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Hodgson review of Charities Act calls for stronger self-regulation

Lord Hodgson has published his review of the Charities Act 2006 and set out a number of recommendations covering fundraising and charity management.

Institute of Fundraising to host face-to-face fundraising summit

The Institute of Fundraising will this month host a summit of charities who use face-to-face fundraising.

Irish government backs plans to boost charitable giving by 60%

The Irish government has backed plans presented by the Forum on Philanthropy to increase the level of philanthropic and charitable giving along with developing fundraising c

Sunday Telegraph accuses face-to-face fundraising company of failing to abide by regulations

The Sunday Telegraph has investigated face-to-face fundraising company Tag Campaigns, part of The Gift Group, and produced undercover video evidence that it

Small Charitable Donations bill published

The government has today published the Small Charitable Donations Bill which "provides for the making of payments to certain charities and clubs in respect of certain gifts made to them by individuals

Dormant Accounts Board to be abolished

The Dormant Accounts Board, which has provided €267 million to a range of community projects in Ireland since it was established in 2003, is to be abolished, the Irish government has announced.

Return £425m of Olympics underspend to good causes, urges DSC

The Directory of Social Change (DSC) is calling on the government to return hundreds of millions pounds that will not be spent on the London Olympics to the Big Lottery Fund and ultimately to charitie

JustGiving's tax win nets £3.3m for charities

Over 9,000 charities will today share a rebate of £3.37 million secured by online fundraising service JustGiving after it successfully challenged HMRC over whether VAT should be paid on transaction fe

Fundraising codes of practice to be condensed into one title

The Institute of Fundraising has decided to condense all its Codes of Fundraising Practice into a single Code, supported by a range of additional guidance.

Two bogus charity bag collection companies closed down by Insolvency Service

Two West Midlands companies that operated a charity clothing collection scam have been wound up in The High Court following an investigation by The Insolvency Service.

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