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Oct 12 2017
Risk

De-risking innovation to build a sustainable future

In a traditionally risk-averse sector, we can adopt agile working practices and a portfolio approach to innovation to mitigate against perceived failure. But the biggest risk is allowing too much caution to be the enemy of long-term sustainability and progress, argues Thea Dexter from Good Lab.

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Oct 3 2017
Governance legal and compliance People and culture Risk

Time to review your risks? An update from the experts...

Ahead of their sessions at CFG's Risk & Sustainability Conference 2017, sector experts Kate Sayer and Rosie Chapman look at risks and reserves, how they are managed and what you need to start thinking about in terms of the Charity Governance Code.

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Sep 29 2017
Charity finance policy

Serious but still lacking substance – Labour Party Conference 2017

Labour Party Conference 2017 has ended and Jeremy Corbyn’s speech has laid out his belief that the party should now be seen as a government in waiting. The mood in ...

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Sep 26 2017
Environmental social governance (ESG) Governance legal and compliance

Where are the ‘automatic stabilisers’ for charities income?

This blog post is prompted by the Association of Charitable Foundation’s (ACF) latest Giving Trends research, which is a must-read for everyone in the charity sector. The news is ...

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Sep 25 2017
Charity finance policy Environmental social governance (ESG)

Government no longer has the luxury of ignoring charities

Charity Finance Group has made two submissions to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget. One alongside a coalition of other representative bodies. The other, on our own, regarding charity tax reform. ...

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