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Issues for trustees considering a CEO’s remuneration.

Mike December 22, 2019 No Comments

Marie Stopes International has been warned by the Charity Commission that its work faced being “undermined” over the decision to award its CEO a bonus equivalent to his salary.Simon Cooke …

Guidance for trustees of charities dealing with a connected non-charitable organisation

Mike September 14, 2019 No Comments

This guidance is for trustees of charities that have a long-term close relationship with a connected non-charitable organisation such as a: trading subsidiary commercial business not-for-profit organisation or social enterprise…

Lessons from Charity Commission enquiry into charity.

Mike June 22, 2019 No Comments

A Charity Commission enquiry report is timely reminder of need for good governance, conflict of interest policy and to take professional advice in many instances see shorturl.at/ntJK7

Do you wish to volunteer to help a charity?

Mike April 26, 2019 No Comments

The Royal Voluntary Service has launched a new advertising and recruitment campaign to increase volunteering by older people in local communities. The campaign will encourage people to offer whatever skills…

Charity Digital Tech Conference 2019

Mike March 23, 2019 No Comments

Charity Digital News ran a Charity Digital Tech Conference 2019 and you will find useful videos of the speakers here https://bit.ly/2JxrmgR covering website design, social media and brand management…

Charity Commission encourages safer giving for Cyclone Idai Appeal

Mike March 23, 2019 No Comments

For advice on how to safely donate to charities working to relieve the humanitarian crisis in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe as result of Cyclone Idai go to https://bit.ly/2Ft9sYA where…

Seeking volunteers for your charity?

Mike February 26, 2019 No Comments

Seeking volunteers for your charity? The normal methods of recruitment will be : word of mouth personal recommendation advertising in national or local press Websites where you can advertise volunteer…

Government backs charitable status for some forms of journalism

Mike February 13, 2019 No Comments

The government is backing the idea of granting charitable status to some forms of journalism and has asked the Charity Commission to look into how it could be achieved. This…

Charity accounts – common problems found by Charity Commission

Mike January 26, 2019 No Comments

The main reasons why charity accounts submissions do not meet the basic benchmark are: failure to evidence that accounts had been subject to independent scrutiny by an auditor or independent…

Charities in Scotland are being offered grants of up to £1,000 to help strengthen their cyber security.

Mike November 13, 2018 No Comments

The Scottish Government has launched a grants scheme to help Scottish charities boost their cyber security. Managed by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the scheme will support charities…

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