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Check out what's new in charity finance and beyond... Read the Spring issue of Finance Focus. 

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Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development / IT, technology and digital / Governance, legal and compliance

CFG Chair, Hugh Wallace, describes his journey in the charity sector which led him to his role on the CFG Board and to eventually being appointed as Chair. Hugh talks about some of the challenges of the role as well as his excitement at leading the organisation through a digital transformation. 

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Topics: Governance, legal and compliance / Economy and policy / Accounting and reporting

What is the SORP Consultation? Why does it matter? And why and how should you get involved? Richard Sagar, Head of Policy, CFG, answers these questions and more.

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Topics: Governance, legal and compliance / Economy and policy / Accounting and reporting

Your evidence and views on the thresholds relating to accounting and reporting are invited, as CFG prepares to respond to the consultation.

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Topics: Risk / Investment / Governance, legal and compliance / Financial sustainability / Charity finance policy / Accounting and reporting

At the recent Charity Finance Group Investment Conference, Tatyana Mursalimov, CEO of PMCL, delivered a session on a subject of growing significance within the sector: the importance of a holistic approach to financial management in charities.

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Topics: Tax and VAT / Risk / Governance, legal and compliance / Financial sustainability / Charity finance policy / Accounting and reporting

It's been a busy time with the launch of two significant consultations, changes in Scotland and meetings with MPs.

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Topics: Procurement and resources / Governance, legal and compliance / Environmental, social, governance (ESG)

What are the new legal developments affecting charity land transactions and how charity trustees can best meet their responsibilities? Experts from Farrer & Co and Newmark discuss the issues and updates in this short guide.

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Topics: Risk / IT, technology and digital / Governance, legal and compliance

Bates Wells’ Head of Data and Privacy, Eleanor Duhs, shares six top tips for charities to consider when deploying or using AI in the year ahead, including key questions to ask developers about AI technologies.

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Topics: Risk / People and culture / Governance, legal and compliance / Financial sustainability / Crisis management

CFG’s new Turnaround Special Interest Group held its first meeting in March and welcomed insolvency experts from FRP Advisory to share their insights and knowledge.

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Topics: Tax and VAT / Risk / People and culture / Leadership and career development / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Economy and policy

In the second of her regular policy reports, Ida Karlsson, CFG's Policy Officer, wraps up what's been going on in Parliament and further afield, covering the aid budget cut, new OSCR guidance and dormant assets.

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Topics: Risk / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding

Tamsin Anderson from Mills & Reeve recently presented a comprehensive overview of when and how charities can refuse or return donations at a CFG webinar, drawing on the Charity Commission's guidance and her extensive legal experience in the sector.

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Topics: People and culture / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Financial sustainability

In the first of her regular policy reports, Ida Karlsson, CFG's Policy Officer, wraps up what's been going on in Parliament and further afield, including debates on ERNICs and why charities in Scotland are bracing themselves.

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