Watchdog will monitor charities that go into business

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The charities watchdog will be paying more attention to groups that venture into business, flagging conflicts of interest that may arise and the need for enhanced guidelines to protect the interests of charities. In its 2018 annual report released last Thursday, the...

Although there are existing guidelines on how charities can engage in business, Dr Ang said that it plans to"enhance" them to better protect the interests of such organisations.The office of the Commissioner of Charities told The Straits Times that some charities, in particular large groups whose gross annual income are not less than $10 million, engage in business activities to generate additional income or provide more goods and services.

"It is necessary for to play a role so that charities that have subsidiaries doing businesses will remain true to their cause," he said.He said there can be issues, for example, if the staff of a charity perform the duties of its business arm, although they are not paid staff of the subsidiary.

 

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