Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme

The twelfth funding round for the Energy Redress scheme has opened with grants ranging from £20,000 to £2 million.

Integrated Care Systems Research-Practice Network

The network provides varied opportunities for those who work in, or study, the health and care system to input their knowledge and experience, helping to get more research into practice – and more practice into research.

Call for evidence: Out-of-School Settings Safeguarding

The Department for Education is calling for evidence to help shape future safeguarding policy for the Out-of-School Settings (OOSS) sector.

Financially at-risk councils cutting funding to charities

The Directory of Social Change (DSC) found that UK councils’ grant spending with voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations decreased by around 10% in 2023-24.

£32.5 billion worth of volunteering hours going unused

New research by Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), commissioned by national charity Royal Voluntary Service, found that nearly two-thirds (62%) of businesses say they offer volunteering days, yet 140 million hours went unused in the last 12 months, as many struggle to find the right opportunities.

New Charity Podcast "When Charity Goes Wrong"

Charity media outlet Third Sector has launched a new podcast series that is focused on high profile charity challenges and how they could have been avoided.