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  • Statutory reporting – is this an answer to public trust?

    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 18.07.2019

     

    For the last four years, we’ve heard a lot about public trust in charities, and how it’s in decline. We’ve also heard that charities must be more transparent and accountable as a means of combatting a fall in trust.

    Is this really true? Do we need to change the charity reporting regime to increase public trust?

    By David Ainsworth, Sector Specialist, CFG

    Time to read: 6 minutes
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  • What does financial leadership look like?

    Topics: Leadership and career development
    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 27.06.2019

    Sarah Noak, Director of Finance, Lessons for Life Foundation and Clare Jenkins Director of Finance and IT, SOS Children’s Villages UK share their experiences of CFG’s Inspiring Financial Leadership training course, their thoughts on what financial leadership means to them and how the training has influenced their journeys.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Does culture really eat regulation for lunch?

    Topics: Leadership and career development
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 20.06.2019

    By David Ainsworth, Sector Specialist, CFG

    Time to read: 6 minutes
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  • Key messages from the CFG Annual Conference 2019

    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 23.05.2019

    Following the CFG Annual Conference in May, CFG’s Sector Specialist David Ainsworth shares the big themes from the day

    Time to read: 6 minutes
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  • Brexit crystal ball

    Topics: Charity finance policy
    Posted by: Caron Bradshaw
    On: 01.04.2019

    Having called it right on both Brexit and Trump in 2016, Caron Bradshaw considers possible outcomes now. Whatever the result, the impact will be lasting, and there’s a great deal for the sector to reflect on and learn from.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • The quest for the trusted tech partner

    Topics: IT, technology and digital
    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 14.03.2019

    By Gallery Partnership

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Simon Community Elevates Its Service to the Homeless of Western Scotland

    Topics: IT, technology and digital
    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 13.03.2019

    by Oracle Netsuite who will be exhibiting at our IT & Digital conference 14 March 2019

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • How the best boards do it, from preparation to meeting execution

    Topics: Governance, legal and compliance
    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 12.03.2019

    By Passageways

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Is “cheap” software really worth it?

    Topics: IT, technology and digital
    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 11.03.2019

    By Caroline Neighbour, Business Development & Marketing Administrator, Gallery Partnership

     

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Seeing the wood for the trees

    Topics: Governance, legal and compliance / Leadership and career development
    Posted by: Caron Bradshaw
    On: 26.02.2019

    A subject that it frequently on charities’ minds and in the public domain is transparency. Caron Bradshaw discusses how we should start re-evaluating measuring transparency in the sector and helping stakeholders make informed choices on which causes to support.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Charity Property Matters Survey 2018

    Topics: Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Charity finance policy
    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 07.02.2019

    CFG members Ethical Property Foundation, in partnership with the Charity Commission and Charity Finance Group, have published the findings from their fourth Charity Property Matters Survey. Here Antonia Swinson, Chief Executive of Ethical Property Foundation shares a sense of the role property plays in the sector, and some key findings of the survey.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • Are you prepared for a WTO Brexit?

    Topics: Charity finance policy
    Posted by: Caron Bradshaw
    On: 23.01.2019

    By Caron Bradshaw, CEO, Charity Finance Group

    With the prospect of a no deal Brexit lurking on the horizon, Caron Bradshaw talks about the implications of WTO and urges charities to take action to protect their beneficiaries.

    Time to read: 5 minutes
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