About Us
About CFG
Charity Finance Group (CFG) is the membership organisation for people who believe finance can be a catalyst for stronger organisations and greater social impact.
Since 1987, we've helped people build confidence, develop leadership and use financial insight to make better decisions. Today, our community stewards more than one third of the UK's charity income and includes finance professionals, charity leaders, trustees and decision-makers from organisations of every size.
Whether you're new to charity finance, stepping into leadership, or helping shape the future of your organisation, CFG is here to support you in making a difference.
What is CFG?
CFG is the charity and membership organisation that supports social purpose organisations to become financially confident, resilient and impactful.
We believe finance has its greatest value when it helps organisations make better decisions, navigate uncertainty and create greater impact.
That's why we bring together learning, expertise, community, insight and influence to help people grow, lead and transform their organisations.
This builds on CFG's mission to champion best practice, nurture leadership, influence and convene policy and decision makers, and place finance at the heart of it all.
Who is CFG for?
CFG is for people and organisations that want to progress. You might be:
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Taking your first steps in charity finance
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Leading a finance team
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Advising trustees
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Shaping organisational strategy
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Driving transformation and change
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Looking for a vibrant community that understands your challenges
You don't need to be a finance specialist to benefit from CFG, and membership is organisational, so everyone in your organisation can benefit from membership. Many of our members work in leadership, governance, operations, risk management and organisational and talent development. What brings them together is a shared belief that strong financial and operational leadership helps organisations achieve more.
Why do people join CFG?
People often join CFG because they're looking for answers. They may need support with a complex challenge, guidance on a new responsibility, or access to expertise and learning. Or they may simply need to bounce ideas off others and sense-check their thinking. But that's rarely why they stay. People stay because they find:
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A community that understands their world
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Confidence to make important decisions
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Support through career and leadership transitions
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New perspectives and ideas
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Opportunities to learn, connect and grow
Most importantly, they discover they don't have to navigate their journey alone.
How does CFG help people grow?
Everything we do is designed to help people and organisations make progress. One of the ways we do this is with the Finance Journey – our unique learning and development framework. Through this and our other member services and benefits, we help you to:
Grow
Build knowledge, skills, confidence and connections.
Lead
Develop influence, strategic thinking and leadership capability.
Transform
Create change within organisations, across the sector and in the communities they serve.
Alongside the Finance Journey, our events, networks, learning programmes, content, policy work and communities all play a role in helping members move forward throughout their careers and leadership journeys.
What makes CFG different?
We don't just provide services, we help people discover what's next. CFG’s practitioner and partner community provides learning, expertise, community and real-world experience to help organisations to boost their impact and navigate change.
CFG's impact extends beyond individual organisations by bringing together thousands of finance professionals, leaders, trustees and decision-makers, we convene influential and impactful networks that help shape the future of the charitable sector. We work with policy-makers, parliamentarians and sector partners to improve the operating environment for charities and social enterprises.
Together we share ideas, challenge thinking, identify emerging issues and develop solutions to the challenges facing charities today and tomorrow. By bringing together diverse voices from across the sector and beyond, CFG helps create the space for learning, innovation, collective leadership and change on a national scale.
Influencing the future of the sector
The challenges facing charitable and social purpose organisations are changing rapidly. That's why CFG plays an active role in championing strong financial leadership and helping organisations build the resilience they need to achieve their missions.
Working alongside our members, partners and stakeholders, we help lead conversations about the future of charity finance and what sustainable, impactful organisations need to thrive. Many of these conversations happen through dedicated policy and campaigns work which engages government and the sector’s regulators.
Together, we're shaping a sector that is more confident, more resilient and better able to create positive change for the people and communities it serves.
What impact does CFG have?
Our impact starts with individuals, grows through stronger organisations and ultimately helps strengthen the wider charitable sector.
When individuals grow in confidence and capability, organisations make better decisions. When organisations become stronger, they can deliver greater impact. That's why we believe financial leadership matters: not for its own sake, but because it helps organisations achieve their mission and create positive change.
Better financial leadership. Stronger organisations. Better decisions. Greater impact.
Join a vibrant community that's shaping the future
For four decades, CFG has been helping people develop the confidence, leadership and expertise needed to create lasting impact.
If you're ready to grow, lead and transform, we'd love you to be part of our journey.