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  • Finance Focus Spring 2025: A time of renewal and transformation

    Topics: Risk / People and culture / Leadership and career development / IT, technology and digital / Governance, legal and compliance / Gift Aid / Fraud / Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Economy and policy / Accounting and reporting
    Written by: Emma Abbott
    On: 24.04.2025

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

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • A Trustee's perspective: Leading the CFG Board

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development / IT, technology and digital / Governance, legal and compliance
    Posted by: Hugh Wallace
    On: 22.04.2025

    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. 

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Event

    CFG Annual Conference 2025: Strong Foundations, Lasting Impact

    Topics: Leadership and career development
    Written by: CFG
    On: 03.04.2025

    CFG are excited to announce the return of our Annual Conference – bigger and better than ever!

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • Celebrating women in charity finance

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Written by: CFG
    On: 24.03.2025

    The month of March is when people across the world celebrate the achievements of women and the contributions they make. We speak to a few women about leading the way in charity finance...

    Time to read: 14 minutes
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  • Policy

    Ida's intel: charity policy updates from Parliament and beyond (12 March 2025)

    Topics: Tax and VAT / Risk / People and culture / Leadership and career development / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Economy and policy
    Written by: Ida Karlsson
    On: 11.03.2025

    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.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • My Whole Self Day 2025: Building a positive work environment

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Written by: Glyn Sheldon
    On: 11.03.2025

    To mark My Whole Self Day 2025, this article outlines some of Mental Health First Aid England's research on workplace wellbeing, and provides some useful takeaways for how leaders, managers and everyone in an organisation can help create a positive work environment.

    Time to read: 5 minutes
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  • Member discount: Join us at Anthropy25 in March

    Topics: Leadership and career development / People and culture
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 12.02.2025

    CFG members are invited to reboot Britain with a 20% discount on this year's Anthropy event in Cornwall. 

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • ICYMI: Finance Focus Winter 2025

    Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources / People and culture / Leadership and career development / Investment / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Economy and policy / Crisis management / Banking and financial services / Accounting and reporting
    Posted by: Emma Abbott
    On: 29.01.2025

    Read the Winter 2025 edition of Finance Focus (members only).

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • CFG's highlights of 2024

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development / Gift Aid / Fraud / Economy and policy / Charity finance policy
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 18.12.2024

    As the year ends, we wanted to share some of our community’s 2024 highlights. It’s fair to say we’ve had an impactful and busy year.

    Time to read: 9 minutes
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  • Interview

    Q&A with Tony Wells, CFG Trustee

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Posted by: Glyn Sheldon
    On: 22.11.2024

    We spoke to one of CFG's Trustees, Tony Wells, who shared his experiences and perspectives on the vital role of trustees in the charity sector.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • Campaign

    Unsung heroes: Tim Nicholls on being a CFG trustee

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development / Governance, legal and compliance
    Written by: Glyn Sheldon
    On: 06.11.2024

    What's it like being a trustee? And what can we do to make charity boards more diverse? Glyn Sheldon talks to CFG trustee Tim Nicholls to find out.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • CFG comments

    Meet the CFG team: a message from Milly Durrant, Head of Membership

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 22.10.2024

    Milly Durrant, CFG's new Head of Membership, shares what excites her about her new role and why she's looking forward to working with members in the coming year.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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