SAMH operate more than 60 services in communities across Scotland providing support for people experiencing problems with mental health, homelessness, addictions and employment. Mind operates a similar service in England and Wales, offering information and advice to anyone experi…

She said: “The changes are common sense, achievable and crucially come at no cost to the British taxpayer or Treasury. It feels very much like a win-win to me. “By making small changes in the lotteries law we can ensure that thousands of charities in every constituency are also w…

According to the report, the fastest growing activity in the past year was half marathons, followed by treks and full marathons. Running in general accounted for 62% of all online sports fundraising pages. The report also suggests sponsors may be less likely to donate large amoun…

The initiative has been tailored to support smaller, or earlier stage organisations aiming to take their first steps towards growing and scaling their impact. In contrast, the Scale Up Challenge is assisted by £3m of funding and is aimed at larger, more established and ambitious…

Announcing the latest round of funding, international development minister Baroness Sugg said: “I am proud to announce the opening of the next round of UK Aid Match – the programme which gives the British public a say in how the aid budget is spent. “We continue to welcome applic…

Steve Harper, Haysmacintyre's charities director, said: “Our benchmarking report analysed the wide range of risks that boards of international UK charities are managing, and it’s surprising how few stated safeguarding as an issue. We would have expected more charities to prioriti…

Lottery fund bosses have warned social media followers to be on the lookout for an online scam. The National Lottery Community Fund has received reports that fraudsters have been posing as the organisation on Twitter. The scammers have been contacting individuals to say they, or…

Fiona Greig, chief executive of Link Community Development, said: “We’re thrilled to take this next step in our long-term support of schools in Uganda. By working at the different levels of the education system and strengthening existing systems, we know our impact is sustainable…

Social enterprise software firm Blackbaud, which conducted the report alongside the Institute of Fundraising (IoF), said the report also confirmed that long-term planning remained the key to success in the third sector. David Benjamin, Blackbaud international markets group presid…