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A recent incident highlighted an area of concern for me as a trustee. At a home visit to a mum and her child by a staff member the mum became extremely agitated and dysregulated in her behaviour t...
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Hi all! I'm looking for some advice on events booking platforms e.g. Eventbrite etc. Up to now we've been using embedded forms via our website. However, we're having repeated glitching issues with ou...
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I am Management Committee of a CIO , and we have been discussing set up another organisation to manage our Car Club as it's too much to manage in the Charity and wants to work outside area of benefit...
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hi all! hope someone can help me. last year i registered a salary of £42K and pension contributions for £1.5K and was classified as medium tax payer, obtaining monthly voucher allowances for £161, w...
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Hi all, We are reviewing some further family leave policies and wondered if anyone offers anything beyond the statutory for Carer's leave, Dependents leave or Emergency leave. It would be really inte...
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Hi I'm a newbie to this site - I work with retired Veterans and seafarers on Merseyside for a charity. I've been a Caseworker / Welfare Officer for quite some time - always happy to connect and learn...
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It's April Fools today but we never joke about funding. The bots have a nice new core funder for small charities. Bentley Motors – Advancing Life Chances National Fund - focusing on Access, Empowerme...
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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...
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What use do you make of AI? Apart from the obvious help with writing of various types and for research, it seems to have many benefits in improving services and accessibility for beneficiaries and me...
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Good morning, i have recently started my first position in an animal charity. we ask for a relinquishment amount as a donation for animals that we take in from the public, these are normally just p...
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Hi everyone, Just wanted to say I'm excited to have officially started as your community manager and to reiterate that if there is anything you need, please feel free to reach out. I’m very excited t...
Mental Health In The Unemployed. Why do people who are working think the unemployed are all playing the system? Simple they do not understand what being unemployed can do to you,your confidence is de...
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Hey all, One of the things I am finding is slowing down our onboarding process is the right to work check our organisation carries out. Is this common practice in other organisations with volunteers?...
We are a small charity with an annual expenditure of £300,000. We currently manage our IT internally, we are now considering outsourcing are looking for a quote to provide a proactive Managed IT Serv...
I am new to trusts and foundations fundraising and am exploring core funding opportunities; however, I have been struggling to find places for this. For context, I am applying on behalf of a small c...
I have some sad news, I’m afraid. After just over three wonderful years, I’ll be stepping away from CharityConnect next week on Thursday 26th March to start a new venture. It’s been an incredibly rew...
I'm concerned that the new changes coming in next month to sick pay from day one may mean that more staff might take advantage of this new right. Would anyone be willing to share their amended sickne...
Hi everyone Just wondering if there are any UK charities on here who are using Zeffy? If you are and you wouldn't mind sharing your experience (whether that's good or bad!), I'd be really grateful fo...
Hello, We are a CIC offering Yoga and Wellness and various events in London and Bristol and would appreciate guidance towards databases where we can see what grants are available to us. We are workin...
Hi Everyone! Thought I’d jump on here to say a quick hello and introduce myself! My name is Max, and I’m very excited to be stepping in as your new Community Manager. I’ve got some big shoes to fill...
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Hi all, As most of you may know, this week is my last week working on CharityConnect. The exciting news is that we have a new Community Manager lined up to take over from next week! Please join me i...
Hi everyone. Does anyone here work with volunteers who capture and process photos and/or videos of the general public, e.g. workshop / event attendees? If so, how do you manage this in line with GDPR...
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...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has used a shadow board format and could share their learnings or best practices. Has anyone ever trialled a shadow board with individuals accessing your services?
We’re excited to share a couple of updates that make participating in the CharityConnect community even easier and more rewarding. 🔒 Anonymous posting You can now post anonymously directly from you...
We’re closing one of our charity offices and I’m staring at rooms full of desks, chairs, cupboards, IT kit and general “how did we accumulate all this?” furniture. I’d really welcome hearing from any...
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Hello everyone here. We signed up to this platform in-part, because Linkedin has become so huge and for us, little more than a 'white noise' of opinions and unhelpful interactions, better suited to F...
I have worked for a year at a charity on a full time contract in a job I love where I have worked very hard and gone the extra mile on several occasions. Sadly I was told a few weeks ago that there w...
Our application for registration as a CIO has been rejected, and we are seeking professional consultancy and support to successfully complete the CIO registration.
I've been having discussions about whether a chair of a charity can be remunerated and Charity commission advice does not appear 100% clear. There is some content about needing to refer this to the C...