Hello everyone!I would like to broaden my CIC by recruiting volunteer Directors to help me elevate the organisation to the next level. Does anyone know how to write a role description specifically f...
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210 days ago
Welcome new members ?? – it’s great to have you here! 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 ot...
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44 days ago
Working in London, I have found that finding affordable external rooms or venues can be an absolute nightmare and I'm sure this is a similar struggle for people in other areas. So, I th...
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2136 days ago
I have been struggling to open a bank account for my organization for a few months now and I don't know which bank I need to go to that's not as difficult to have an account with.
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311 days ago
Welcome new members 👋 – it’s great to have you here! 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 o...
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17 days ago
CharityConnect is a vibrant community of 25k+ charity professionals . Our members aren’t allowed to post promotional content on the forum, however if you would like to advertise with us, we’ve create...
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485 days ago
Hi everyone! We are having a bit of a nightmare with our one and only card reader here at the office. It's really old, it doesn't do contactless and as we don't have our own wifi (we have to use the...
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1213 days ago
Virgin Money Giving allowed the creation of fundraising pages to benefit more than one charity, but, of course, it has closed. SponsorMe from Charities Trust allows something similar but not all the...
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150 days ago
Hello My Governance & Risk Team is under-resourced at the moment so I am seeking a consultant for a few days a week for a few months to support the governance function with tasks like minuting, polic...
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29 days ago
Hi there! I am Crina and I am Volunteering Co-ordinator. I'd love to connect and chat with people supporting volunteers and share ideas for best practice and volunteers engagement. I work for a big c...
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33 days ago
Hi, I am manager at a small environmental Rivers Trust charity in Norfolk/Suffolk. I am looking into finding a mentor and wanted to ask if anyone has any suggestions. We are 3 members of staff and ab...
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14 days ago
I am shortly going to be working with a separate charity - so, in terms of due diligence I looked through their Charity Commission return and their website. Looking at them both, they *only* appear t...
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30 days ago
When organisations with a common aim work together, they can cut costs, improve outcomes and reduce duplication. Collaboration is of particular importance to smaller charities who are looking f...
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2116 days ago
Can anyone recommend a cheap or ideally free virtual office address?No physical office required, just an address that can be used on our letterhead and correspondence instead of using a residential a...
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783 days ago
I'm the finance officer for a mid-sized grant giving charity. We're currently using Quickbooks desktop but the support is being discontinued and the Trustees are keen to replace with a Windows 10 (an...
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21 days ago
Money, fundraising and ROI are among the main concerns for anyone running a non-profit or charity. Thus, we compiled this guide as a compendium of top-notch pro bono and free resources for third sect...
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1583 days ago
Hello, we've had a local charity we work with asking if there's any support / funding out there for mileage claims with petrol prices so high?! We received the following message: A lot of our veg bo...
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6 days ago
In a recent grant application I was asked for information about reserves. Unrestricted, designated, restricted, free reserves .....I do not understand all the different terminology to work out what g...
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554 days ago
Hello allJust after any thoughts/feedback on Charity Worker Discounts? As it's externally available and accessible and doesn't require organisation sign up, seems like a great site to signpost volunt...
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688 days ago
Welcome new members ?? – it’s great to have you here! 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 ot...
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78 days ago
Hi everyone,
I am in the process of starting a new charity and am finding it rather daunting.
I will be using the CIO model in the U.K. but have a couple of questions I hope someone can help me...
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1624 days ago
Should CEOs and Chair of Trustees have to reapply for their positions if they have held the position for 6 years? Just a thought.....
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23 days ago
Hi all, I am looking to transition my creative, project management and stakeholder management skills into a community engagement/manager role within the charity/culture/public sector which has meanin...
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21 days ago
We are a small village charity who are reviewing our governing document which is 20 years old . One of our biggest issues is getting someone to take on the chair role. I have been looking for resour...
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713 days ago
Hi I am the secretary to L'Ecole Des Enfants a non profit Rudolf Steiner school in west Africa totally relying on charity to get by, I am looking to register it in the Uk and was wondering if anyone...
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1012 days ago
Hi there! Do any of your charities use CRM systems for capturing volunteer details? We have approx 100 volunteers and the team has asked about CRM systems (cheap, or free, and easy to navigate) hopef...
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30 days ago
Hi guys,Apologies for such a 'stupid' question but I was just hoping to have this explained in a slightly more straight forward way. We have registered a company limited by guarantee and will be appl...
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321 days ago
Many charities are now venturing back into the world of in-person events for the first time since Covid. Since it can be difficult to find venues that are affordable and have great reviews, I though...
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10 days ago
Hello everyone my name is Jenny Gerald I run a small charity with three other trustees. We have been in operation for nearly 3 years come October, we are seeking an accountant that won't break us. We...
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17 days ago
Hi I notices that someone had asked about general charity accreditations. I was wondering whether anyone knew of something similar to help a charity demonstrate that it was working on being inclusive...
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13 days ago