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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...
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...
Ocean King
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...
Joelle Eyeson
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: 4 ladies have just resigned from our small board of Trustees due entirely to the new Chair. He filed paperwork with t...
Ocean King
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...
Ocean King
Hi  Does anyone have a comprehensive board recruitment policy for a large international charity? Also an example of tustess induction etc.  Steve
Steven O'Brien
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...
Daniela Gallagher
Hi All, The charity I represent (Radio Horton) transitioned to a CIO about 2 years ago and introduced a new charitable object which is based on a model provided by the Hospital Broadcasting Associati...
Sam Smette
Hi New to the community so apologies if this should be elsewhere...I'm in the progress of inviting a new Trustee to the board and unfortunately unable to locate and existing paperwork/digital version...
Sean Curran
Dear All, This is my first post, and I've joined anonymously for reasons that will become clear. I agreed to become a trustee of a charity in severe difficulties when a further trustee resigned earli...
Fredrick Wineglass
We are a counselling charity with a trading company arm and we wish to convert to a CIO. Has anyone got advice for us if we keep the company and pay the staff through the company? Does this exclude t...
Philip Hart
Hello  I wonder if someone can explain to me what 'Advancement of education' means in the application to register for charity with the Charity Commission?  What I am asking is, does training such as...
MARIKO HOWARD-KISHI
We are a small charity bringing music to the local community, donating instruments and contributing to mental well being through provision of social making music opportunities. We are an unincorporat...
Dave Neary
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Question about applying for CIO status - we did this in August, and have since responded to some detailed questions....
Ocean King
Hi, I am a relatively new Trustee at a CIO (Foundation model) who agreed last night to undertake a bit of re-boot/re-brand and amendment of its Charitable Objects. The original constitution has not b...
Andrew Wright
We are a small children's charity in Oxford.  I discovered in July that the Charity Commission's Digital Services were being updated and that I needed to get a new "Charity Account".   I started the...
Fran Gardner
Hi, Just wondering if your Trustees use their personal/work email addresses or do they have organisation/charity email addresses set up? I can't seem to find any clear guidance or best practice. Than...
Lorna Massey
Hi all, The charity I'm trustee of is looking to review and update its bank of policies. Do you know of any organisations/consultants who may be able to support this process, particularly on a low-co...
David Bond
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: If the board of a charity employs a manager for a project, can the board trustees approach project volunteers and not...
Ocean King
Hi there, Has anyone had any governance or risk issues come up if a member of staff wants to use a preferred first name on email/external etc. rather than their legal name?  I would have thought pers...
Cheryl-lya Broadfoot
We wish to remove Trustees who have had their fingers in the till. We have been told that only way to remove them is via court. Just want to know whether there is a legal person who can assist and th...
Ranjit Sahota
We are thinking of changing our 'auditors' (in quotes because we don't need a full audit due to our size - ca. £450k) and are concerned at the implications of this. In particular, we have to prove th...
Geoff Roberts
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I'm concerned about married and or couples being on a Board of management, conflict of interest and undue influence.
Ocean King
Hello,  I'm Derek and I'm the Administrator for a new Christian church on the South Coast. Our income (solely from donations) has now exceeded the £5k a year mark and we need to think about becoming...
Derek Morgan
Hello 🙂 I am a newly appointed Trustee for a BabyBank, I am also considering the Chair Role. I am an ExCEO (non Charity sector) and would like to hear from anyone who might be interested in mentorin...
Samantha Campbell
At our AGM ALL board members are required to 'stand down' and be re-elected, this includes chairperson, vice chairperson AND treasurer (who are voted on directly at the AGM) - how do we go about the...
Rebecca Nuttall
Hello everyone, I wonder if you can help. I am debating whether when a team member takes a document from a client to the office (to scan) and then give them back the same or next day, do we need to g...
Kellie Rickell
Hi All, I am seeking some suggestions and feedback on suitable questions for a trustee survey (via Survey Monkey or the like) after each board meeting.  I'd welcome your help. This is what I have c...
Sarah O'Neill
Hello 👋  I am after some advice.  I founded my charity in September 2020 and became a Trustee.  Last year due to funding & grants being hard to get as a small Charity I invested £60,000 into the cha...
Angela Gregg
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