Knowledge Hub

  • 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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  • Together, we’ll make a difference in 2025

    Posted by: Milly Durrant
    On: 28.01.2025

    Milly Durrant, Head of Membership at CFG, looks ahead to another exciting and busy year for the growing CFG membership community.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • Financial outlook survey: your input is vital!

    Topics: Crisis management
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 28.01.2025

    Professor Daniel King, Director of the VCSE National Data and Insights Observatory at Nottingham Trent University, explains why it's crucial for social sector finance professionals to participate in the latest VCSE Barometer Survey.

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • What you need to know about the Charity Investment Governance Principles

    Topics: Investment / Governance, legal and compliance
    Written by: Emma Abbott
    On: 24.01.2025

    The Charity Investment Governance Principles (CIGP) have been published but what are they and how can you use them? Emma Abbott, CFG, reports from the CIGP launch event and answers your most common questions.

    Time to read: 7 minutes
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  • Policy

    Impact of National Insurance rise on charities raised in House of Commons

    Topics: Economy and policy
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 10.01.2025

    In a parliamentary debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday 7 January, the issue of the impact of change to employers’ National Insurance contributions on the charity sector was raised.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • Trustee Guide to Accessing Investment Advice

    Topics: Investment / Governance, legal and compliance
    Posted: 10.01.2025

    This guide by the Charity Investment Consulting Partnership is for trustees looking to understand how to access investment advice. It explains the what, why, when, where and who and also contains a handy checklist for trustees.

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  • New Charity Commission fraud guidance

    Topics: Fraud
    Posted by: Glyn Sheldon
    On: 20.12.2024

    The Charity Commission for England and Wales has produced updated guidance for charities on how to protect themselves against fraud.

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • Long read

    Global heating: risk management and strategic thinking in the charity sector

    Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources / People and culture / Investment / Governance, legal and compliance / Financial sustainability / Environmental, social, governance (ESG)
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 19.12.2024

    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.

    Time to read: 12 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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  • Financial Leadership in Small Charities

    Topics: Governance, legal and compliance
    Posted: 18.12.2024

    There are around 170,000 charities on the Charity Commission register. Most of those are small with an annual income of less than £1m. This guide is to support the Chairs of these charities, who have a unique role - to lead the board and ensure that the charity practices good governance.

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  • Supporting your staff to support each other: The importance of mental health first aiders and other wellbeing services

    Topics: People and culture
    Posted by: Glyn Sheldon
    On: 17.12.2024

    Glyn Sheldon, CFG's Communications Officer, recently became a Mental Health First Aider (MHFA). Glyn spoke to his MHFA instructor, Marie Coombes, about how organisations can support employees with their mental health. Marie, who has been awarded the Diversity & Inclusion Award at the National Mediation Awards for her work on mental health and neurodiversity, also shares some advice for anyone wanting to become an MHFA themselves.

    Time to read: 6 minutes
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  • How your charity can start its transition to Net Zero

    Topics: Environmental, social, governance (ESG)
    Posted by: Harriet Hodgson-Grove
    On: 16.12.2024

    Charities can play a crucial role in achieving Net Zero by assessing their carbon footprint, setting measurable targets and implementing sustainable practices. Harriet Hodgson-Grove from UHY outlines how, by engaging stakeholders and advocating for change, they can contribute to the UK’s efforts to meet its 2050 climate goals.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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