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Topics: Procurement and resources / Investment / Financial sustainability

In the world of charity finance, the path to improved financial health often focuses on increasing income, but Peter Roberts of ProVantage Procurement highlights the importance of costs savings which can strengthen your organisation's financial position.

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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 / 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

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

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Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources / People and culture / Investment / Governance, legal and compliance / Financial sustainability / Environmental, social, governance (ESG)

Ruth Jenkins from Keep Britain Tidy and Simon Hughes from Crowe UK take a look at the risks of global heating, their interrelated nature and complexities, and pose important questions on managing risk.

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Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources / People and culture / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Financial sustainability / Economy and policy / Crisis management

The majority of charity employers are concerned about absorbing significant additional staffing costs following the government's decision to increase Employer National Insurance Contributions, according to CFG's latest survey.

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Topics: Procurement and resources / People and culture / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Financial sustainability / Accounting and reporting

CFG has been working hard to support members and all charitable organisations following the autumn budget on 30 October. Find out how you can join us in supporting the future of our sector.

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Topics: Procurement and resources / IT, technology and digital / Accounting and reporting

After spending a significant period of time working with various charities, we have found the hidden secret behind successful charity finance teams: finance data architecture. Iain Goldmann, partner at Cloud Doing Good, explains.

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Topics: Procurement and resources / People and culture / Financial sustainability / Accounting and reporting

In 2022, as we headed out of the pandemic and into a cost of living crisis, CFG outsourced part of its finance function to enable the team to focus on broader challenges and opportunities. Read on to find out what we did, how we did it and what we learned.

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Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources / Leadership and career development / Financial sustainability

Ahead of CFG's Annual Conference, Stewart Archdale from conference sponsors PIB Insurance Brokers talks about surviving and thriving in a world of continual change.

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Topics: Funding / Financial sustainability / Procurement and resources

How can your charity remain financially sustainable during the cost of living crisis? Dan Fletcher from Moore Kingston Smith explains the importance of understanding your business model and what your costs and funding gaps really are.

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Topics: Procurement and resources / People and culture / Leadership and career development / IT, technology and digital

Three CFG partners come together to discuss the benefits and challenges of remote working in the charity and wider NFP sector.

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Topics: Procurement and resources

Making sure you’re getting best value for the money that goes out of your organisation is more important than ever. Peter Roberts of ProVantage Procurement explains how Crown Commercial Services can help your charity when buying goods and services.

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