Finance

Autism Concern has launched an appeal to raise £150,000 by Christmas because of a funding shortfall.

John Studzinski of the Blackstone Group, one of Britain's top investment bankers and a major donor to charities, warned 1,000 charity leaders at a conference yesterday that "individuals will panic and

Accountancy firm Sayer Vincent and the Charity Finance Directors Group have published 'Gift Aid made simple', a free download 8 page A4 leaflet aimed at finance professionals working
in charities.

Charities Aid Foundation's social investment fund Venturesome has published a report that calls for more co-operation and greater clarity in the social investment market if charities are to be helped

The Institute of Fundraising has informed its members that they might be eligible to claim tax relief on their individual membership subscription fee.

Futurebuilders England and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have formed a partnership to increase the financial support available to third sector organisations.

A tax break that favours rich charity givers by €18 million a year should be extended to everyone, according to Cork's Labour TD Ciarán Lynch.

As part of its strategy to engage supporters in the heart of its financial reporting activity, the National Trust has introduced an interactive version of its latest annual report.

The NSPCC has denied rumours circulating in the charity sector of financial overspending and cutbacks, but said it could be looking at some redundancies.

A VAT tribunal has ruled that Whitechapel Art Gallery was eligible to use a VAT saving scheme on its renovation costs of over £10 million when it aquired the former Whitechapel library above Aldgate