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Hi all I am interested to know what rates you set with your staff for reimbursement for subsistence such as meals when away. Many thanks Emily
Good Morning, I am growing and my CIC needs clearer transparent governance in terms of receiving funding and the decisions that are made in the best interests of those donations etc. To get this I n...
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Hi, can't get to grips with the Companies House requirement for all the trustees to have a company ID on order to submit Annual Return and Accounts. Can anyone help
Hi Charity Connect, I am part of a group of people who have been involved in voluntarily organising a community arts and music event in a small town. Whilst in the first year this was an event that...
I have been involved with a community association (registered charity) for the last year as a volunteer. I was elected as a Trustee in March. It has since become apparent to me that two Trustees elec...
Hi, I'm looking for help with drafting and submitting a CIO application to the Charity commission,. They have a template and we need help drafting and submitting,. We also need help to identify and d...
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Hello, I would like to understand if a charity contracts a consultant overseas, is it legal for that consultant to also represent the organisation in conferences and collectives and attend team conv...
I'm in the process of setting up a CIO and don't want to use my home address as the registered office. I've been advised that accountants can serve as a registered office, but what happens going forw...
As we see cash, cheque and DD donations declining then we need to reach out to millennials and Generation Z donors in their preferred environments.Do you have time to give me an introduction to how...
Hi everyone, I am currently a primary school Headteacher, but am leaving this summer in search of a new challenge and hopefully a better work life balance! I would love to work in the charity sector...
Is Microsoft still offering free MS365 accounts for non-profits? I have heard conflicting reports. I understood MS was still offering free MS365 Business Basic licenses but an IT contact has said th...
Hi all, Our auditors have adopted biometric ID checks and want to carry these out on any new trustees we appoint. They will charge the charity in question £10 per check. I've just had a new truste...
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Hi Everyone, Previously we've used TicketTailor for selling fundraising event tickets as the fees/rates were a bit better than EventBrite. Has anyone got any other alternatives they like to use or w...
Does anyone have any suggestions for good social media support (to deliver) for small charities. We are a small community garden.
How to advertise for ad-hoc volunteers? Hello there, We are looking to recruit some ad-hoc volunteers and were wondering how other charities go about framing the question for time commitments in job...
Hi all, Since Microsoft decided to withdraw their more comprehensive free offer to charities, I've tried to access the 300 free licences which I've previously managed to get with no issues for other...
Last year we submitted a planning application for a new building, which was rejected. We're now looking to resubmit the application, however a member of our volunteer group has suggested charity appl...
Good Afternoon, I work for Crisis UK and am looking to acquire some furniture for a small project we are undertaking at our Birmingham Skylight Centre. Budget constraints mean i am looking at any pos...
I am currently looking at how our charity can improve complaint handling and overall effectiveness of the current process. Would anyone be open to sharing how their charity currently handles/investig...
Has anyone worked with any stand-out fundraising consultants? We're a small charity, with no fundraising capacity, and looking for some external support to help with approaching trusts and foundation...
I have just been appointed my charity's compliance officer and need to send out Trustee Eligibility Declaration forms to new trustees. Can they sign manually and then scan the form, returning by emai...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Do you use professional, paid-for coaching within your organisation and how do you find a good coach?
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...
Good morning Does anyone know of any particularly good examples of volunteer handbooks? This would be for a small charity - it's a community garden which has some volunteer co-ordinators and some eve...
Hello everyone, I"m hoping someone can recommend management training for a member of my team that's recently been promoted into a management role. They have asked for additional training. We can't af...
who can provide with template policies which can then tweak and adapt to our situation. We ideally like the idea of working with someone who can provide us templates to work with, and we can then g...
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...
Hi everyone, I was wondering if you might be able to help? I've been running my CIC since 2022 (always on the side of my day job), last year I took voluntary redundancy to really focus on getting the...
How do I go about finding a venue for a Youth Centre in Glasgow? Thank you
Hi, can anyone recommend any good fully funded or part funded managers training courses? I know about the apprenticeship 95% funded courses funded by the government but wondered if there was anything...