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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.

Charity First Series publishes three new titles

Three new titles from The Charity First Series

Third sector publisher Social Partnership Marketing LLP has published three new titles this month in The Charity First Series.

Minister says no Irish charity regulator in sight

The Irish Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter, has confirmed that the new Charities Regulatory Authority which was to be established after the passing of the 2009 Charities Act will now not be establis

Government offers £30m for listed church buildings in response to VAT campaign

HM Treasury has offered to provide £30 million a year in extra funding for the alterations and repairs to listed buildings that are places of worship.

SiteVisibility to fundraise for NSPCC with EU cookies education

Search and social media company SiteVisibility is planning to raise funds for NSPCC while educating local businesses about the EU cookies Directive which is about to be enforced later this month.

Second public meeting on Gift Aid Small Donation Scheme

HM Revenue and Customs

Following demand for the first meeting, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is organising a second meeting on the issue of The Gift Aid Small Donation Scheme, which was confirmed in the Queen's Spe

Giving Summit held today

The Cabinet Office will today host the Giving Summit to discuss how charities, individuals and government might better help develop philanthropy within the UK.

Institute of Fundraising asks for views on future of cheques

The Institute of Fundraising is asking its members to contribute their views on the future of cheques as a donation method. It is running a short online survey.

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