All of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s cash machines will include charitable donations this summer to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympics.

Fundraising competition within the arts sector is about to enter a new phase unimagined up until this point, according to a new survey from Arts Quarter.

The Big Lottery Fund is to allocate 0.7 per cent of its budget this financial year to social investment.

Javed Khan, chief executive of Victim Support, has pledged to give £1 per employee in support of the Charity Employees Benevolent Fund, saying that it’s the responsibility of the UK’s larger charities to help charity employees during tough times.