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With more than 1 million data points, we've used the Charity Excellence Data Store to track and report key metrics in near real time since 2018. This is the sector fundraising model showing the Cost...
Hi everyone, can someone help with information about how to go about fundraising and getting donations. We are a new charity and haven't been able to get donations in. Secondly, I would like to know...
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£5,000–£20,000 for non-profit organisations in the Severn Trent catchment (the Bristol Channel to the Humber and from mid-Wales to the East Midlands) providing vital community services, with priority...
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If you look after the books for a small charity, the new Charities SORP — the rulebook for how charity accounts are drawn up — is now in force, and the good news is that for most small charities it’s...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: If you have started to develop a CRM to support small charities, but are being let down repeatedly by the dev team in...
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...
CharityConnect is all about community, and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to meet fellow charity professionals and start building connections. If you've joined us recently, say hello!...
Start-up Charity
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Hi all, I’m a former SEN/EYFS teacher in Basingstoke setting up a small charity (a CIO) that gives families of 0-5s a gift box of books and toys, with simple play ideas to help children’s early commu...
We use excel spreadsheet for our charity receipts and expenses. We would like guidance on creating some auto reports to make it easier for us, saving time. Someone with advance use of Pivot Table...
Finance
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Hi there, we are trying to get into offering 'free gifts' with some of our donations however reading through HMRC's guidelines it's quite unlcear how to do it legally. I have sought external advice b...
Hi - We are a small charity (12-14 people) and I am looking to share an office space (either ours or someone else's) with another charity, and each using the space 2/3 days a wk. We have a space atm...
Hello everyone, I’ll be moving from the US to Glasgow and am hoping to enter the job market in the first quarter of 2027. In the meantime, I’d love to start learning more about the UK charity sector,...
Hi All, My name is Atul Roy. I am an IT enthusiast. I do websites, software, SEO, and AI automation. I just want to introduce myself, and if anyone needs any suggestions or advice regarding these top...
Hi, we want to invest some of our funds, but when we have asked investment managers we have found that they have a minimum of £150K to 1,000,000. Does anyone know of a way to invest with a smaller bu...
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I have a question regarding handmade knitted/crocheted teddies. People send us donations of these items and I wondered whether there are any restrictions on what we can do with them? For example, a f...
Hi everyone! Excited to join Charity Connect and connect with fellow charity professionals, founders, and volunteers across the UK. I run Westminster Digital Bridge C.I.C. , where we focus on bridgin...
Hi there, we're interested in running a free online event for charities. We'd like to cover marketing, specifically aspects of Digital Marketing. It would be recorded so attendees that can't watch li...
Comms
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Hi All, our charity is planning to run some festive posts in the lead up to Christmas which highlight how some of the key messages from our work are touched upon in popular Christmas films. Can anyon...
Hi - I'm responsible for managing membership in a charity with nearly 700 paying members (and growing). I inherited a spreadsheet-based system, which is far too manual for our needs. I'm looking for...
Let’s Make a Difference Together! I’m always open to collaborating with individuals, organizations, and partners who are passionate about community development, youth empowerment, and creating posit...
Our charity was registered in July 2026, when is the end of the financial year and when should we file our reports to CIO?
Please can anyone recommend reasonably priced office/desk space for a small charity based in London? Not sure where to start looking and how much we should be paying!
Has anyone got any thoughts on the new Rights to Work legislation and how it might affect fundraising. From my reading, "a worker engaged as an individual sub-contractor" could include DJs, floris...
Hi, We have a couple of part-time independent contractors who work with us. One of them also volunteers at times. Would it be acceptable to pay for a counselling course for this person? Many thanks...
CharityConnect is all about community, and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to meet fellow charity professionals and start building connections. If you've joined us recently, say hello!...
could anyone suggest a good legal provider who could support us by reviewing updated our updated Governing documents to confirm they legally compliant and serve the needs of the benefierices we serve...
We're looking at creating a webpage for Grants & Trusts, has anyone had any feedback/know what funders are looking for on a charity's website? What information would they like readily available?
Hi everyone, I'd love to learn how other charities are using AI in their day-to-day work. I'm especially interested in practical examples from frontline teams (especially caseworkers), fundraising, a...
I've just set up a new CIC and a lot of what I do in terms of training, etc, is online, but I have been advised to look into insurances. Can anyone guide me? Thanks.