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 Here we highlight some of the existing law and practice which trustees and charities should be following. A charity must have purposes ( ‘objects’) which […]
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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
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 and experience they have to help in their local areas. Check out their website to find out more.https://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk
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 etc
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 there is advice on how to check if a charity is genuine.
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 roles include Volunteering England, Reach and TimeBank and Do-it.org. KnowHowNonProfit has guides on where to find volunteers and the volunteer recruitment process. Make Criminal records […]
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 information is contained in the Cairncross Review: A Sustainable Future for Journalism, which says that local news faces oblivion if it does not receive additional […]
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 examiner, as required by law not providing meaningful information about their charity’s purposes or the activities carried out to achieve those purposes Further just […]
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 with grants of up to £1,000 to help them achieve cyber essentials accreditation. The Scottish government said cyber security was an important issue for the […]
From 1 August 2018, new rules extend the criteria disqualifying certain individuals from acting as trustees or holding senior management positions in charities. The Charity Commission has published guidance on this which can be read in full here, but the basic details are summarised below. The New Rules There are currently rules in place which […]