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As The Joshua Tree approaches its 20th anniversary, we speak with CEO Richard Driffield about how they’re supporting families and the challenges of being a small charity.

If you’re involved in running a charity—especially a smaller one—there’s a big change on the horizon: a new Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) is coming. In fact, it becomes mandatory for financial statements from 1st January 2026. That’s just around the corner.

What is social investment and what are the key considerations when thinking about repayable finance? Read this handy guide from the team at Good Finance.

As income declines, the demands, costs and stress levels keep rising. CFG’s survey of its small and micro charity members paints a picture of the financial pressures they face.

Ryan Parker, from PIB Insurance Brokers– sponsors of this year’s CFG Annual Conference – shares what this year’s theme means to them and explains what makes this must-attend event so special.

Head of Policy, Richard Sagar, explains CFG’s response to the government’s Financial Thresholds Consultation.

Independent digital, data and technology specialists, Adapta Consulting, has produced three jargon free Systems Guides aimed specifically at third sector organisations in the UK, who are about to embark on their systems selection journey:

As small charities face rising pressure, is regulatory reform a lifeline, or a risk to trust and accountability?

On Wednesday 11 June 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her first Spending Review, and the first multi-year review since 2021. It's fair to say that the context remains politically and economically difficult.

In two weeks' time, we'll be gathering at CFG's 2025 Annual Conference. We speak with Sophie Ward from HSBC Global Private Banking about this year's theme: Strong Foundations, Lasting Impact – and why getting the fundamentals right is everything in today's volatile landscape.

This Volunteers Week, we're celebrating our own volunteers, and echoing calls for the government to introduce statutory volunteering leave. While we await potential policy changes, we can lead the way to extend volunteering far beyond our own organisations.

As we celebrate Volunteers Week 2025, CFG takes immense pride in recognising the extraordinary contributions of volunteers both within our own organisation and across the charity sector as a whole.