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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Hi all, I work at a CIC sport club the owner/operator has got a start up loan in her name for equipment and has drawn...
Hey everyone, I'd love to attend more networking events, ideally online as I travel a lot. So if you have any recommendations, please let me know! Thank you in advance. 😊
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I need help, I have been a CEO for a disability charity for 5 years, the charity and work are thriving. We recruited new board members and my life at work is now unbearable, only when I deal with th...
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: A charitable trust that I’m working with has received consent from the Commission to alter its governing document in...
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Hello, does anyone know if the above has implications for our insurance? We are not keen to continue with volunteers delivering services outside the UK but some have said they have their own insuranc...
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I work for a charity trust and have been observing and listening to staff members concerns about the chair person wor...
We are a recently, Feb 24, registered cat charity and we wish to claim gift aid. We have registered with HMRC and sent out gift aid declarations. I believe that we are able to claim gift aid for the...
We are seeking new premises from November 2024. Respond is a national charity supporting autistic people, people with learning disabilities and their families. We provide psychotherapy and advocacy s...
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Hi, Can a charity that is an Unincorporated Members Association change to a foundation CIO (as opposed to a foundation CIO)? Regards, Farasat
Hi everyone, Was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for UK charity bank account providers that may be more 'risk-averse' in the sense that my CIO aims to serve an overseas community. Having...
Hi all We are starting to look at how we store the institutional knowledge in the organisation. This is so that anyone can access information on any previous policy, research papers or understand the...
Hi, could anyone advise what a typical notice period for a charity CEO is? Many thanks
Hi there, I was just wondering whether anyone had any advice as to the best way to start fundraising for a small charity. We cannot afford to take on a fundraising specialist and yet it is obviously...
Hi, I'm CEO of a CIC, due to become a Charity this year. We've been run voluntarily for the last 5 years, but now have 2 5 year projects we are a part of with a substantial budgeting level and I am...
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I am a Trustee of a small mental heath charity, based in Warwickshire. We have an fundraising event coming up that we have 8 brave young people swimming the channel. We are trying to get some corpora...
Hi all, I'm looking for a venue space for c.100 people for an all-day cabaret style event in (central-ish) London. We are a charity, so venues with discounted and reasonable rates are preferable. Whe...
Hi there, I'm in the early stages of revamping our email programme and would love to hear about the approach that other charities are taking. If anyone is happy to share your approach, or have teams...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Has anyone had any experiences using Smee & Ford (good or bad please) for accessing potential funds from discretionar...
Hi everyone We've got a team running the Royal Parks half this October. But we're oversubscribed with interest. I don't suppose anyone has places they might consider selling?! Thanks so much Abbie
I'm Trustee to a small charity that has raised over £5000 last year so we need to apply to the charity commission. After a lot of research i think the CIO foundation model would be most appropriate b...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: How can we sub-contract work to an employee, which they will complete in their own time, not during their hours of em...
Hello Has anyone got any updated information about Total Giving. The reviews (all 2*) on Trustpilot are last dated Dec 2022. I contacted Total Giving on the 4th April and although they promise to r...
Anyone know of any free premises to rent for our small charity organisation from 1st June 2024 around Coventry/Bedworth or West Midlands or Warwarkshire area?
Hi All, I am just reviewing our volunteer management which has not been reviewed for a long time. Can you let me know the minimum we should look to achieve for good volunteer management? We currentl...
I want to open an investment account where we can choose the shares to buy for our charity as a long term investment. Can anybody suggest the one where we have an option of regular investment and the...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Does anyone have a pay progression mechanism in place to move people up to the scale within their current band? We ha...
Can anyone recommend a cheap or ideally free virtual office address? No physical office required, just an address that can be used on our letterhead and correspondence instead of using a residential...
Hello Everyone, Just a really quick question (I hope!). As mentioned in an earlier post ( https://www.charityconnect.co.uk/post/final-steps-in-changing-from-trust-to-cio/14611/32173 ), we have succee...
I need somewhere to store the donation items i.e clothes , books and resources i.e stationary equipment for my children's charity based in Sandwell local authority borough. It is a NON-PROFIT charit...
I'm a parent volunteer and the treasurer of the school PTA. We are organising a large event to celebrate a significant school milestone and local businesses are donating and in return getting an ad i...