This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Hi, we are between accountants/treasurer right now and need some new finance software as we're running on spreadsheet...
Hi all, we have 9 Trustee's and our Treasurer has resigned recently. As the position is elected and the constitution is silent on resignation process, does the remaining trustee appoint someone to f...
Good morning, i am looking for examples of safeguarding risk registers for our charity. Does anyone have any examples of such a template that you are willing to share? Bets wishes, Anthea
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We are an unincorporated association (UA) and expecting to register as a charity while remaining a UA. We bank with Barclays and have a number of members who pay by direct debit. We are concerned th...
Does anyone have experience with copyright related to reproducing an image for merchandising? We OWN a few prints of our museum done by a deceased artist (2002) and want to make various merchandise f...
Hi all, I've just moved into a new role heading up stewardship for my organisation. Wondering if anyone knows of stewardship training courses on offer - or working groups to share best practice. Th...
Her Equality Rights and Autonomy UK are a charity in the UK supporting two students who are currently facing deportation due to their nationality and the new immigration laws are impacting their abil...
Does anyone know of registered addresses that charities can use, or organisations that allow charities to use their address?
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: If all but the chairperson resigns from charity trustees of a children's-run nursery, is the chairperson still a chai...
Morning! We have had our application returned as we needed an adult safeguarding policy which we have now done. We are a survival and Bushcraft school supporting veterans and those struggling with me...
We run a Food Hub from a Community Centre and want to invest in some safeguarding training for the leaders and key volunteers who are working with the vulnerable adults who come. Can anyone recommen...
We are a counselling charity. We're pretty well established now and financially secure for the moment. My director is really keen to set up a training course. This would be quite involved, not a week...
Hello all Does anyone have any experience of putting together a co-production policy or framework/know of any useful resources? Kind regards Michael
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I would be grateful if anyone could give me some advice. We are a CIC with a mix of donations and government grant f...
IT
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are in the process of updating our business continuity plan to cover cyber incidents and I'm looking for some guid...
Trusts & Grants
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Hi, Does anyone know of any grants to help finance a new boiler for charity run preschool? Beyond our means currently! Thanks.
Hello Everyone Im very new to all this and getting a bit confused with setting up. I would really appreciate if anyone could help with a few questions I have regarding trustees. 1. As I mentioned i...
Hi all, I am supporting a homelessness charity that is considering becoming a registered provider. Does anyone have experience of the process and can offer some guidance. Thanks, Charlie
Hello Our Church, which is a registered charity, has some exciting development projects in the pipeline but ones which will require significant external funding via grants or similar. I just wondered...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: There is a plan afoot, of which I am aware and slightly active in, to set up a new charity and donate a 'nature reser...
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Hi everyone, I am starting a charity and want to make sure I set it up with the right structure to ensure at some point I am able to take a small salary. Can I make myself the CEO from the start? An...
Happy Sunday everyone from Glasgow. Since receiving our SCIO status in May 2023 we have been active establishing the academy for those who choose to join us. The charity was orchestrated by homeless...
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Hey CC 😊 I wanted to hop on here to shamelessly promote CharityJob's fantastic article on How to Find Your Charity Network on CharityConnect. 👀 The article covers how you can discover your commun...
Hi Does anyone have a comprehensive board recruitment policy for a large international charity? Also an example of tustess induction etc. Steve
Hi Does anyone else use Moodle? We have a Moodle online learning platform for our programmes and are looking for a new host/support company. Any recommendations welcome. Thanks!
Last week, I spoke at CharityConnect’s Connections event, to help CEOs and Fundraisers explore fundraising as an integrated organisational ethos supported by all staff. Cross-departmental cooperati...
Hello I am working with a Wildlife Rescue Charity that is desperate for funds just to pay the basic food and medication bills. It is very difficult to raise funds for animals that are not cute and fl...
Hi, i have recently joined a charity with around 15 trustees on board with 5 committees. I find the current setup very manual and time consuming (just Microsoft package - emails, word docs and spread...
Hi everyone I am looking for a model for a compassionate leave policy, including bereavement, to add to our employment policy portfolio. Does anyone have a policy of this sort that they would be wil...
A bit mundane but can anyone recommend a provider for a SIM only contract for a CIC?