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Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources

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.

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Topics: Gift Aid

Get set for Gift Aid Awareness Day!

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

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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Topics: People and culture / IT, technology and digital / Banking and financial services / Accounting and reporting

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.

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Topics: Charity finance policy / Risk / Investment

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

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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Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development

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.

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Topics: IT, technology and digital / Crisis management / People and culture

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.

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Topics: People and culture / Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Crisis management

Charity consultant Iona Lawrence takes a look at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and explains why organisational endings can and should be good.

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Topics: Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Accounting and reporting / IT, technology and digital / Leadership and career development / Crisis management

'Leading the Way: Effective, Inclusive and Resilient' is the theme of this year's CFG Annual Conference. Dive inside to find out all about it - who's speaking, who's sponsoring, and why you'll not want to miss it. Also in this issue, we speak to two small charity finance leaders who have been working hard to keep the music playing during the pandemic.

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Topics: People and culture

As part of #SmallCharityWeek, we speak to Helen Evans, Finance Director of Making Music, about the vital work the charity is doing to ensure musicians continue to make music during the pandemic, and the financial challenges and opportunities this small charity now face.

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Topics: Investment / Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Governance, legal and compliance / Accounting and reporting / People and culture / Leadership and career development / Crisis management

Responsible investment is the focus of this month's edition. Our corporate partners share their advice and insights on how to invest responsibly and ethically. We also hear from Rachel Hewitt about how she managed when she took on a new leadership role at ClientEarth.

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