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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are a small charity with 20 staff. We are considering ditching our office and becoming fully remote working but wi...
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Has anyone had any experience of sharing back-office functions with other organisations in the sector? If so, how has...
Ocean King
Hi all! I came across this problem: to register on some sites and applications you need to enter a phone number, but you don’t want to indicate your personal one. I understand that there are now many...
Ilona Lizer
Can anyone recommend a free online booking system that could replace our manual taxi-ing system? We have volunteer drivers taxi local people to hospital,doctors,shops, etc.  I envisage it being a 2 s...
Tom Smith
I've been a trustee of my local PTA for a couple of years. As I have learnt more about the duties of being a trustee, the more I've become aware of the dysfunctionality of my charity's leadership. I...
Peter Dun
Hi everyone! We're a small charity working in Uganda.  We currently use Google Drive for our file storage, but it's not working for us very well with our photo organisation.  Does anyone have a good...
Joanna Black
Hi I am looking for a very large meeting space for a conference about abuse in central London. Its not for profit etc Any suggestions that won't break the bank please?
Karen Kirk
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...
Diana Defries
Hi everyone, I hope you're all well. We've recently been considering launching a four-day working week trial, as it seems some organisations have seen positive results from their trials.  I have a qu...
Hello everyone, we'd appreciate your ideas please of possible places to book for 5-6 people in central London, Saturday 28th September, for 4 hours starting 11-12pm to - 3-4pm? We're a mixed race vol...
Val Hoskins
Working in London, I have found that finding affordable external rooms or venues can be an absolute nightmare and I'm sure this is a similar struggle for people in other areas. So, I thought this pos...
Clare Lucas
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Regarding risk assessments for taking kids to an activity centre - whose responsibility is it? Ours of the centres?
Ocean King
We have just bought a 17 seater mini bus to take our service users out on trips.   Can someone give me guidance as to what legally we need to do - section 19?? 😬 thanks
Deborah Phillips
Hey CC!  I thought I'd hop on to discuss what seems to be everyone's favourite topic at the moment.... AI 😅 I recently read a  CivilSociety article suggesting that over six in ten charities are usin...
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Does anyone have any particular recommendations for call answering services? We have used Moneypenny in the past but...
Ocean King
Hi everyone. As a new charity, I will soon be looking for a van. I understand leasing is probably the way forwards (Although there is no guaranteed income for a new charity). But does anyone know of...
Leigh Gilles
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am working on an awards ceremony at the moment, for which nominations are being submitted into various categories....
Ocean King
Hi can someone give me some advice please. A charitable group runs both buildings and rents 1 building to a constituted group 7 days a week. Can the site manager keep interfering with the constituted...
Emma Jones
Hello.  Does anyone know where we can get a cheap virtual office in London? I don't mind where the address is located. We need a mail forwarding service included. Thanks in advance.
Abdullah Ibn Mashuk
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Can anyone recommend a photographer they've used for a one-day conference? We are expecting approx. 350 people and th...
Ocean King
Hi guys, Does anybody know of any video recording studio space that charities are able to use pro-bono? We are a small charity and remote-first so we don't have any offices we could use. I'd be grate...
Frances Whittaker
Hi all, I'm looking for a venue space for c.100 people for an all-day cabaret style event in (central-ish) London. We are a charity, so venues with discounted and reasonable rates are preferable. Whe...
Tasia Boyton
I'm looking for sorting and storage space for donated clothes and household goods in the following areas:  - Newton Aycliffe  Darlington - Billingham - Middlesborough - Shildon - Ferryhill Looking fo...
Juliet Chikwezvero
Anyone know where we can store around 25 boxes for our charity  for free or low-cost in midlands area prefer Coventry/Bedworth/Leamington spa
Harjinder sandhu
Good afternoon fellow Charities We are Grace Eyre, based in Brighton & Hove and work across Sussex.  We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults to live independently.  We are re...
I need somewhere to store the donation items i.e clothes , books and resources i.e stationary equipment for my children's charity based in Sandwell local authority borough. It is a NON-PROFIT charit...
We are seeking new premises from November 2024. Respond is a national charity supporting autistic people, people with learning disabilities and their families. We provide psychotherapy and advocacy s...
Charlotte Murphy
Anyone know of any free premises to rent for our small charity organisation from 1st June 2024 around Coventry/Bedworth or West Midlands or Warwarkshire area?
Harjinder sandhu
Can anyone recommend a cheap or ideally free virtual office address? No physical office required, just an address that can be used on our letterhead and correspondence instead of using a residential...
Lawrence Patrick
I would very grateful if someone could point me in the right direction. I work on a older persons female mental health ward which also has dementia patients in South Wales. Patients are admitted with...
Gracie LONGMORE
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