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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…

New rules disqualifying from acting as trustee

Mike September 20, 2018 No Comments

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…

Press release from Charity Commission regarding insider frauds at charities

Mike April 26, 2018 No Comments

The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, has published the findings of a study which has found that cultural factors, such as placing excessive trust or…

Preventing and tackling charity fraud

Mike March 23, 2018 No Comments

The Fraud Advisory Panel have produced new resources to help you prevent, detect and respond to charity fraud. Check out https://goo.gl/2RrbPx

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