Hello all! Just joined the lovely community and looking forward to pick the brains of people here! I have been developing this idea of starting a charity that addresses the recently influx of immig...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Those with London Marathon places, when you both advertise publicly, and privately to warm contacts, do you ask every...
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I hope you're well. I was wondering if someone could help verify whether this organisation is legitimate, as we’ve recently been in contact with them regarding a potential collaboration. They’ve prop...
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I have ten years of experience in non-profit trusts, grants and statutory fundraising. My current role is in international development, which I will be leaving next month (my role is being made redun...
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Hi all, Just reaching out to see how you've all managed VAT and sponsorship. We are looking into the possibility of a portion of sponsorship being a donation vs full invoicing. We have been reading...
In January 2025, I joined Countess Charity and Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust, as their Trust & Legacy Fundraiser . I am currently investigating the opportunity to establish a network of Lega...
Hi all, Can anyone help with a template Exit Agreement for Corporate Sponsorships? Thank you in advance :)
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Hi, does anyone here use and is an expert on Raiser's Edge 7 by any chance? I am trying to produce donor info reports ahead of migrating to Salesforce but having some difficulties. Enquiries run as a...
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I am looking for support to set up a chatbot on our Wordpress website linked to our National Standards of Care Guidelines so that people can ask questions about the condition and get results summaris...
Governance
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Hi, I'm interested in getting a Board Management System to hold agendas, minutes etc. all in one place. The idea is that it would be easier for our staff team and for Trustees having everything in o...
Is there anywhere that I can find a really good example of a completed governing document for a CIO foundation model that will provide a good guide for me to complete mine? Any suggestions will be gr...
The legislation concerning working with vulnerable groups in Scotland is changing at the end of this month. The scope of who needs to be checked is expanding to cover those "with power or influence"....
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We have been treated harshly by the Charity Commission. We were very straight and honest from their visit, and provided all accurate and true information, but they decided to open up Statutory Enquir...
Hi folks - are there rules around offering incentives to encourage Member Get Members? I'm thinking that there is the £25 value limit, but wondering if there is anything else we should consider? Than...
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Unfortunately, they are not very effective, and I would prefer they leave and recruit new members. They all have been...
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Hi Everyone This is my first post! I wanted to reach out to hear how small charities are presently using AI and Agents in their day to day to operations. Are there any particular CRM systems that s...
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...
I am about to submit my Charity registration form and one question that CC is asking is the question below. Anyone who is experienced in answering this question please and what CC really want to hea...
Last week I spoke at CharityConnect’s Connections event to discuss some of the key issues surrounding generative AI and its relevance to fundraising. I’ve written a summary of my talk for those of...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I’d like to send a donor survey to understand our audience better, but I’m unsure if I can send this to all our donor...
Hello, I am currently in the process of setting up a charity as a CIO and I am wondering how to get a bank account as all the charity accounts seem to need you to already be registered to get an acco...
Hi, we want to invest some of our funds, but when we have asked investment managers we have found that they have a minimum of £150K to 1,000,000. Does anyone know of a way to invest with a smaller bu...
Hi there, I have been asked to incorporate a way to donate on our website and have been looking for options, but just wondered if anyone had any recommendations through experience, I know PayPal offe...
We are a small non-profit charity. We have an accountant who completes and submits our accounts on an annual basis to the charities commission, but we require an easy to use free accountancy package...
Hello all Can someone advise on a bank account for a CIC please. I am getting nowhere! Thanks
Hi, I run a small mental health gardening charity called The Garden Friend. My application for a funding opportunity has been declined. Although I own the site where my charity is located I don't hav...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I have a couple of questions for recommendations around ways of working with a Board: 1. Board management platforms:...
Hi everyone, I'm looking at costs to get someone to host and maintain our website and do a few monthly jobs for us. Can you recommend someone? Currently, our website it pretty static other than upda...