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African education charity wins Overall Award at Charity Awards 2013 2

14 Jun 2013 | Tania Mason

A charity that has built 22 secondary schools in Uganda and Zambia and educated over 8,000 youngsters so far since 2008, has taken the top prize at the Charity Awards 2013.


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The Information Commissioner’s Office has told charities that “there is room for improvement” in the way they manage data as the regulator releases a report on the findings of its advisory visits to charities in the last year.

New guidance for charities on protection from online fraud

The Charity Commission and Get Safe Online have launched new guidance on how charities can protect themselves from online fraud and how the public can give safely online.

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Leading advice services are being forced to cut back on face-to-face support and place more emphasis on digital and telephone services, a roundtable discussion of advice charity leaders revealed yesterday.

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