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Prince William spoke of the emptiness he feels on Mother's Day as he last night agreed today to become patron of a ­charity that Diana, Princess of Wales, his mother, helped launch.<>In a short and unusually personal speech to children who have lost parents or siblings, William said he understood "</>... more

by David Kane There are more third sector staff in social care but some charities will struggle in the recession, the 2009 NCVO almanac shows. more

A few weeks ago I wrote a column in praise of the excellent charity Help for Heroes (H4H). Today I am going to disagree wholeheartedly with their public criticism of the excellent Just Giving, a private company which has enabled over half a billion pounds for charity.What is Just Giving's crime... more

At first look this seems a rather daft question. Charities for profit? Isn't that a contradiction? Well, yes, and no. The public would certainly find NSPCC plc a hard one to throw into the bucket for. So, on one level, yes it is a non-starter.But I raise the question because I there is a hy... more

Community Links has been selected as the chosen charity for the Newham Classic 10k run. More than 5000 runners are expected to take part in the race which will pass next to the magnificent London Olympic Stadium and finish at West Ham Park. The Newham Classic 10K is a celebration of freedom, uni... more

Annika is the coordinator for the Health Launchpad team and joined the Young Foundation in September 2009.<>Before joining the Young Foundation, Annika worked as a research assistant for New Philanthropy Capital, a charity whose mission it is to help make effectiveness central to how charities work</>... more

Faith is the coordinator for the Learning Launchpad team and joined the Young Foundation in October 2009.  Faith is also the PA for Simon Tucker, Head of Launchpad, and Alice Phillips, Head of Learning Launchpad.<>Faith worked for many years in the healthcare field in America.  Her background is in</>... more