WS_CharityTeam

Winckworth Sherwood's Charities Team are charity/legacy law specialists - sharing the latest news and views affecting the charity world - RTs not an endorsement

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WS is proud to announce that we are supporting @DementiaUK as our Charity of the Year for 2020-21. We are looking forward to fundraising & promoting awareness about the charity as part of our ongoing commitment to #CSR: https://t.co/Th2duRRmmt

#charitytuesday

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@TWProbate @Estaterisq Many congrats from the WS Charities Team!

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This winter, housing and homelessness charity Shelter are aiming to host the UK’s biggest virtual carol concert - the ‘Home Hope Song’ concert will be hosted in the candle-lit church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London, where Shelter was founded @Shelter
https://t.co/HSmt4rp3IV

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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is applying for charitable status as part of becoming a distinct legal entity within the Law Society Group, it has emerged
https://t.co/q2YV7cKZwN

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The Charity Commission is warning trustees and donors to strengthen defences as it fears the pandemic has created environments that are enabling charity fraud
https://t.co/XSScBMRUp7

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Charities are being urged to take part in a week of campaigning next month to encourage people to become trustees - Trustees Week takes place from 2- 6 November and highlights the work of charity trustees and support boards
https://t.co/QrMs0T4YpU

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Macmillan Cancer Support has come top of YouGov’s CharityIndex ranking, which measures overall brand health
@macmillancancer
https://t.co/UUuhf87zSH

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The risk charities face from insider fraud will grow as the sector grapples with the twin impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and the recession, experts have predicted
https://t.co/gonPUAYueS

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The Charities Aid Foundation is offering £20 million in financial support to charitable organisations in England supporting those hardest hit by Covid-19
@Caf
https://t.co/uej5i7G3Jx

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Charities have reported being victims of fraud or cybercrime 645 times since the start of the pandemic in March, amounting to £3.6 million in total losses, according to the Charity Commission
@ChtyCommission
https://t.co/PhWl4wxYCC

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Girlguiding and BBC Children in Need have partnered to create a new badge and fundraising challenge to mark Pudsey’s 40th year
@ChildrenInNeed @Girlguiding
https://t.co/FJOnJZdT9R

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Charities in a bind after cybercriminals donate $10,000 in bitcoin https://t.co/d4pIwgAxZy

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Charities could face legal action from beneficiaries placed at risk during the coronavirus crisis, the Muslim Women’s Network (MWN) UK has warned
https://t.co/lJIu2bHZgE

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Youth Music, the national music and young people’s charity, has published 'Reshape Music' – a report setting out the significant barriers faced by Disabled musicians to access music education and music-making
https://t.co/jXKzNwArqq

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Environmental charities are “struggling to communicate” the value of their work tackling climate issues to the public and funders, a report commissioned by the Garfield Weston Foundation has found
https://t.co/QVVIeCGJT2
https://t.co/EHyhdzfiuw

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Compared to other income streams, legacy income will continue to hold up as the current crisis continues, and into the future, partly due to the increasing awareness of gifts in Wills according to Legacy Foresight’s latest analysis @talkinglegacies
https://t.co/jJCb8fymAJ

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Charity Agudas Israel Housing Association (AIHA) has won a Supreme Court case confirming that its policy of prioritising housing to members of the Orthodox Jewish community is lawful
https://t.co/WyVLYcVTdg

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Four out of five people who have used Gift Aid on a recent donation support a temporary increase in the tax benefit for charities, according to a CAF survey
@Caf @ukf
https://t.co/HCbgmtjDWL

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Friends of the Elderly cuts hospital admissions by 20% with new tech
https://t.co/0Iwjrpk7OH

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The charity sector is in “serious trouble” and needs to reprioritise its role in building social capital in communities, Karl Wilding said yesterday
https://t.co/dRlbwnUAif

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A new hotline has been launched to stop fraudsters illegally targeting COVID stimulus schemes
https://t.co/niVOkhOOtG