Charities' online donations scuppered by broken Charity Choice links
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17 Jan 2012 | Tania Mason

Hundreds of charities may have lost the ability to accept online donations after web-based donation service Charity Choice upgraded its website and changed the links from charities' own sites.

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Rowena Lewis, fellow, Clore Social Leadership Programme

Seven in ten voluntary sector employees are female, yet just over four in ten charities are led by female CEOs or chairs. And in charities with turnover of £10m or more, women are in the top jobs at just 27 per cent of them.

Sir Stephen Bubb, chief executive, Acevo

The Health Lottery has fought back against criticisms made of it by Sir Stephen Bubb and claimed that the National Lottery in effect gives only 10p in the pound to charities – and most of that in London.

Charities need to engage with users to improve online giving, says report

Almost half of users who start an online donation fail to complete it, according to a new report which urges the sector to adopt a more personal approach to online donations.

MP calls for review of charity shop benefits

Charity shop tax benefits have come under fire from a Tory MP in a backbencher debate about the future of the British high street.

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Call for emergency action on youth unemployment

Tackling youth unemployment should be a priority for all sectors, says Acevo CEO Stephen Bubb, as a new report by the Commission on Youth Unemployment warns that the issue has reached “emergency point”.

Blackbaud to acquire Convio

US software provider Blackbaud has announced it plans to acquire Convio for roughly $312m, forming one of the largest software-as- a- service vendors in the market.

Flack members say 'Thank you' to supporters

Start-up homelessness charity Flack has saved itself from closure by raising more than £45,000 within a month, after its trustees lost confidence in its ability to generate funds.

'Live simply so that others can simply live' urges student film

A 21-year-old music student has highlighted the issues of greed and wastefulness in the light of other people's poverty in a 5-minute film called 'Live Simply'.

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