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Nine out of 10 Irish adults donated to charity last year.

Charities Regulator study also finds: 80% say having trust and confidence in a charity is key before deciding to donate Strong public support for greater enforcement and checks by Regulator...

New guidance from the Charities Regulator on public benefit issued.

Public benefit is one of the three main requirements that an organisation must meet to be registered on the public Register of Charities. It's what makes charities different from other...

Charities Regulator – how to manage a crisis.

With public trust and confidence vital for the viability of charities, managing an unexpected crisis is critical to ensuring a charity can navigate and survive it. Our recently published guidance...

€10m Fund launched to support community and voluntary groups with energy costs

The Community & Voluntary Energy Support Scheme (CVESS) will assist charities and community and voluntary organisations with rising energy costs. https://www.charitiesinstituteireland.ie/news/charity-sector-news/497/497-10m-Fund-launched-to-support-community-and-voluntary-groups-with-energy-costs

Charities Regulator – New classification standard launched

Following extensive consultation, the new charity classification standard was launched in November, in time for Charity Trustees’ Week. Being able to group charities with similar activities will help guide funders...

Charities Regulator publishes Inspectors’ Report into BirdWatch Ireland.

The Charities Regulator has today published an inspectors’ report into Irish Wildbird Conservancy CLG T/A BirdWatch Ireland (Registered Charity Number (“RCN”) 20008963). The report follows a statutory investigation into the...

Charity Trustees’ Week 2022

A bumper calendar of events is planned for Ireland’s 6th Charity Trustees Week from 14 – 18 November 2022. The annual event celebrates the contribution of more than 76,000 volunteers across...

FoodCloud Wins Charity of the Year 2022 at the Charity Excellence Awards 2022

FoodCloud has a longstanding commitment to the community and showcases an ability to assist those most deprived by redistributing 100 million meals to its network of community groups and charity...

Charity sector must improve compliance to boost public confidence.

The Charities Regulator’s 2021 Annual Report, published today, shows that only 64% of registered charities had filed their annual reports on time, which is within 10 months of the charity’s...

Charities VAT Compensation Scheme

The closing date for submission to Revenue of claims for VAT paid in 2021 is 30th June 2022. The Charities VAT Compensation Scheme (VCS) aims to reduce the VAT burden...