Voluntary sector

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Letter: Vince Power obituary
Cecilia Gallagher writes: From the start of his music festival work, Vince Power asked people on guest lists to donate £5 for charity

Cecilia Gallagher

30, Apr, 2024 @3:24 PM

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Guide Dogs UK blames cost of living crisis as it plans 160 redundancies
Largest trainer of dogs in country is trying to prevent an estimated £20m funding gap opening up by 2026.

Amelia Hill

30, Apr, 2024 @3:23 PM

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UK charities hiring staff with ‘privilege not potential’, report author warns
Exclusive: Working-class people less likely to get jobs in charities than public and private sectors, EY Foundation report finds

Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent

28, Apr, 2024 @5:00 PM

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Wet weather but a warm welcome at Glasgow’s Refuweegee – a photo-essay
Katherine Anne Rose spent months documenting the Scottish charity, which welcomes and supports forcibly displaced people with the help of the local community

Katherine Rose

21, Apr, 2024 @9:00 AM

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‘I was very nearly dead’: high achiever Martha Lane Fox is now on a mission to conquer mountains
After a car crash nearly killed her 20 years ago, the dotcom entrepreneur is climbing three peaks to make £300,000 for charity

James Tapper

20, Apr, 2024 @6:18 PM

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RNLI says volunteers saved 355 lives last year, with London stations the busiest
Figure was a significant drop on 2022, when 506 lives were saved by lifeboat crews and lifeguards

Robyn Vinter

08, Apr, 2024 @4:00 AM

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Staff and bosses at Royal Society of Arts accuse each other of threats and lies in pay row
A labour dispute at the historic charity, one of the most bitter the sector has seen, has spilled into the public sphere

Tom Wall

06, Apr, 2024 @11:00 AM

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Meet the Sydney volunteers who are feeding the families fleeing Gaza
Palestinians arriving in Australia on visitor visas are facing hardship – and community organisations are stepping in to help

Mostafa Rachwani

03, Apr, 2024 @1:51 PM

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Orkney shop owner raises £3,000 for charity after Easter egg error
Dan Dafydd, who accidentally ordered 80 cases of eggs, aims to raise £20,000 for the RNLI by Easter Sunday

Aneesa Ahmed

28, Mar, 2024 @8:05 PM

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Bournemouth man sets Guinness World Record as longest-serving lifeguard
Chris Lewis has been rescuing local swimmers and tourists on Dorset resort’s beaches for 58 years

Steven Morris

26, Mar, 2024 @4:20 PM

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If I give away a kidney, will it make me a better person? | Zoe Williams
Could one extravagant pro-social act lead to me finally doing all the other ones I promised to do?

Zoe Williams

18, Mar, 2024 @4:17 PM

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Macmillan Cancer Support to axe 150 jobs amid soaring inflation
Exclusive: Charity seeks to ‘minimise the impact’ of the cuts on beneficiaries living with cancer

Patrick Butler Social policy editor

15, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM

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