The UK Charity Commission has published an interesting report entitled Charities Back on Track 2008-09 which looks at various investigations involving UK charities and “financial mismanagement, trustee duties and responsibilities, vulnerable beneficiaries, and inappropriate political activities and campaigning.” The number of serious incidents has increased – perhaps an indication of better reporting rather than increased misbehaviour. As in Canada it is only a small number of chariites who are comitting serious misconduct – however, the damage that those few charities can cause to the sector can be substantial.
For the summary press release see;
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/news/prbot.asp
For the actual report see:
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/news/track.asp
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Mark Blumberg is a lawyer at Blumberg Segal LLP in Toronto, Ontario. To find out more about legal services that Blumbergs provides to Canadian charities and non-profits please visit https://www.canadiancharitylaw.ca or http://www.globalphilanthropy.ca He can be contacted at mark@blumbergs.ca or at 416-361-1982.
This article is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be legal advice. You should not act or abstain from acting based upon such information without first consulting a legal professional.
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