Finance
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Morning all, I am struggling to find a bank account to suit. Any recommendations? Most seem to be business accounts and ask for Sole Traders or LTD, when obviously that is not the case. Who do you us...
Hello, Would anyone from a charity which has NHS contracts like to connect? We have contracts for peer support so it would be really interesting to talk to other organisations who have contracts for...
Hello, everyone From the perspective of charity internal politics, as I understand it, part of a trustee's role is to give vital instruction when the charity employees are neglecting to either open a...
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Has anyone else had negative experiences with USAID? For us, it is in terms of Comms products... we are still waiting...
Governance
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: How do you deal with an employee who used to be your best mate but now seems to hate you? I’m the Chair of the Truste...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am about to take over a charity (as staff) and their existing bank accounts will need to be "transferred into my na...
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Hi there, We've been actively campaigning since 2010, however we're still battling for justice. We have an awareness raising project which we'd like to create, however to make it work we need gallery...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Hello all, Hoping you can help. We're looking for a new trustee secretary for our small charity. Can anyone advise w...
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...
For those of you who run a Face to Face Support Networks, I wondered how you were finding the attendances? After Covid do you think the appetite for face to face meetings is slowly returning? Be inte...
Hi Adding on to my last post re website back end: What experience do people have of donations platforms like Charity Checkout? We want Donations on our own website, not on a third party website (b...
Hi all! We've recently had a supporter reach out asking if we have JustGiving so that they can fundraise on our behalf on the site. However, my manager has said that we previously held a membership t...
I was wondering if you've noticed any seasonal trends in charitable donations. Do you find that people tend to give more around Christmas, or is the frequency of donations fairly consistent throughou...
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It's World Mental Health Day so I just wanted to come on here to open up the conversation. ❤️🩹🌍 Did you know that last year, over 875,000 workers experienced work-related stress, depression, or an...
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...
If you prepare consolidated group accounts, do you need to show the consolidated group income or charity-only income figure in the CC Annual Return as it is not clear from the Notes.
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Charity registration as CIO unsuccessful after charity (an unincorporated association) received more than £5,000 inco...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am the CEO of a charity, and I'm currently facing an issue with the Chair of our organisation. Recently, they were...
I would like to reach out to CC members who are working in Uganda in any capacity. Just about to start a project in a rural village near Kampala and would be interested in building up my network of c...
When roles are tailored to the volunteer’s interests and skills I feel that volunteers are more likely to stay engaged but organising social events can help too. I would be grateful if you could shar...
Hi, we have a new CEO starting shortly and they will need access to all our bank accounts. How do we give them access to the accounts, and is there any information I should give them regarding ID an...
Hi, I am looking at a new accounting system for a charity. We need something that can differentiate between restricted and unrestricted income and can separate out departments and different funds. W...
Hi all, just wanted to ask if anyone has had issues with finding a bank that deals with opening up a CIC bank account. Many banks have stopped doing these accounts, not sure why?
Hi all, Does anyone know of an organisation/charity, that helps set up other charities/can help with setting up financial structures and budgets etc? Thanks
We are a registered UK charity and are in the process of registering as a foreign franchise in Jordan. We need assistance with preparing the required paperwork in the UK, having it notarised, and obt...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: As a small children's charity we have 3 part-time employed members of staff but rely on engaging freelancers for more...
We are looking at outsourced HR & payroll options for our (very) small charity of 3 staff. Can anyone recommend good providers for HR support and payroll providers for small charities and give an app...
Hi all We're a small charity needing to upgrade our IT support - can anyone recommend anyone? We're in Watford. Thanks
I am supporting someone in formally setting up their organisation, and as part of it they need to recruit more people to join as Directors. They'd like to invite someone on board, but that person is...
Hello, my charity client is looking for a venue that can host an awards event for up to 400 people including a dinner/buffet. It needs to be in London and as affordable as possible. Does anyone have...