Harvey McGrath, chairman of the Big Society Capital, has described social investment as a genuine “alternative and sustainable” way to fund work that benefits communities and...
Technology and the use of social media has reportedly boosted China’s third sector by engaging with the public, building trust and improving transparency, according to the...
The government has announced a new social impact bond that it hopes will lead to innovative solutions to tackling unemployment among young people. The £30 million...
Charities should publicly disclose how much their senior executives are being paid in order to maintain the trust of the public, according to a new report. Under current rules,...
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Following the Harries case from 20 years ago, the public also have an expectation on what trustees should and shouldn’t be spending their money on, says...
Chinese internet entrepreneur and billionaire Jack Ma is to launch a charitable trust to combat pollution and improve education and healthcare in his home country, in...
Mark Shand, the younger brother of the Duchess of Cornwall, has died after he fell and sustained a head injury whilst celebrating after a fundraising campaign...
The number of donations made to the UK’s leading food bank provider has surged after an undercover Mail on Sunday journalist lied to obtain food for...
Providing clean drinking water to the 800 million people in desperate need of it is not a supply problem, but a distribution and financing one, according...
Unity Trust, a specialist bank for civil society, social enterprises, councils and trade unions, has reported an 8% growth in total assets and a considerable increase...
The government has confirmed that the badger cull, which aimed to reduce the threat of bovine tuberculosis in cattle, will not be rolled out nationwide. However,...
Social investment bank Big Society Capital has announced it will invest up to £14.5m of ordinary shares in the social purpose bank Charity Bank, helping the...
Social enterprises based in the London borough of Croydon have been invited to apply for a support package, which includes an interest free loan, from a...
Marie Curie Cancer Care, which assists terminally ill patients, is running its annual Great Daffodil Appeal throughout March, to raise funds to assist its nursing care...