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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 01/07/2026
Six months into leading NCVO, one lesson has become increasingly clear to me: the hardest part is not deciding what matters. It’s deciding where to focus when so many things matter @kateleeceo.bsky.social
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Kate Lee: Why writing a new strategy is always about choices
The challenge is deciding where we can make the greatest difference
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 01/07/2026
The Royal Ballet and Opera is set to cut 64 jobs as the charity looks to remain financially sustainable in the long term
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Royal Ballet and Opera to cut more than 60 posts
Ten of the charity’s 64 job cuts will be compulsory redundancies
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 01/07/2026
An Age UK charity has put 119 jobs at risk of redundancy as it proposes closing its home care service
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Age UK charity puts more than 100 jobs at risk
Age UK Shropshire Telford and Wrekin says its support service is facing ‘significant financial challenges’
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 01/07/2026
A grantmaker that closed to applications for three years while it restructured has rebranded
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Grantmaker rebrands after strategic overhaul
The trust says its restructure required a ‘visual shift’ that would align its identity with its new strategy
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 29/06/2026
🎧 How to solve friction between communications and fundraising teams @rebscurtismoss.bsky.social and Max Newton share their suggestions Hosted by @lrouse.bsky.social and @emilyharle.bsky.social podfollow.com/thirdsector/...
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Third Sector: How to solve friction between comms and fundraising teams
Lucinda Rouse and Emily Harle are joined by Max Newton (he/him), director of fundraising, marketing and communications at Cerebra, and the digital communications and fundraising specialist Rebs Cur...
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 29/06/2026
New reporting requirements in the latest Statement of Recommended Practice could result in greater charity scrutiny by HM Revenue & Customs, a tax expert has warned
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New Sorp requirements could result in greater scrutiny for charities by HMRC, event told
New reporting demands could result in HM Revenue & Customs ‘picking up on things’, warns RSM’s Andrie Kazamias
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 29/06/2026
Our top stories of last week included: ⚪️ Inquiry into a £200m healthcare charity ⚪️ CRUK chief urges charities to be ‘more courageous’ in growing funding ⚪️ Long-awaited ‘soft opt-in’ guidance published
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The essential stories from the past week
An inquiry into a £200m healthcare charity, CRUK chief urges charities to be ‘more courageous’ in growing their funding and long-awaited ‘soft opt-in’ guidance has been published
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 22/06/2026
As businesses become more strategic and risk-averse, how can charities engage them in true and effective partnerships? @emilyharle.bsky.social investigates
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Analysis: How to work with corporates during tough times
As businesses become more strategic and risk-averse, how can charities engage them in true and effective partnerships? Emily Harle investigates
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 22/06/2026
A grantmaker is offering 25 grants to charities with annual incomes of less than £3m working in its priority areas
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Grantmaker opens £250,000 unrestricted fund
The Card Factory Foundation is offering 25 grants of £10,000
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 22/06/2026
The Charity Commission has appointed interim managers to a Christian charity under inquiry for “inexplicable” transactions involving its founder and other senior figures
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Interim managers appointed to major Christian charity
The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the charity in 2024 after an independent investigation revealed ‘inexplicable’ transactions involving its founder and other senior figures
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 22/06/2026
The union Unite said it had reached an agreement with City and Guilds ensuring mass redundancy and offshoring plans will not go ahead
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Mass redundancies avoided at City and Guilds, union says
A ‘limited number of workers’ are losing their jobs, says Unite
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 22/06/2026
Charities are being offered the chance to land up to 200 additional running places in next year’s TCS London Marathon after it was confirmed the 2027 event will be held over two days
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Ballot opens for additional charity places in two-day London Marathon
Organisers estimate £150m could be raised for good causes through the 2027 event
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 22/06/2026
Our top stories of last week included: ⚪️ Two-day London Marathon confirmed ⚪️ NCVO reveals next chair ⚪️ King’s Birthday Honours announced
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The essential stories from the past week
A two-day London Marathon confirmed, the NCVO reveals its next chair and this year’s King’s Birthday Honours have been announced
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 22/06/2026
🎧 Listen to the full conversation with @coyotebroad.bsky.social on the Third Sector Podcast
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Third Sector: Charities and Reddit
Lucinda Rouse and Emily Harle are joined by the communications and community engagement specialist Jayne Cravens to discuss the opportunities for charities on the social media platform Reddit.Jayne...
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 22/06/2026
A US-based communications and community engagement specialist says she is surprised that UK charities are not reaping the same rewards as their US counterparts on the social media platform Reddit
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UK charities lagging in Reddit uptake, US expert warns
Jayne Cravens says she ‘can’t believe more organisations in the UK aren’t leveraging Reddit’
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 19/06/2026
About 50 workers at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution are balloting for strike action after the charity refused to recognise the union Unite
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RNLI workers at factory site to be balloted for strike action
The union Unite claims the charity has acted ‘disgracefully’ towards the its members; the charity rejects the allegation and says it has been working to support staff as the centre prepares to close
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 19/06/2026
The 2027 London Marathon will be a two-day event
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2027 London Marathon will be a two-day event, organisers announce
'Once-in-a-generation' race could raise more than £150m for good causes
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 15/06/2026
Kate Stanley: Stereotypical stories often focus on individuals, use crisis framing and lead with problems, not solutions. Our research has found that these kinds of communications trigger mindsets – ways of thinking – that can undermine support for the cause
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Kate Stanley: Falling back on tired stereotypes will cost us in the long term
Undignified, highly charged depictions of poverty turn more people away from giving than they pull towards us
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 15/06/2026
Sarah Hughes and Neil Heslop were both appointed CBE in this year’s list, which includes scores of figures from across the voluntary sector
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Mind chief and former CAF leader recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
Almost 1,200 people have been recognised in this year’s list
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 15/06/2026
Our top stories of last week included: ⚪️ Charities in ‘protection mode’ ⚪️ Heart symbols can increase donations ⚪️ Charity changes its name after longstanding dispute
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The essential stories from the past week
Charities in ‘protection mode’, using heart symbols can help increase donations and a charity changes its name after a longstanding dispute
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 12/06/2026
🎧 Reflections on CIoF's final Fundraising Convention, from @emilyharle.bsky.social and @andyricketts.bsky.social Hosted by @lrouse.bsky.social
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Third Sector: Reflections on CIoF’s final Fundraising Convention
Lucinda Rouse is joined by Andy Ricketts and Emily Harle to discuss their highlights from the final edition of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Fundraising Convention, which took place in...
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 12/06/2026
UK charities should not be supporting Israeli settlements in Palestine, the Prime Minister has said
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UK charities should not support illegal Israeli settlements, Prime Minister warns
The Charity Commission is being urged to investigate UK charities with links to Israeli settlements
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 12/06/2026
The Charity Commission and Fundraising Regulator have urged people to be transparent when raising money for charity, in the regulators’ first joint fundraising guidance for members of the public
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Regulators urge the public to be transparent when fundraising
People should consider if a charity could be better placed to raise money for an emergency, the advice says
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 12/06/2026
Two-thirds of UK adults feel “overwhelmed” by the number of charity appeals they see, new research has found
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Two-thirds of UK adults feel ‘overwhelmed’ by charity appeals, research shows
The findings come from research conducted with 3,000 people
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 09/06/2026
I can’t tell you the number of calls and messages I have been dealing with lately from chief executives and trustees who are racked with fear of getting into trouble. The trouble that starts with a social media pile-on, comes wrapped in legal language and a threat to someone’s reputation
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Debra Allcock Tyler: Charities must not allow fear to become our chief decision-maker
Governance failures are rarely the result of hitting pause – sometimes the bravest thing a board can do is take time to make the right decision
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 09/06/2026
The National Lottery Community Fund’s lack of communication about its decision to scale back work on projects that cover several regions is “frustrating and disappointing”
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Grantmaker’s communication about changes to £360m programme branded ‘disappointing’
The National Lottery Community Fund has stopped accepting applications from national or multi-region projects for its Reaching Communities funding stream
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 09/06/2026
Introducing the concept of love and using hearts in donation pathways can help increase gifts given, fundraisers have been told
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Heart symbols in fundraising communications can help increase donations, experts say
Being primed to think about love helps people to be more generous, experiments have shown
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 09/06/2026
Potential donors increasingly view stereotypical portrayals of poverty as undignified but they remain the most likely method to attract donations, according to new research
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Stereotypical portrayals of poverty are undignified but most likely to attract donations, research finds
The Blue State report is based on research carried out with more than 6,000 people over three years
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 08/06/2026
🎧 How to collect the data you need for impact reporting Lucinda and Dami hear about the music charity Orchestras Live's path to data maturity
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Third Sector: How to collect the data you need for impact reporting
Lucinda Rouse and Dami Adewale  are joined by Sarah Derbyshire, chief executive of the orchestral music charity Orchestras Live, to discuss the organisation’s path to data maturity.Sarah exp...
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 08/06/2026
‘A lot of the time I’m the youngest person in this space – and the darkest’ The chief of the Brixton-based youth charity Poetic Unity talks to Emily Burt about the power of grassroots work, the pitfalls of funding and the challenges of running a black-led charity in a predominantly white sector
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Ryan J Matthews-Robinson: ‘A lot of the time I’m the youngest person in this space – and the darkest’
The chief executive of the Brixton-based youth charity Poetic Unity talks to Emily Burt about the power of grassroots work, the pitfalls of funding and the challenges of running a black-led charity in...
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 08/06/2026
The Charity Commission has opened a compliance case into the Southbank Centre following comments made by its chair about the Golders Green attacks and May’s local elections
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Regulator opens case into Southbank Centre after chair’s comments
More than 30,000 people have signed a petition saying Misan Harriman has been the subject of a smear campaign
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 08/06/2026
Fundraisers must reduce competition between income streams and move towards blended giving, leaders have urged
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Reduce competition between income streams, fundraisers urged
Major giving and legacy teams need to move away from the idea of owning their donors, experts say
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 08/06/2026
Our top stories of last week included: ⚪️ UK’s largest charity retailer to close 150 stores ⚪️ Regulator accused of appearing not fit for purpose ⚪️ New name for merged food redistribution charities
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The essential stories from the past week
UK’s largest charity retailer to close 150 stores, the Charity Commission accused of appearing not fit for purpose and the new name for merged food redistribution charities is revealed
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 08/06/2026
A conservation charity has received a mysterious £625,000 donation for one of its cultural heritage projects
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Charity receives £625,000 gift from mystery donor
The charity says it is one of the largest private gifts it has received
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 08/06/2026
The working parents and carers charity Working Families is set to close with the expected loss of 22 jobs
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Working Families to close after 47 years
Twenty-two people are expected to lose their jobs when the charity winds down at the end of the month
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 08/06/2026
The Chartered Institute of Fundraising is “concerned” by a decision made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to “rule out mandating philanthropy training” for wealth advisers
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CIoF ‘concerned’ by government’s decision not to introduce compulsory philanthropy training for wealth advisers
The membership body also says fundraisers need guidance to better engage with professional advisers and donor-advised funds
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 08/06/2026
The UK's largest charity retailer is proposing closing 150 of its shops in a bid to ensure its network remains commercially sustainable
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UK’s largest charity retailer set to close 150 stores
The organisation says it has conducted an extensive review of its retail network
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 04/06/2026
Digital risks today are far more sophisticated and complex than scam messages. Charities have to navigate online risk on two levels: managing risks internally (such as phishing emails) while also helping the communities they serve meet similar challenges @zoeamar.bsky.social
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Zoe Amar: How charities must evolve to navigate digital risk
As threats become increasingly sophisticated, charities need to skill up, understand the impact on service users and get creative about tech partnerships
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 04/06/2026
Although I welcome the progress the sector has made in championing the role and value of comms, there is still a sizeable rift in how it is viewed and understood @awarley.bsky.social
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Adeela Warley: Failure to understand comms is bigger than undervaluing an individual or a department
The challenge of reaching and engaging audiences has never been tougher. If comms teams are to succeed we need to see a mindset shift from the top
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 04/06/2026
A charity that promotes diverse role models for young people has become part of Stonewall, in a move that will allow the small charity to expand further across the UK
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Inclusive education charity to become part of Stonewall
The charity will retain its name and programmes but with greater operational capacity, it says
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 04/06/2026
A man who set fire to a shop run by The Children's Society has been jailed for six years
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Man who set fire to charity shop jailed
Michael Gibson admitted charges of arson, burglary and causing racially or religiously aggravated harassment
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 04/06/2026
The Charities Aid Foundation’s World Giving Report, published today, shows people in the UK gave away 0.7 per cent of their income on average
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Most generous country in the world revealed
The findings come a survey of more than 60,000 people in 105 countries
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 04/06/2026
Grantmaking charities must have a written agreement in place with organisations they fund and ensure the terms are being followed, the Charity Commission has said
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Grantmaking charities must have written agreement with grantees, regulator says
The Charity Commission has issued new guidance on making grants
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 02/06/2026
Owen Sharp: The charity sector has always been at its best in moments of crisis. We step in when something has already gone wrong. We respond. We fix. We pick up the pieces. But what if that instinct, as valuable as it is, is also part of the problem? @dogstrust.bsky.social
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Owen Sharp: Prevention is the charity sector’s hardest shift. It is also the most necessary
If we carry on swooping in like superheroes once things have already reached crisis point, we will keep absorbing ever-growing demand without reducing it
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 02/06/2026
The Felix Project and FareShare have rebranded as part of the merger of the two organisations
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Merged food redistribution charities reveal new name
The Felix Project and FareShare announced their intention to merge last year
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 02/06/2026
The annual Soccer Aid football match raised a record £16.5m for Unicef, the charity has announced
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Soccer Aid raises record amount for Unicef
An England team of celebrities and former footballers defeated their World XI counterparts
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 01/06/2026
🎧 Lawfare, trustee whistleblowing and how Reform UK could affect the voluntary sector In the latest editorial team meeting, @lrouse.bsky.social is joined by @emilyharle.bsky.social, @andyricketts.bsky.social and Dami Adewale to talk about three significant sector stories from the past month
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Third Sector: Lawfare, trustee whistleblowing and how Reform UK could affect the voluntary sector
Lucinda Rouse is joined by Third Sector colleagues Emily Harle, Dami Adewale and Andy Ricketts to talk about three significant sector stories from the past month.Emily describes recent cases of so-...
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 01/06/2026
Stonewall’s chief executive is not afraid to steer through a storm. When Simon Blake took the pilot’s seat, he was under no illusions about the journey ahead. Stonewall was facing a looming restructure, a tough financial landscape and challenging, in his words, a “global rollback of rights”
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Simon Blake: ‘There are lots of people who will often shout loudly about an issue – they are unlikely to be the ones you convince’
The chief executive of Stonewall tells Emily Harle about effective advocacy, dealing with heightened scrutiny and navigating an increasingly noisy world
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 01/06/2026
If you’re a fundraiser, then AI can do your job, and there is a chance that in a few years it will be doing your job and you’ll be out of work @ianmacquillin.bsky.social
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Ian MacQuillin: Fundraisers, AI is coming for your jobs!
Many might assume one-to-one fundraising is safe, but fundraisers are already being displaced from donor relationships
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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 01/06/2026
The RNIB has started winding up one of its dormant subsidiaries that ran a now-defunct children’s home that was the subject of a highly critical Charity Commission inquiry
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RNIB to wind up subsidiary
The subsidiary has been dormant since the children’s home it ran was closed while the subject of a Charity Commission inquiry
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