The Charity Commission’s guidance has been updated to give consideration of the extent to which the charity sector can undertake activities aiming to help with the effects of the virus. Charities may be keen to tackle the Coronavirus and its impact, but not all charities will find themselves in a position to help. It depends […]
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Government has now published useful guidance for charities at http://shorturl.at/dCFI5 including answering questions such as:- How do I get support to pay my charity staff? Can I use reserves and restricted funds to help my charity through the crisis? Can I cancel or postpone my charity’s AGM or other key meetings? Can I use video, […]
Free online resource for charities launched by the Government. It is a safeguarding portal created to help charities handle safeguarding concerns or allegations. See https://safeguarding.culture.gov.uk/ The portal is intended to show charities how to handle a safeguarding concern or allegation, with prompts to take certain actions or to contact particular people or agencies. It also […]
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 the chief executive earned £434000 last year including bonuses- up from £300532 in 2017. The charity had not been able to provide the Commission with […]
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 […]
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 […]