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  • Finance Focus September 2021

    Topics: Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Fraud / Gift Aid / Leadership and career development / Crisis management
    Posted: 29.09.2021

    This month, we look at some of the issues charities are tackling post-pandemic, including flexible working and what's to become of the office. Also in this edition, interviews with National Children's Bureau and Mencap and a focus on fraud in advance of Fraud Awareness Week next month.

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  • Nonprofit accounting software buyer's checklist

    Posted: 22.09.2021

    40 essential features of a modern accounting system

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  • Nonprofit storytelling

    Topics: IT, technology and digital / Accounting and reporting
    Posted: 22.09.2021

    Using Data and Performance metrics to motivate donors

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  • HMRC issues guidance on avoiding cyber and phone scams

    Topics: Risk / Fraud
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 21.09.2021

    Online scams increase two-fold during Covid.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • Don’t let contracts catch you out

    Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources
    Written by: Carol Rudge
    On: 01.09.2021

    Is your charity managing its contracts and licensing agreements in an effective way? How can you do it better? Carol Rudge, Partner & Head of Not for Profit at HW Fisher LLP, shares her insights ahead of HW Fisher’s session at CFG’s Annual Conference 2021.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • Finance Focus August 2021

    Topics: Gift Aid
    Posted: 23.08.2021

    Get set for Gift Aid Awareness Day!

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  • Finance Focus July 2021

    Topics: Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Fraud / Governance, legal and compliance / Accounting and reporting / People and culture / Gift Aid / Leadership and career development / Crisis management
    Posted: 29.07.2021

    Inclusivity - why does it matter to finance professionals? We speak to charity leaders this month about equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI). We also meet a small member charity - Jodie Hughes of Endometriosis South Coast - about their challenges and achievements in the past year. Plus, we reflect on the power of collaboration within CFG and the wider sector.

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  • Annual Conference 2021: Meet our Sponsors

    Topics: People and culture / IT, technology and digital / Banking and financial services / Accounting and reporting
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 22.07.2021

    CFG is delighted to announce four sponsors for this year's CFG Annual Conference - Leading the Way: Effective, Inclusive, Resilient. We welcome HSBC Private Banking as the event's headline sponsor, Sarasin & Partners, ORACLE NetSuite and SmartSimple.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • INGO FX Insights Report 2021

    Topics: Charity finance policy / Risk / Investment
    Posted: 13.07.2021

    This survey is a groundbreaking, sector specific, foreign exchange report which reflects insights from more than 100 internationally operating UK-based charities. The report highlights the issues INGOs face in their FX operations. 

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  • POLICY: Response to the BEIS consultation on restoring trust, July 2021

    Topics: Governance, legal and compliance / Environmental, social, governance (ESG)
    Posted: 13.07.2021

    Charity Finance Group's response to the government's white paper and consultation on 'Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance'.

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  • How to attract top charity talent in a candidate-driven market

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Written by: Annie Hayes
    On: 08.07.2021

    Annie Hayes at Third Sector Jobs offers top tips on how to find top talent for charities now candidates are back in the driving seat.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • Interview

    An enlightening experience

    Topics: IT, technology and digital / Crisis management / People and culture
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 07.07.2021

    Pascale Nicholls, Director of Finance and Governance at Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, shares a preview of her Annual Conference presentation, explaining how finance sits at the heart of sustainability and innovation.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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