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Guardian Public Service Awards 2020 - coming soon
Published: 12/02/2020Our unique awards, celebrating the very best public teams and people, will open in May. Here’s everything you need to know Since their launch in 2004, the Guardian Public Service Awards have recognise ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Disability charity boss jailed after stealing from pension fund
Published: 10/02/2020Patrick McLarry sentenced to five years for defrauding scheme of more than £250,000 The former head of a charity has been jailed for five years after he admitted defrauding a pension scheme for worker ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Ucas to stop advertising private loans to students
Published: 7/02/2020University admissions service bows to pressure after rebuke from Charity Commission Ucas, the university admissions service, has agreed to stop advertising private loans to students following pressure ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com
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Universal credit 'sending people into arms of loan sharks'
Published: 23/01/2020Debt charity says Tories’ flagship welfare project forcing claimants into destitution Universal credit fuels debt problems for low-income claimants, forcing many into destitution and driving others to ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Lessons in happiness: how a short course can boost your wellbeing
Published: 21/01/2020Research shows that a programme by charity Action for Happiness can help participants adopt a more positive outlook When an email popped up in Jo Newstead’s inbox promising a course that could make he ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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UK benevolent funds hand out £216m as hardship grows
Published: 20/01/2020Return of pre-welfare state charities created to help struggling ‘gentlefolk’ as people fall through safety net Benevolent funds – many created on a wave of 19th-century philanthropy to provide assist ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com
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Charities crowded in affluent areas instead of where they are needed, says thinktank
Published: 17/01/2020NPC says investment to renew communities must go with vows to boost infrastructure Charitable wealth and resources – from volunteers to philanthropic donations and council grants – is disproportionate ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Watchdog urges UK charities to invest their billions ethically
Published: 15/01/2020Charities told to put money into businesses that chime with their aims and principles, even if returns suffer Charities are being told they should invest the billions of pounds they hold in reserve in ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Katie Fisher: ‘I’m not trying to blame anyone for society's mental health failings’
Published: 15/01/2020The head of St Andrew’s, the biggest independent provider of NHS mental healthcare, on her plans to downsize and hand over services Few bosses would nurture an ambition to shrink their operations by h ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com
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Food for thought: the school lunch scheme linking London and Liberia
Published: 14/01/2020By providing free school meals to some of the poorest children on Earth, a UK charity is also ensuring they get an education It’s breakfast time in Domagbamatma (population: 63) in the depths of the L ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com