We are a small charity and I am a Trustee. I have concerns that in our Governing Document it states clearly that we can use the income from the fund for the purposes of the charity. Our funds are i...
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Hi I have recently employed a Philanthropy & Partnership Co-ordinator who has been set objectives to boost our charitable trusts and donations income. When have others seen a return on receiving inc...
Hi all, I'm currently in the process of planning a regular giving pack which I'd like to send to regular givers when they've signed up for a regular gift either via our face to face fundraisers or vi...
Hello, I am the CEO of a registered charity of which there are 10 Trustees At more than one Trustee meeting I have been treated unfairly. With a very scathing and dismissive attitude. And absolutely...
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Has anyone dealt with a former trustee using confidential knowledge gained during their trusteeship to undermine the organisation's relationships with stakeholders or divert business opportunities el...
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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: With Directors having to verify ID for Companies House, I am finding it hard to get them to go through the online pro...
Im the director of a CIC (ltd by shares) (we converted from a Ltd company so were told we could not change the ltd by type). Can anyone explain to me: why is ltd by shares viewed to different to ltd...
Hi everyone, Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I still do not understand how you are attracting Directors for a Community Interest Company (CIC)? I mean, this was easier for me to reg...
Does anyone out there have any tips or contacts for trusts and foundations who like to support new CICs?
Good afternoon respected charity connect members , This question is regarding a charity who generates income working with National Health Service ( 20%) and Insurance companies ( 80% ) and wanted to...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Hi and happy new year! I'm a sole UK worker for an overseas charity. I've been asked to expand my team of one (and tw...
Hello! I volunteer with a small animal rescue charity, and we're thinking of getting some wall calendars made for 2026 to sell to our supporters. We've ordered other kind of print merchandise (e.g. p...
We are tiny organisation, so budget is very limited, but wonder if the community can recommend some free or very inexpensive tools to help visualise data in our organisation - primarily our fundraisi...
Has anyone had much experience with GoFundme pages? I'm tempted but when I've had a look (a while ago) it seemed to be geared towards those who were cycling miles or running or some sort of physical...
Hi there, I recently started working for a small charity as their fundraiser. I am starting from scratch in many ways (they don't have any form of contact database) we use just giving as the donation...
Hey, we just started community interest company in England. Can anyone guide us on the best way to fundraising for the organisation? Any links for funding? Hoping for positive thoughts. Cheers
Bit of a curve ball question. Our charity has a copy of the DSC Directory of Grant Making Trusts 2020/21. Is it worth getting the latest edition? Probably won't be a great number of new entries in th...
Just looking at Local Giving again. It says that the average amount gained through the platform is £4000/yr. You pay £150 to join. What are people's experiences like? How much have you raised? Intere...
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What's the first task to do after successfully register Your CIC with company house? thanks
Hi, i work for a small non profit charity that helps support healthcare staff, with wellbeing, workplace issues and education. We really need to secure funding which is new to us. Any ideas for good...
Persimmon Foundation - the first round has three donations of £50,000 to projects supporting children and young people, living in areas of economic and social deprivation. It's open 2 to 15 Mar. The...
Good morning, I work for a non-profit organisation whose mission is to use digital tools to support humanitarian aid. Are there any grant opportunities open which we can apply to? Thank you in advan...
I am new to trusts and foundations fundraising and am exploring core funding opportunities; however, I have been struggling to find places for this. For context, I am applying on behalf of a small c...
Hi, thank you for welcoming me to your community. I wanted to ask if AI can be used in board meetings to take minutes? Thank you, Debbie
Hi, Does anyone have any advice on which of the website builders (e.g. Wix, SquareSpace, etc) are best for a charity just starting off? We want to get it up and running as soon as possible, and will...
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Hi We currently use two separate systems for our HR/Payroll and rota. We are looking to have one system that does all. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks
Can anybody recommend a reliable and cost effective card machine that we can take donations thru. Since the Covid pandemic, less people cary cash so being able to offer our supporters the ability to...
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I am a member of a small religious community, which is formally a charity. Many members have concerns about the chair - who seemingly got the position over a decade ago through family links and uses...