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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
Hello, has anyone created any audio ads or tried podcast advertising? Do you have an idea of how much would that cost We are thinking to either create a 60 second audio or give a script for the host...
Hello, my first post here! I've been struggling to get the CIC I founded 2 years ago funding and support and have found some quality people to be potential directors as part of an advisory board. I...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am writing for your advice and recommendation as we need to amend our Memorandum of Articles. Our M&A are now very...
Hello community, I'm a Business and Management graduate with a 1:1 degree, passionate about social impact and seeking an opportunity to work within the sector. I find the role of a F unding & Grants...
I would very grateful if someone could point me in the right direction. I work on a older persons female mental health ward which also has dementia patients in South Wales. Patients are admitted with...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am reaching out to other funders to ask what their approach is when it comes to conducting due diligence on CICs an...
Hello, I have taken over bookkeeping for a Festival that is LTD and a CIC turning over £100k-200k We are currently using Co-op for our main bank account. They user experience is awful. You have to u...
I'm wondering if anyone has an overdue invoice policy that they would be willing to share. We have an outstanding invoice from December for a considerable amount for a service provided to another org...
There was a thread about 4 years ago discussing which of these is the better platform for raising funds from supporters doing online shopping. That thread did not seem to come to any conclusion as no...
I work for a 'Friends of' hospital charity, and we're looking to overhaul our membership scheme. At present, the only benefits of membership are a monthly e-newsletter and a lapel pin badge. To encou...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are CIC with aims to support and work with communities & for communities. Can we incorporate the word 'foundation...