The Charity Employees Benevolent Fund is to close through lack of income. The fund, operating since 2009 to provide assistance to current and former charity staff facing financial hardship, will be wound down after it has met its current financial obligations.

The charity sector has, ironically, been a latecomer...

A video trailer for Aardman and Sony Picture Entertainment's new film The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists! has been criticised for its "poor taste" by national leprosy charity LEPRA Health in Action for its depiction of people with leprosy. The charity has launched an online campaign to explain why...

With one year to go before the 2012 Olympics start, you can be sure that plenty of charities will be thinking of running Olympics-themed fundraising events to tie in with this significant festival of sport. But they might be well advised to steer clear of any mention of the Olympics...

All UK charities have suddenly found themselves facing the same dilemma: do they take up the offer of free advertising space in the final edition of the News of the World, or do they reject association with the toxic brand?

This is a very unusual situation: there have been cases...