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Charities Inclusive Governance Report 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s largest 500 charities’ senior leadership teams and boards remain unrepresentative of the people they serve and employ according to a report by Inclusive Boards. Despite women making up the majority of the third sector workforce, the Inclusive Governance Report 2022 finds that just 13% of charity Boards have achieved gender parity and 29% of charities have all white boards. Charity senior leadership teams remain behind charity Boards in terms of gender, racial and ethnic diversity. Following the 2018 publication which found a widespread lack of diversity in the…

London Marathon Foundation reaches £100 million funding milestone

Stuart Mitchell

The London Marathon Foundation reaches £100 million funding milestonere delighted to announce that we’ve reached the significant milestone of awarding £100 million to projects which inspire activity across the UK since 1981. This comes just six days before the 2023 TCS London Marathon, the 43rd edition of the world’s most popular marathon, on Sunday (23 April).  The London Marathon Foundation (previously known as the London Marathon Charitable Trust) was created in 1981 by London Marathon co-founders, Chris Brasher and John Disley, to distribute the surplus made from the London Marathon.…

National Philanthropic Trust UK distributed over £12 million in grants during Calendar Year 2022

Stuart Mitchell

The National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) UK, one of the leading providers of donor-advised funds (DAFs) in the UK, granted £12.2 million on behalf of its donors during Calendar Year 2022. This represents a 37% increase in the value of charitable grants from NPT UK donors to 2021, and almost a three-fold increase compared to 2020. The volume of grants made by NPT UK has also risen year on year, peaking at 421 in 2022. When combined with grants donated since 2020, NPT UK has distributed £25.7 million through 864 grants…

JustGiving awards are back

Stuart Mitchell

The JustGiving Awards are back to celebrate another year of amazing fundraisers; from toddlers, all the way up to centenarians, it’s time to nominate your favourite fundraisers and crowdfunders*. Created by JustGiving, the awards celebrate people of all ages and backgrounds who have achieved extraordinary feats for charities across the world.   People have until Monday, 29thMay, to nominate those on JustGiving who they feel deserve formal recognition for what they have achieved. Voting takes place in June via the organisation’s website.  Eight winners as well as JustGiving’s Charity of the Year…

“The Greggs Pledge” highlights new renewable and food waste goals

Stuart Mitchell

Greggs highlights its progress on its sustainability goals with this post on its website, copied below: We know that being a good business is more than just selling mouth-watering Sausage Rolls – that’s why we launched the Greggs Pledge in 2021.  For those who don’t know, The Greggs Pledge is our commitment to ourselves, our customers and our communities to make the world a better place by 2025. It sets out ten commitments, built around three key areas: building stronger, healthier communities, making the planet safer and becoming a better…