charity, which provides offender rehabilitation, support for homeless people and food redistribution services, from The Big Food Project, a food redistribution charity in Lancashire, where she had been chief executive since 2024. She succeeds Alasdair Jackson, who will move into a part-time role at Recycling Lives after six years in the top job.
Heritage charity closes site due to financial difficulties

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Dami Adewale

A heritage site has closed temporarily and paused all of its tours and activities due to financial challenges resulting from increased costs. Roundhouse Birmingham’s is an independent charity that runs a Grade II* listed building of the same name. The building is owned by the Canal and River Trust and was restored in partnership with the National Trust. The Roundhouse Birmingham visitor centre is closed but its Ristorante Café Arena restaurant will remain open, a charity spokesperson said.
Membership charity reveals next chief executive

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Dami Adewale

The membership and training charity the Royal Society of Medicine has appointed Rachel Lambert-Forsyth as its next chief executive. Lambert-Forsyth has been the chief executive of the British Pharmacological Society and managing director of the charity’s assessment arm since 2020. She will take up her new role in November, succeeding Michele Acton who is leaving the RSM in September after six years in the top job to become principal of St Hugh’s College, the University of Oxford.
Royal Navy charity chief retires

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Dami Adewale

The chief executive of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity has retired after being involved with the charity for 18 years. Andrew Jameson was one of the charity’s founding trustees in 2007 and became its chief executive in 2023. “RNRMC was founded in 2007 to be the principal charity of the Royal Navy and I was thrilled to be one of the founding trustees,” Jameson said.
Regulator opens inquiry into Christian charity over unexplained payments

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Dami Adewale

Regulator opens inquiry into Christian charity over unexplained payments The Charity Commission says it has found payments ‘referencing the trustees and potentially related parties that cannot be adequately explained’ by Dami Adewale
Walking charity changes its name

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Dami Adewale

Walking charity changes its name Paths for All says its new name will better reflect the work it does by Dami Adewale