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Hi everyone, 👋 I spend most of my time around small charity and community boards, and if there's one admin job that causes quiet dread, it's the minutes — turning a two-hour meeting into something c...
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Evening everyone, We're now going live with our breakfast event on 30th September in partnership with Canopi and at their stunning new offices in SE1. If you are a charity with plans regarding your w...
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I'm a committee member at a community centre which has held no meetings for at least 20 months. I've asked the Chair to organise a committee meeting but was asked what was the point because there's n...
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Does anyone know of a better SIM-only mobile contract for a small charity? We currently have 20 users with O2, paying £14 per line per month for 40GB of data each. I'm interested to hear if anyone ha...
Hi there, I recently started working for a small charity as their fundraiser. I am starting from scratch in many ways (they don't have any form of contact database) we use just giving as the donation...
We are seeing an increasing number of clients who use wheelchairs, and our volunteers often provide support to them. We want to ensure that volunteers are able to offer appropriate and practical assi...
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I run an affordable creative arts space in SE London for local creatives.I would like operate as CIO . Can any body give me any advice if a CIO is the right path to go down . Lincoln
I’d really value some outside perspective on what’s happened to me in my charity/events role. I’m a mid‑career woman in my mid‑40s working in business development and sponsorship. Over time I’ve gon...
Hello. I would be very interested to hear from any charity that has been successful in the past applying to The Fore. It is one thing getting randomly selected to apply for Stage 1, it is another b...
Hi, Please could any legal advisors come forward - there appears to be a huge lack of transparency and governance surrounding the recent events of a charity that I used to volunteer in. This is an u...
After years as a Board Secretary and Chartered Governance professional (and now teaching Boardroom Dynamics), I've reviewed a lot of charity board minutes. The same five issues come up every time, so...
Hi All just some advice please, my cic is above a nursery, shes applied for her ofsted, in which she has to declare we are open upstairs( we are newly registered) shes called me rather panicked abou...
Hello, I am in the early stages of developing a community project/social enterprise aimed at reducing social isolation and improving wellbeing. I am looking for advice on funding opportunities, grant...
Online media, whether that be your social media, your non-profit's personal website, or blog, it is more important than ever before to ensure more passionate people can find and interact with your no...
Hi, I work for an Inclusive Cycling Charity called Wheels For All and looking for funding for a van. Please can anybody help point me in the right direction? Many thanks, Rob
Following the Charity Commission’s article on large charities making a surplus and smalls a deficit, I ran an exercise looking at small charities being treated as bid candy by larger ones. Two thirds...
Hi, We want to update (rebuild) our website as it is no longer fit for purpose. Can anyone suggest the best and preferably cheapest way of doing this? I have heard about Common Good Digital from th...
Hello all , hope you are all doing well, I would like to know if any charity is using vibe coded apps to maintain their website and if they are facing any difficulties please , many thanks Louis
I have just received the latest statement for Give as You Live so looked on-line at the donations. Does anyone do any personal thanking of the donor (anonymous/not-anonymous)? And for any that put...
Hi I am interested in how other charities have navigated their telemarketing agency using over 500+ numbers to call from and making over 7 attempts to contact supporters My gut feeling and my princip...
Hello all, I am the Ops Director for a small charity and have been asked to produce a fund raising strategy for 2026. I have never been involved in fundraising before so any pointers, dos and don’ts,...
Does anyone have any experience getting their charity added as a non-profit to TikTok, so people can donate straight from videos? My charity has sizeable audience thanks to a few videos we made that...
I run a CIC focused on improving early careers exposure and practical pathways between education and the world of work. We are now at the stage of seeking the right funding routes to move from develo...
Hello everyone We currently use CAF for regular donations and they do the gift aid for us automatically but they do charge of course for this. We have recently integrated Stripe into our website for...
I have recently become involved with a Charity in the Bristol area and am wondering whether anyone has any experience of using and recommendations for specialist content creators to boost awareness o...
Can anybody recommend a reliable and cost effective card machine that we can take donations thru. Since the Covid pandemic, less people cary cash so being able to offer our supporters the ability to...
We're Project Fire Engine CIC, based in Cambridgeshire — a small community interest company building a meaningful activity service around a Rolls-Royce-powered 1954 Dennis F8 fire engine. We will ope...
Hello All, I am the Chair of a new charity focused on mental health called "RookMay Foundation" - does anyone know of any companies or oganisations that actually manage grants (application, sourcing,...
Hello, has anyone registered on Vinted as a charity? Our charity shop would like to do this but I'd be grateful for any feedback from others - is there anything we need to do/watch out for? Thanks
Good morning, I work for a non-profit organisation whose mission is to use digital tools to support humanitarian aid. Are there any grant opportunities open which we can apply to? Thank you in advan...
