Joe Lepper

The survey of more than 1,200 charity representatives found that more than one in four want support meeting challenges such as attracting regular giving.

This year’s Soccer Aid charity match, involving celebrities and former professional footballers, has raised £16.46m to support UNICEF’s work to support children globally.

This is the first brand update for the dog rehoming and rescue charity for six years and has been created with brand agency The Clearing.

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has named Dawn Airey, who has held senior roles at a raft of broadcasters, as the next chair of Arts Council England.

Members of the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee are to write to Number 10 amid concerns over the Charity Commission’s actions during a spat with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO).

People in the UK are becoming less generous in terms of the proportion of income given to good causes, the research has also found.

The British Heart Foundation has announced plans to close 150 of its charity shops over the next two years following a review of its retail estate.

Working Families is closing following a review of the charity’s future viability and amid “a sustained period of financial challenge”.

A global network of hundreds of businesses focused on addressing disability exclusion in the workplace has appointed former chief executive of Scope Mark Hodgkinson to lead its board.

Offering donors the chance to dedicate a virtual candle to a friend of family member can boost in memory funds and encourage repeat giving, evaluation has found.