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Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for the charity sector

Mike March 28, 2020 No Comments

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…

Government launches new safeguarding portal for charities

Mike February 3, 2020 No Comments

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…

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…

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