Property News · December 22, 2016

Hospice charity 'locked into fundraising deal that misleads public'


Charity Commission says Hospice Aid UK partnership with Euro DM means as little as 2% of donations given as grantsA hospice charity signed a deal with a direct marketing agency that could have resulted in hospices receiving less than 2% of £5.4m raised from the public, according to a Charity Commission report.Hospice Aid UK agreed a seven-year deal with Piccadilly-based marketers Euro DM that resulted in the public being “misled” over how much money would be given to hospices. Since the Charity Commission stepped in, the agency has agreed to pay back £325,000. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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