Can the charity sector save its reputation?
In a special programme, You and Yours discusses whether Britain's biggest charities can save their reputations after a year of damaging news stories.
It's been a bad year for the charity sector. Since the death of Britain's oldest poppy seller, Olive Cooke, in May, charities have been criticised for their fundraising techniques.
The big charities were exposed for harassing elderly and vulnerable people and buying and selling donors personal information between themselves.
The government has pushed through some new rules; we'll be speaking to the Minister responsible for the charity sector, Rob Wilson, about the changes he's made to make sure charities are properly regulated.
We go inside one of Britain's biggest charities - the British Heart Foundation - to see where they spend your money, and how they decide to contact their donors.
We'll also be speaking to the small charities, who have largely done nothing wrong, but have been tarred with the same brush as the big ones.
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Charity Data
New research suggests that charities were targetting the "Dorothy Donor" too much.
Duration: 06:07
Minister
Interview with Minister for Civil Society, Rob Wilson.
Duration: 06:56
British Heart Foundation
Interview with Chief Executive of British Heart Foundation, Simon Gillespie.
Duration: 09:47
Small Charities
How smaller charities have been affected by the negative press the big ones generate.
Duration: 05:54
Charities
Discussion with Sir Stuart Etherington and Dame Hilary Blume.
Duration: 06:09
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