It’s been a long year, and with that a lot of news and features have been published across the Charity Times website. Below, we link to some of the news and features you’ve read the most for a throwback before we head into 2023.
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1. Regulator opens case into charity with links to Boris Johnson over Putin donations
The Charity Commission has opened a compliance case into the charity Downside Up, whose patrons include Prime Minister Boris Johnson, over funding it has received from Russian president Vladimir Putin.

2. EXCLUSIVE: Only eight people of colour have ever been CEO at UK’s most popular charities
Just 2% of CEOs at the UK’s most well-known charities over the past 50 years have not been white.

Exclusive Charity Times research has revealed that out of the 333 people that have been CEOs at the UK's most popular charities since 1970, just eight have been people of colour (POC).

3. ‘Significant increase’ in pay rises among charity CEOs, survey finds
Almost three in five charity chief executives have been handed a pay rise during 2022, amid the cost-of-living crisis, a ‘significant increase’ from the previous year, according to a survey of charity leaders.

4. Charity Times Awards 2022: Winners revealed
Scouts, Citizens Advice and Shaw Trust were among the big winners at the Charity Times Awards 2022, which was celebrated on 14 September in London.

5. In the spotlight: Susie Green
From a mother looking to Mermaids for advice to becoming CEO of that same charity, Susie Green talks to Melissa Moody about her journey, handling the media, and taking a leap of faith.

6. WWF UK ‘eco-friendly’ NFT sale sparks social media storm
A World Wildlife Fund UK (WWF UK) digital fundraising initiative, using blockchain powered NFTs (non-fungible tokens), has sparked a social media backlash amid concerns around the technology’s impact on the environment.

7. EXCLUSIVE: Only one BAME candidate may have ever been shortlisted to chair Charity Commission
Only one candidate from a Black or minority ethnic background (BAME) has been shortlisted over the last four years to chair the Charity Commission, official figures show.

8. Health charities among first to join global gaming for good event
The Stroke Association and Epilepsy Society have signed up for the World Gaming Day event taking place in the autumn.

9. Charity leaders call on govt for cost-of-living support for charities
A group of charity leaders from across the sector have joined forces to urge the government to provide support to communities and charities affected by the cost-of-living crisis.

10. Charity CEOs under ‘particular strain’ amid staff burnout fears
Covid recovery has put charity staff under a “huge strain”, with leaders particularly impacted as they oversee a raft of organisational challenges from falling volunteer and staff numbers to increasing demand for services.

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