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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

The Charity Commission chair has promised no “immediate” cut to wait times experienced by sector organisations seeking support despite a government funding uplift

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‘Immediate’ cut to wait times not guaranteed, says commission chair

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Large charitable foundations have been encouraged to “be braver” and take risks that other organisations cannot, the associate director of strategy at Wellcome has said.

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Large foundations must ‘be braver’ and ‘take risks others cannot’, Wellcome director says

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

. @natsecsoc.bsky.social has raised concerns about proposals to extend the Charity Commission’s powers not including stronger protections for women and LGBT people

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Proposed trustee banning powers ‘fall short’ in protections for women, NSS warns

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Sector think tank NPC has published a free guide to help charities, funders, investors and public bodies evaluate the impact of systems change initiatives.

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NPC publishes guide for charities to evaluate systems change

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (@rspb.bsky.social) is expected to reduce its workforce by up to 6% as part of an effort to lower its running costs

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RSPB expected to reduce workforce by 6% in bid to cut costs

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The chair of the Charity Commission will lament the Directory of Social Change’s (DSC) closure and urge funders to increase their support for the sector’s infrastructure bodies

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Commission chair to lament DSC closure and urge support for ‘vital’ infrastructure bodies

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Charity sector support organisation the Directory of Social Change (DSC) has announced sudden plans to close.

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Directory of Social Change announces sudden closure

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Civil society has been suffering from a lack of coordination, the chief executive of sector body NCVO has said

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NCVO leader says there is a ‘scarcity of coordination’ in civil society

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

A consultation has opened on plans to expand the Charity Commission’s powers to disqualify trustees as part of a government crackdown on “extremist abuse”

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Consultation on new Charity Commission powers to ban trustees opens

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Charities have been urged to help boost philanthropy by increasing their visibility and explaining the impact of their work

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Charities urged to make it easier for philanthropists to find them

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Save the Children International has reported that its staff numbers reduced by more than a quarter last year following aid funding cuts.

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Save the Children International workforce shrank by quarter after aid cuts, report shows

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The @nationaltrust.org.uk has temporarily stopped all its adverts on TikTok as it investigates how a series of AI-generated content in its name was published

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National Trust pauses TikTok ads after AI content ‘error’

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The City and Guilds Foundation has cancelled its plans to appoint a permanent chief executive, days before Ben Blackledge was due to take up his post

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City and Guilds charity scraps CEO appointment plans

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into an educational organisation that has failed to file its accounts for the past three financial years

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Regulator investigates education charity with three sets of accounts overdue

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A 40-year-old charity has announced that it will close following “a sustained period of significant financial pressure”

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40-year-old charity announces closure due to ‘significant financial pressure’

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Police officers are investigating after a hospice charity reported a break-in this week, the third across its sites in recent months

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Police investigate third break-in report at hospice charity as appeal launches

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The sector’s regulatory framework is being “weaponised” through “vexatious” complaints about charities, an event yesterday heard.

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Charity regulation being ‘weaponised’ through ‘vexatious’ complaints, event hears

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A charity has been charged with corporate manslaughter after two people drowned when a boat capsized during a daytrip.

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Charity charged with corporate manslaughter over boat deaths

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

HMRC has said it is “working hard” to reduce gift aid processing delays after some large charities raised concerns

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HMRC tackles gift aid processing delays as large charities raise concerns

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The director of human rights organisation @libertyhq.bsky.social has urged charities to ensure they retain a diversity of opinions as they face accusations of being “woke”

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Charities must retain diversity of opinions amid ‘woke’ accusations, Liberty director says

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Charities are too regularly excluded from early discussions to formulate government policy, a former civil society minister has said

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Charities left out of early policy discussions too often, says ex-minister

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Charities have been urged not to become “too funding-led” at the expense of their cause by a major charity leader at an event today.

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Charities urged to avoid being ‘too funding-led’ at expense of cause

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A Conservative MP and former development minister has urged charities not to worry about the party’s recently proposed cuts to UK aid spending...

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Conservative MP tells charities ‘don’t worry’ about aid cuts proposal

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A 50-year old children’s charity has today revealed its new name after its recent exit from its global federation.

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Children’s charity changes name after exit from global federation

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A charity working with people who have been in prison has announced that it will close this month after repeatedly failing to secure funding in recent months

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Rehabilitation charity to close after multiple funding rejections

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (@rbgkew.bsky.social) charity has launched a record public appeal to raise £1m towards the renovation of its historic Victorian glasshouse

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Kew Gardens charity launches record appeal to protect iconic glasshouse

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Former NCVO chief executive Sarah Elliott has announced that she is stepping down as chief executive of Shelter after just over 12 months in the role

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Sarah Elliott to leave Shelter after one year as CEO

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

An attempt to remove the president of a global Hindu sect’s controlling powers over its UK charitable arm has been blocked by a court

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Bid to remove president of Hindu sect from UK charity blocked by court

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Think Ahead charity will close next year after the government decided to stop funding its core programme to train mental health social workers

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Mental health charity to close after government funding ends

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A first-tier tribunal has overturned Naomi Campbell’s five-year ban from serving as a charity trustee after it ruled the supermodel was deceived by another board member

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Naomi Campbell’s five-year trustee ban overturned by tribunal

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) distributed a record £1.43bn to charities last year, it has reported, while its income also rose

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CAF reports record £1.4bn distribution to charities

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Charities have paid tribute to Dame Esther Rantzen, founder of Childline and the Silver Line, who has died aged 86

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Charities pay tribute to ‘inspirational’ Dame Esther Rantzen

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Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has said that it has become difficult to appoint leaders of public bodies due to “toxicity online” putting many people off from applying

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‘Toxicity online’ is hampering public appointments, says culture secretary

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