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  • Small charities

    After the local elections… a “what next?” for small charities

    Topics: Leadership and career development / Charity finance policy
    Posted by: Dr Clare Mills
    On: 10.05.2022

    Now that the dust has settled on the 2022 local elections, now is the time for small charities to reach out and build relations with local government representatives, says Dr Clare Mills.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • CFG comments

    The Queen’s Speech, and the implications for charities

    Topics: Leadership and career development / Accounting and reporting
    Written by: Dr Clare Mills
    On: 10.05.2022

    Dr Clare Mills shares her reaction to the Queen's Speech and is left wondering if a ground-shifting moment in history will be matched by any ground-shifting policies.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • How can charity employers support employees through the cost-of-living crisis?

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Posted by: Annie Hayes
    On: 10.05.2022

    How can you help workers and volunteers facilitate the communities they serve as the cost-of-living crisis takes hold, whilst ensuring they themselves aren’t caught in the grips of the crisis? Annie Hayes shares some advice.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • CFG comments

    Wellbeing, workplaces and Maslow

    Topics: Risk / Crisis management
    Written by: Dr Clare Mills
    On: 09.05.2022

    How are work and wellbeing connected? And what do our organisational values and Maslow's hierarchy of needs have to do with creating great places to work? CFG's Dr Clare Mills shares some thoughts.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • Event

    Meet our Sponsors: HSBC Global Private Banking

    Topics: Investment
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 04.05.2022

    We speak to Sophie Ward, Head of Charities and Education at HSBC Global Private Banking, about the new purpose of wealth, how charities are viewing their investments in a post-Covid world, and what advice she offers finance leaders in the space.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • Technical update: Gift Aid and the naming of buildings

    Topics: Gift Aid
    Posted by: Richard Bray
    On: 28.04.2022

    HMRC has revised its guidance on gift aid and donor benefit rules around the naming of buildings. Chair of Charity Tax Group (CTG), Richard Bray, explains.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • CFG comments

    What The Protect Duty means for you

    Topics: Governance, legal and compliance / Crisis management / Risk
    Written by: Dr Clare Mills
    On: 26.04.2022

    How does the Government's new Protect Duty affect charities and other non-profit organisations? Dr Clare Mills explains what it is and why it's time to develop a security mindset.

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • Technical update: Financial Reporting Disclosure Checklist for Charities

    Topics: Accounting and reporting / Governance, legal and compliance
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 20.04.2022
    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • Interview

    Building a home for members

    Topics: Leadership and career development / People and culture
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 24.03.2022

    What does it mean to be a member of the CFG community? And how are members helping to shape the benefits and services CFG provides? We talk to Jit Mistry, Head of Membership and Marketing at CFG, to find out.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • CFG comments

    Spring Statement 2022: Not nearly enough for those on low incomes

    Topics: Tax and VAT / Governance, legal and compliance / Gift Aid
    Written by: Richard Sagar
    On: 24.03.2022

    CFG's corporate partners and Richard Sagar, Head of Policy, take a closer look at the Chancellor's Spring Statement, considering what it means for charities and those they serve.

    Time to read: 10 minutes
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    Through the looking glass: two years on from lockdown

    Topics: Leadership and career development / Crisis management
    Written by: Caron Bradshaw
    On: 23.03.2022

    Two years on from the UK's first lockdown, Caron Bradshaw OBE reflects on some lasting lessons on leadership and life.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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    Gender equality? There's more work to be done!

    Topics: Risk / People and culture / Environmental, social, governance (ESG)
    Written by: Caron Bradshaw
    On: 07.03.2022

    On this year's International Women's Day, Caron Bradshaw OBE considers how far we've come and how far we still need to go to ensure gender equality in the workplace.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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