We use excel spreadsheet for our charity receipts and expenses. We would like guidance on creating some auto reports to make it easier for us, saving time. Someone with advance use of Pivot Table...
Hi all, I’m a former SEN/EYFS teacher in Basingstoke setting up a small charity (a CIO) that gives families of 0-5s a gift box of books and toys, with simple play ideas to help children’s early commu...
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Hi there, we are trying to get into offering 'free gifts' with some of our donations however reading through HMRC's guidelines it's quite unlcear how to do it legally. I have sought external advice b...
Hi - We are a small charity (12-14 people) and I am looking to share an office space (either ours or someone else's) with another charity, and each using the space 2/3 days a wk. We have a space atm...
Hello everyone, I’ll be moving from the US to Glasgow and am hoping to enter the job market in the first quarter of 2027. In the meantime, I’d love to start learning more about the UK charity sector,...
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Hi All, My name is Atul Roy. I am an IT enthusiast. I do websites, software, SEO, and AI automation. I just want to introduce myself, and if anyone needs any suggestions or advice regarding these top...
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...
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I have a question regarding handmade knitted/crocheted teddies. People send us donations of these items and I wondered whether there are any restrictions on what we can do with them? For example, a f...
Hi everyone! Excited to join Charity Connect and connect with fellow charity professionals, founders, and volunteers across the UK. I run Westminster Digital Bridge C.I.C. , where we focus on bridgin...
Hi there, we're interested in running a free online event for charities. We'd like to cover marketing, specifically aspects of Digital Marketing. It would be recorded so attendees that can't watch li...
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Hi All, our charity is planning to run some festive posts in the lead up to Christmas which highlight how some of the key messages from our work are touched upon in popular Christmas films. Can anyon...
Hi - I'm responsible for managing membership in a charity with nearly 700 paying members (and growing). I inherited a spreadsheet-based system, which is far too manual for our needs. I'm looking for...
Let’s Make a Difference Together! I’m always open to collaborating with individuals, organizations, and partners who are passionate about community development, youth empowerment, and creating posit...
Our charity was registered in July 2026, when is the end of the financial year and when should we file our reports to CIO?
Please can anyone recommend reasonably priced office/desk space for a small charity based in London? Not sure where to start looking and how much we should be paying!
Has anyone got any thoughts on the new Rights to Work legislation and how it might affect fundraising. From my reading, "a worker engaged as an individual sub-contractor" could include DJs, floris...
Hi, We have a couple of part-time independent contractors who work with us. One of them also volunteers at times. Would it be acceptable to pay for a counselling course for this person? Many thanks...
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could anyone suggest a good legal provider who could support us by reviewing updated our updated Governing documents to confirm they legally compliant and serve the needs of the benefierices we serve...
We're looking at creating a webpage for Grants & Trusts, has anyone had any feedback/know what funders are looking for on a charity's website? What information would they like readily available?
Hi everyone, I'd love to learn how other charities are using AI in their day-to-day work. I'm especially interested in practical examples from frontline teams (especially caseworkers), fundraising, a...
I've just set up a new CIC and a lot of what I do in terms of training, etc, is online, but I have been advised to look into insurances. Can anyone guide me? Thanks.
Hi We are looking for a charity lawyer in the UK,. The area we need reviewed will be to look at our charity trust deed & its interplay with our Indian sister charity proposed trust deed and an MOU be...
In the last couple of years, both CAF and Charities Trust have ended their voucher schemes. They both argue that the use of vouchers has declined. But I like to be able to use vouchers. Especially at...
Good afternoon all. Can anyone recommend a free or reasonably priced training content creator package? Im looking to create bespoke training to help with induction and quality consistency for our sm...
Hello, everyone, I'm currently working on a rather large project and I'm under a deadline. I've decided to proofread and use the help of AI, but I don't have time to proofread all the texts. I need a...
Hi we set up the cic 18 months ago and demand and the amount of services and service users grown . We are now over the threshold of income for a lot of the funding bids but don't meet criteria for c...
Hi I volunteer for a Hospital Radio Service, we are only small with a turnover less that £5k a year, volunteer run. Luckily get support from the hospital with s studio and facilities but that’s where...