The professional standards for fundraisers and the way they manage volunteers are being reviewed in order to make them more relevant to the needs of practising fundraisers.

The voluntary sector should establish a central data bank where all grant applicants can lodge standard information about their organisations, to be accessed by funders wishing to verify their authenticity and vital statistics.

Two British aviation charities remain hopeful of a donation despite losing a US court bid that could have seen British Airways and Virgin Atlantic pay them up to £3.6m in unclaimed compensation.

A powerful coalition of arts and cultural organisations have joined forces to launch a manifesto calling for the introduction of more tax incentives for donors who make gifts to cultural organisations during their lifetime.