Third Sector

Third Sector is a UK-based magazine dedicated to the management of the voluntary and non-profit sectors. Owned by the Haymarket Group, it offers a monthly publication, maintains an informative website, and hosts various events.

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The voluntary sector needs ‘radical’ change over the next decade, Macmillan chief warns

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Emily Harle

The voluntary sector needs ‘radical’ change over the next decade, Macmillan chief warns Gemma Peters says voluntary organisations and their leaders are ‘absolutely conditioned to avoid risk’, which is hurting the sector by Emily Harle
Charity broke fundraising code by helping to draft a supporter's will

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Emily Harle

A Christian charity in the West Midlands has breached the fundraising code by being directly involved in drafting one of its supporter's wills, an investigation has found. The Fundraising Regulator has found that the Centrepoint Christian Church breached the code when an employee drafted a supporter’s will in August 2021, while one of the charity’s trustees was a witness. Under the Code of Fundraising Practice, charities must not be directly involved in the drafting of wills in their favour.
Major deaf children’s charity appoints next chief

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Emily Harle

The National Deaf Children’s Society has appointed George Crockford, chief operating officer at the Teenage Cancer Trust, as its next chief executive. Crockford succeeds Susan Daniels, who announced in January she would step down after 33 years in the top role. Daniels is not moving to another job, but instead plans to spend time travelling with her family after her departure.
Small charities should not be afraid to collaborate with ‘big-hitters’

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Emily Harle

Small charities should not be afraid to collaborate with the “big-hitters”, sector leaders have been urged. Speaking at a panel about cross-charity collaboration at Third Sector’s annual conference, Francis Shaw, director of operations at the venture philanthropy fund The Fore, urged small charities to consider working with large, national charities.
Voluntary sector’s workplace culture is ‘surviving, not thriving’, Mind chief warns

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Emily Harle

The voluntary sector’s workplace culture is “surviving, not thriving”, the chief executive of Mind has warned. Speaking at the Third Sector Conference in London, Sarah Hughes told delegates that the sector was facing an “era of disgruntlement”, with challenges such as poor trust, a failure of communication between leaders and the workforce and no shared definition of equity.
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.
Association of Chairs appoints permanent chief

1 week ago | thirdsector.co.uk | Emily Harle

The Association of Chairs has appointed its interim chief to the top job on a permanent basis. The membership body appointed Liz Lowther to the interim chief executive role in November 2023, after the charity’s founding chief, Ros Oakley, stepped down after a decade in post.