We have recently set up a CIC and in order to apply for funding we need liability insurance amongst other things in place. We have set up a Go Fund Me page to raise money for this. Is there any advi...
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...
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I have discovered that I & several other parents have been added to an Early Years Charity as trustees, without conse...
We are a small new CIC and need to open a bank account in order to raise funds. However, we have been rejected by Starling - without a clear reason, and, reading between the lines, we seem too small...
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I am involved with a newly registered charity. We have just done our first activity in our local community last week and it was a success. However, we have other projects but struggling with finance....
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I’m struggling with my co-founders and need some words of wisdom. We set up a CIC very recently, and basically, perso...
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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...
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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...
Hi, we have a website and forum run by Wordpress. It was set up by a former volunteer who no longer volunteers. I fundraise for the charity and for my sins, took over updating the website, but I know...
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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?
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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...
I'm opening a new charity I have completed a research project to determine that there is a desperate need for this service. I'm looking for advice around how I can pay wages. One member is on the com...
Hi all, I'm comparing Beacon vs Donorfy at the moment and wondered if anyone would be willing to share their comparison charts/ findings with me? Thanks Jess
CharityConnect is built on community, and as such, we want to make it as easy as possible for you to network. This is a thread for you to meet other new members and start making connections straight...
Hello! I work for a small grant-maker and currently manage everything using Outlook and Excel. I would like to put a database in place to improve and develop our grant management. I have used Salesf...
We are hosting our first residential conference post-lockdown in October of this year and wondered if anyone has a conference booking form we could see, to use as good practice? We have a lot of peop...
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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Hi I'm looking to sort our charity's energy contracts for the next 3 years. We were very fortunate to get a very good deal through Utility Bidder 3 years ago, so I'm waiting for them to come back to...
I've been approached by a charity that wants to gift money to another charity that shares the same objects. The receiving charity is fairly new whereas the other charity is 12 years old.
Hello Our charity has a subscription to Hubspot but we're not getting the best value out of it because the (small) team don't know how to use it effectively, and none of us has a chunk of time to lea...
I'm wondering if anyone has an overdue invoice policy that they would be willing to share. We have an outstanding invoice from December for a considerable amount for a service provided to another org...
Hi all, we are reviewing our existing policies and i would appreciate if you can share with me what Finance policies you hold for good practice? So far i have policies for expenses, petty cash and c...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Is there a source that compares charities in terms of staff, expenditure, etc.? For example, is there a source that c...
Hello 👋 I am after some advice. I founded my charity in September 2020 and became a Trustee. Last year due to funding & grants being hard to get as a small Charity I invested £60,000 into the cha...
I am looking for a solicitor(s) who would like to gift their pro-bono time to HERA UK in reviewing their policies as part of our annual review which we do each year (in the April and May) in preparat...
Hi, I'm the Volunteer Coordinator for Berkshire Motor Show and we rely on Volunteers to help on the day, and we're having problems in recruiting Volunteers. I have tried a number of local organisatio...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for good captioning software? it would be used to add captions to v...
Hi! A charity I work with is about to go out to recruit for a Strategic Communications Manager (recruitment agency will be sorted shortly - not looking for support with recruitment). This role will n...
Hi All It's wonderful to be here. I'm the Director of a community benefit society in Bexley, SE London, and we have lost our lovely space that we've been running a community fridge and gardening proj...
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...