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Military Charities Called To Inspection
A new report shows trust in charities has fallen to its lowest recorded level.
Because of this, forces charities are making themselves more accountable to the public.
While those in the military have been affected less than most, they are still determined to regain confidence.
Speaking at the annual general meeting for COBSEO – the Confederation of Service Charities (which represents and promotes the work of some 240 organisations and liaises with the government on welfare needs) - the Chief Executive, Lt Gen Andrew Ridgway said:
"Right across the sector, there have been some challenges; there's been some questionable governance of certain charities; there's been some inappropriate fundraising activities, and some of this has been reported in the media, and, inevitably, it affects everybody".
Now military charities are working hard on best practice – so money they raise continues to benefit the forces community directly.
To boost the regulation of charities, there’s now a new fundraising regulator, to weed out bad practices.
For all these charities, the challenges ahead are many. Most important, however - the need to serve and support the four million-strong serving and veterans community and their dependants.
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