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Formal complaint against the Wooden Spoon Society

WE HAVE LODGED a formal complaint against the Wooden Spoon Society with the Charity Commission. Click here to read the full details of our concerns... More

Charity watchdog gives Chelsea the blues

Monday, 26 March 2007
CHELSEA AND MANCHESTER UNITED are the unrivalled 'Big Two' in the Barclays Premiership this season, but when it comes to giving money to charity, neither has their shooting boots on... More

Tesco and ITV “failing their staff” with “ethical bonuses”

Wednesday, 31 January 2007
TESCO AND ITV are failing their staff and their staff’s favourite charities according to a new ‘ethical bonuses’ survey... More

Intelligent Giving's Charity Gift Awards 2006

Monday 4 December 2006
A PLANT THAT MAKES ELEPHANTS SNEEZE, AFGHAN SHEEP and self-heated food – all star in Intelligent Giving's Christmas Gifts Awards this month... More

Fat cats cash in on 'charity' Christmas cards

Monday 27 November 2006
SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S POSHEST shops are those which give the least from their 'charity' cards. But Intelligent Giving has unearthed the best cards, and tells you where to buy them... More

Intelligent Giving and Children in Need

Tuesday 21 November 2006
RECENT PRESS COVERAGE has misrepresented Intelligent Giving’s views on the BBC Children in Need Appeal. More

Ty Hafan beats Children in Need

Tuesday 10 November
BARRY-BASED TY HAFAN CHILDREN’S HOSPICE has been ranked one of the country’s top 15 children’s charities, some way ahead of the BBC’s Children in Need. More

Which?-style website to tackle sacred cows

Tuesday 7 November 2006
A MAJOR INDEPENDENT WEBSITE which judges and ranks charities launches Tuesday. More

Millionaire’s website to set charity world alight

Friday 3 November 2006
A BUSINESSMAN FRUSTRATED by the lack of information about the voluntary sector has launched the country’s first website to independently assess and compare charities. More

Butterflies sink boats in charity rankings

Wednesday 1 November 2006
A SMALL CHARITY which preserves butterfly habitats has pipped the huge RNLI on a new charity rankings website. More