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Hey everyone, I'd love to attend more networking events, ideally online as I travel a lot. So if you have any recommendations, please let me know! Thank you in advance. 😊
Hi! A charity I work with is about to go out to recruit for a Strategic Communications Manager (recruitment agency will be sorted shortly - not looking for support with recruitment). This role will n...
Hello everyone, We are a new charity concerned with girls’ rights, women’s empowerment, and community assistance. Because our budget is small, we want to give this position to a volunteer executive...
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Have you seen TikTok's latest campaign offering free online training for charities on how to use the platform and promote their cause? I think it's a great move from TikTok, but I'm curious to hear...
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Hi All Just wondering what non-conformance software people ae using? Looking for a system that does not have phenomenal month subscription costs? Many Thanks
Hello I am hitting a brick wall with ideas to celebrate our volunteers for the upcoming National Volunteer Week. Please can anyone give me some ideas and would I be able to apply for a grant for any...
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Hi, I'm the Volunteer Coordinator for Berkshire Motor Show and we rely on Volunteers to help on the day, and we're having problems in recruiting Volunteers. I have tried a number of local organisatio...
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...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Hello, I'm looking for recommendations for online event ticketing solutions. Something similar to Eventbrite, but mor...
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: How can we sub-contract work to an employee, which they will complete in their own time, not during their hours of em...
Hello, as part of our fundraising efforts we want to approach companies and professional associations to support us. Before doing this we would like to have some propositions ready, a sort ot differe...
Finance
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Hi all, we are reviewing our existing policies and i would appreciate if you can share with me what Finance policies you hold for good practice? So far i have policies for expenses, petty cash and c...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am looking for a third sector specific salary surveys and benchmarking data. I'm new to this industry and want to c...
Hi all, Do any of you have effective legacy strategies? I have a limited budget, so would welcome your thoughts. Jill
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Hi all, please help me understand how to shift from unpaid founder of a charity to a paid CEO in Scotland.
I hope you're doing well. I'm reaching out on behalf of Childhood Tumour Trust, a small charity dedicated to supporting children who have a rare genetic condition. Many of the children we work with a...
Governance
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I'm Trustee to a small charity that has raised over £5000 last year so we need to apply to the charity commission. After a lot of research i think the CIO foundation model would be most appropriate b...
Anyone ideas or names of funding orgs in the SW london and Surey area... small registered charity of 8 years est . Thanks
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Hello Has anyone got any updated information about Total Giving. The reviews (all 2*) on Trustpilot are last dated Dec 2022. I contacted Total Giving on the 4th April and although they promise to r...
HiWe are a very small membership charity and a couple of my Board members have wondered out loud about us getting rid of our yearly membership fee. I wonder if anyone else has done a similar thing an...
Hi All, Hope you are well, With Volunteer's week fast approaching, I was wondering what ideas everyone has to celebrate this, especially interested to find out what organisations do when they have...
Hi Can anyone give me tips on organising a raffle that is both online and sells printed tickets face to face at an event? Thanks Rebecca
Hi Just looking to do a quick survey to see what others might offer in terms of a working week and general benefits. We offer a 35 working week and wanted to see what others offered. Our main benefi...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I have recently undertaken the role of Program Coordinator for a small charity running Programs for post-cancer indi...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Our Charity is in the process of writing a succession plan to recruit a new Chair of Trustees. We anticipate our curr...
Hi All, We have only just registered as a charity and I'm discovering significant savings for online services which are worth knowing about - please add to the short list that I have discovered so fa...
Hi there, Does anyone work at a charity offering support to families and have a hardship fund for those who are unable to participate in activities due to lack of funds? For example, families unable...
1. CharityLog - have you heard of it? Do you use it? I would value your reply. 2. Are you a small charity with an income under £250,000 using a CRM? I would like to hear your CRM recommendations.
Hi, I wanted to know how I can tackle this staff pay concern. I have 5 key timer staff, who are on a second job working at our charity organisation. They have been paid via HMRC PAYE, but they will...