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Our CEO is receiving really close to the £60k and I been trying to suggest that register in the Charity Commission, but I am having push backs form the Board. What should I do?
Governance
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I am a trustee of a small youth theatre charity run by one paid individual, supported mainly by volunteer parents of participants. I am concerned about a lack of objectivity and oversight. The founde...
Governance
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I'm looking for some advice regarding identity verification for Companies House. Some of our trustees (who are the directors of our charity) are non-UK residents, based overseas and do not have biome...
Hi, interested to hear what you use for a CRM. We are 30 staff with 50,000 constituent records on Raisers Edge (RE) and the latest renewal prices are really high.... Considering changing, but want le...
We are looking for accountants to deal with our end of year accounts does any body have any recommendations?
Comms
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Hi, we're being chased relentlessly by NLA media for posting stories on our website about the press we've received. They are demanding money for a licence. I've not heard of them before - has anyon...
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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...
Our organisation provides therapeutic support and counselling for free. However, we experience a lot of service users not attending their sessions (DNAs) which is putting unnecessary strain on staff...
Hi, Does anyone have any recommendations for online training for a new treasurer for a small charity? Thanks, Katie
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are a small charity using an excel spreadsheet for supporters etc and need to move across to a CRM system but am w...
I was recently contacted by someone I knew, who wanted to increase their standing order and was shocked to discover I wasn't aware they had one. it was via Just Giving and we eventually tracked it...
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this is something new to me, but I have been approached by a young man who wishes to set up a CIC so he can do charitable work in Pakistan. Can anyone give me some advice about this please?
Individual Giving
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Hello, We are currently running a regular giving campaign and very frustratingly the payment gateway on our website has stopped working so people aren't able to set up a regular donation without gett...
I am exploring how recruitment partners can better support charities, especially around limited recruitment budgets. From your experience, what do charities most need from external recruiters right n...
Finance
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We have moved from using Money to Xero and we are coming to our year end on 5th April with Money and Xero in parallel. In previous years we have had our year end accounts produced by a donor (who has...
Hello everyone - I'm looking for some insight into successful NGO website redevelopment projects. We're an international animal welfare NGO, and recently secured some investment for an overhaul of o...
Hello All, I am the Chair of a new charity focused on mental health called "RookMay Foundation" - does anyone know of any companies or oganisations that actually manage grants (application, sourcing,...
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Hi all, does anyone have any recommendations for suppliers for donor recognition walls? We're looking for something a bit unique or interesting as our charity brand is vibrant and fun. Thanks in adva...
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I have recently become involved with a Charity in the Bristol area and am wondering whether anyone has any experience of using and recommendations for specialist content creators to boost awareness o...
I was wondering if anyone has recommendations for people or organisations that provide external supervision for frontline staff. If you know of any practitioners you’d recommend, that would be really...
Trusts & Grants
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Happy Monday all! As a Prospect Research Manager I've been tasked with looking at Trusts and Foundations that support international conservation. I've been asked to 'think outside the box' beyond Tr...
We are beginning the discovery phase of creating a Case for Change for a new Volunteer Management Solution. With 1,400 amazing volunteers working remotely across the British Isles, we want to make su...
We are a small charity that lease a 1st floor office. Unfortunately there is no lift access and we would like to understand if there are any funding opportunities we can explore to purchase an Evac...
Good afternoon, This is my first post and I hope that this the right place to ask. A bit of background, I am currently leading an organisation wide Learning and Development Programme for a branch...
We are a UK CIO charity intending to work with indigenous children, youth and adults at risk in South America. I am writing our Serious Incident Policy and Procedure and have a query regarding the re...
Hi, I wondered if there was an expert in this group that can advise on whether TUPE applies in a situation for our charity and what we can do moving forward to protect and support our staff that unde...
🚁 We’re on a Digital Transformation Journey at The Air Ambulance Service 🚁 Like many charities, we’re evolving how we use technology to better understand, engage and support our incredible commun...
Most of our board meetings are online but we try to meet in person every four months or so since it is much more effective. Our next board meeting is in London one late afternoon next month. I'm goin...
What can we add to the model CIO association constitution to enable online general meetings and members voting via a website? I am surprised the model constitution still does not cover these. I suspe...
Hi, I was wondering whether anyone was able to share what they are proposing or have agreed for a cost of living increase for this year? It's always hard to benchmark, but our Board find it useful t...
