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Source: Funding SourcesPublished on 2019-04-10

Billionaire makes £150m donation to Oxford University 19th June 2019
The gift from the American Stephen Schwarzman is believed to be the largest individual gift made to a British academic institution
Charity income still rising but donations are down, says NCVO publication 19th June 2019
The latest Civil Society Almanac says donations have fallen by 2 per cent and income from the government is static
Independent grant funding to prison charities 'fell by half' in first year of Transforming Rehabilitation 18th June 2019
A report from the think tank NPC says it fell from £37.1m to £18.4m between 2013 and 2014, suggesting 'funders may respond directly to policy upheaval - by pausing their funding'
Ed Aspel to step down from Cancer Research UK in November 17th June 2019
The director of fundraising is to take a career break, Third Sector has learnt
Come clean about scandal before you are found out, Oxfam exposé journalist warns 14th June 2019
Sean O'Neill, chief reporter at The Times newspaper, says skeletons in the cupboard 'have a habit of finding their way out'
Co-founder says Comic Relief will probably move away from celebrity films 12th June 2019
In the wake of the 'white saviour' row, Richard Curtis tells a committee of MPs that in future the charity will be 'very careful to give voices to people abroad'

Big Society Capital made a record £1.7bn available for charities last year 13th June 2019
The social investment wholesaler's annual review says this is an increase of £600m on the previous year
Deadline approaching for Third Sector Awards 29th May 2019
You can avoid paying a late-entry fee by applying no later than 11:59pm on 6 June
Government promises more small charity involvement in commissioning 11th March 2019
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden tells a Social Enterprise UK summit that the government wants services to pay far more attention to social impact when putting contracts out to tender
Catch22 opens applications for social entrepreneurship programme 27th February 2019
It is looking for five people to join the two-year programme, which has £448,000 of backing from the National Lottery Community Fund
Third Sector Awards 2019 are now open for entries 26th February 2019
Entrants can choose from 26 categories, including two new ones: Best Charity Film and Best Use of Impact Reporting
Start-up charities: New, innovative and making a difference 31st January 2019
PJ White looks at some of the most exciting charities and social enterprises founded in recent years