Read the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport’s response to #OperationTransparency
Stuart Andrew MP, the Minister currently responsible for sport, gambling, civil society, and equalities, has encouraged the #OperationTransparency campaign to “continue to engage” with the Charity Commission on trustee diversity and data transparency. Responding to a letter from the campaign asking DCMS to represent our concerns over the charity diversity data gap to the Charity Commission, Andrew […]
#OperationTransparency: Re-imagining Finance and Funding for BAMER-led organisations
“Many of our organisations and our communities are still not feeling that their voices are recognised.” – Julie Pal (CEO, CommUNITY Barnet) On 20th October 2022, Money4YOU’s #OperationTransparency held a panel discussion on re-imagining Finance and Funding for BAMER (Black, Asian, multi-ethnic and refugee)-led organisations. The campaign calls for publishing diversity data in the charity sector, a step that will boost transparency and […]
Charity Commission’s Consultation Response Leaves Unanswered Questions on Diversity Data Gap #OperationTransparency
We welcome the Charity Commission’s update on its position with respect to diversity in the charity sector as part of a recent consultation response. However, we struggle to understand the concerns it articulates around diversity data reporting in the Annual Return.Given that in the majority of cases a nominated respondent completes the Annual Return on […]
Charity Commission responds to #OperationTransparency
On 4th July this year, Money4YOU’s #OperationTransparency sent an open letter to the Charity Commission for England & Wales. We urged the Commission to monitor the diversity of charity trustees and senior executives across a range of protected characteristics. Public access to this data would enable better interventions to improve diversity and build trust and […]
Earning Trust: How do we Design Fair, Impactful and Equitable Charity Diversity Data? (07/07/22)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h3YaJZQrRg #OperationTransparency The latest #OperationTransparency panel brings leading voices from the BAMER-led UK voluntary sector together to create a practical vision of diversity data transparency. In this informative, future-focused discussion, we’ll cover the implications of charity diversity data for politics, data privacy, funding allocation, recruitment, and public trust. We’ll also discuss precedents and future battlegrounds […]
MPs Recommend Publication of Charity Diversity Data – #OperationTransparency
This morning, the International Development Committee, chaired by Sarah Champion MP, published a report calling for better diversity data in the international aid sector. The report recognises what Money4YOU’s #OperationTransparency has been saying for six months: diversity data is part of a vital mechanism of accountability. As the Select Committee writes, “Only by being transparent […]
Bridging the Data Gap: From Transparency to Decolonisation (24/05/22)
https://youtu.be/FOTgDzxjwtI #OperationTransparency : Hold funders and executives to account on equality, diversity and inclusion! Have you ever tried to find out exactly what proportion of funding is being allocated to organisations led by people of colour? Or what proportion of charities are led by people with lived experience in their areas of work? How about […]