Regulator closes charity after ‘reckless’ trustees failed to prove how funds were spent
Education charity Grove Mountain has wound up after the Charity Commission found claims it was using funds to build bathrooms and installing IT equipment in Caribbean schools could not be proved.
The regulator opened an inquiry into the charity in 2017, after a third party raised concerns about its financial arrangements. Money was gifted to the charity via collection boxes and donations from the public.
Amnesty International staff to vote on strike action over redundancies
Employees at Amnesty International are set to vote on whether to strike as part of a dispute over redundancies.
In June, Amnesty International announced it was planning to cut 146 positions, which would result in 93 job losses.
Facebook fundraisers raise over £1.6bn
Facebook fundraisers have raised over £1.6 billion for charities over a period of four years, the social media giant has announced.
Figures show more than 45 million people worldwide have donated to or created a fundraiser on Facebook since the launch of the Facebook fundraising tools in 2015 – double the amount reported in November last year.
The Legal Education Foundation (TLEF) believes that the law plays an essential part in supporting civil society, economic development and democracy. Our vision is of a society where everyone understands the role and value of the law and has the capability and opportunity to use it to ensure their rights, and to fulfil the obligations that accompany these rights.
Camphill Village Trust is a leading, long established and progressive UK charity supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism, mental health problems and other complex support needs.
The Trust has been through significant changes in recent years and we are seeking a new Trustee to join our progressive Board and help us further strengthen our governance and deliver our recently refreshed strategy.
Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to share your expertise? Are you looking for a new challenge? If so, you may be just the person we are looking for.
Newground Together, a Charity based in the North of England, is seeking to recruit for three voluntary posts. There are vacancies for two Trustees to join The Charity Board and also for a non-executive Board Member for its wholly owned Community Interest Company (Newground CIC).
Showroom Workstation is a charity consisting of a four-screen independent cinema, creative industries managed workspace centre and a café/bar. The Showroom cinema shows a wide range of films including independent, foreign-language, archive and documentaries.
30,500
Haywards Heath, UK
Permanent
This is an exciting time to be joining Sightsavers and as Content Producer, you will play a crucial role in raising the profile and awareness of Sightsavers’ eye health and disability and wider social inclusion policy as well as programmatic work and research to a diverse range of audiences. You will support the development of on and offline communication products while engaging with a range of teams and disciplines across the organisation.
45,000
Ara Head Office, Bristol
We are seeking an exceptional person to become our Chief Operations Officer, a new exciting position in the Charity.
Our plan is to increase our financial performance, geographical expansion and ensure we achieve our purpose of “Making life better because we passionately believe that people can change and recover”.
Starfish Asia is a British based charity, with an annual turnover of £500k. We are looking for a Chief Operating Officer, with a view to becoming the CEO, to take the charity forward. The charity's aim is primarily to support schools in poor Christian communities in Pakistan, working in conjunction with local partners.
Gloucester
35 hours a week, Monday to Friday
As the head of its staff team, to represent the Trust to key stakeholders and beneficiaries, develop and implement the Board’s strategy, and lead and manage the Trust’s staff.
40,000 (pro rata) (£20,000 p.a.)
Part time 17.5 hours per week
The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust provides hardship grants to mature students of proven academic merit and in financial need studying in the UK. The Trustees are seeking a part-time administrator to take over responsibility for all aspects of the day-to-day management of the Trust. Previous experience, ideally in the charity and/or education sectors, and a good understanding of charity regulations and finance is essential.
Raeburn Place Foundation is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation charged with two charitable objectives:
• The advancement of public participation in sport; and
• The advancement of heritage
Ben Uri is a registered charity and operates within the art museum sector. It focuses on the following core areas: 1] BURU – Ben Uri Research Unit recording the Jewish and immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900. 2] Exhibitions on site, online and touring 3] The Ben Uri Collection 4] BUAD – Ben Uri Arts and Dementia Institute which is charged with
developing fully researched, accredited art interventions for the elderly living at risk of, or with, dementia.
Vote for the charity sector’s 25 most influential leaders
Charity Times is calling for charity sector professionals to nominate up to two people who deserve to be among the sector’s 25 most influential leaders.
To celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, Charity Times is seeking to celebrate the success of the charity sector as a whole by asking readers to help identify the 25 most influential leaders within the sector.
RNLI sees increase in donations following newspaper criticism
The Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) has seen a ‘sharp increase’ in donations, despite being subject to criticism from the Mail on Sunday over the weekend.
No-deal is not off the table; charities must prepare, NCVO warns
A no-deal Brexit is not off the table and charities must make sure they prepare for it as a possible outcome, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has warned.
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