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    Inside job: Understanding and preventing insider fraud

    Topics: People and culture / Governance, legal and compliance / Fraud / Financial sustainability
    Written by: Sam Burne James
    On: 22.10.2024

    Charities are built on trust but, alarmingly, they are not immune to fraud, including from within. Sam Burne James unmasks the risks of insider fraud and shares expert advice on how to prevent and manage it.

    Time to read: 11 minutes
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  • Remembering Sharon Daley

    Topics: People and culture
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 22.10.2024

    Geetha Rabindrakumar pays tribute to Sharon Daley, a 'talented' and 'passionate' charity finance professional.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • The perfect storm for charities - and a survival plan

    Topics: People and culture / IT, technology and digital / Governance, legal and compliance
    Posted by: Simon Leicester
    On: 18.10.2024

    Simon Leicester poses some questions that may be affecting many charities in the sector, and also provides some potential solutions. By implementing these strategies, Simon argues that charities can improve their performance and achieve their mission more effectively.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • Video

    Supporting staff wellbeing: Takeaways from CFG's Annual Fundraising Dinner

    Posted by: CFG
    On: 17.10.2024

    WATCH Helen Undy's speech at CFG's Annual Fundraising Dinner on the connections between mental health and money, and what charity leaders can do to support staff.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • Thousands of charities join to mark Gift Aid Awareness Day 2024

    Topics: Gift Aid
    Written by: CFG
    On: 11.10.2024

    Gift Aid Awareness Day has been and gone for another year. CFG's Dionne Sturdy-Clow and Glyn Sheldon reflect on the campaign and invite you to get involved again next year.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • Prioritising mental health in the workplace this World Mental Health Day

    Topics: People and culture
    Posted by: Glyn Sheldon
    On: 10.10.2024

    Thursday 10 October is World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is “It is Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace”, a call to action that resonates strongly with us at CFG.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • Smartdesc Charity Technology Leaders Report 2024: Key themes and calls to action

    Topics: IT, technology and digital
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 10.10.2024

    From January to March 2024, CFG partner and charity IT specialists Smartdesc conducted its annual survey of charity technology leaders to understand the sector’s priorities, risks, challenges, and opportunities around IT.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • How can your charity approach income diversification?

    Topics: Risk / IT, technology and digital / Funding / Financial sustainability
    Posted by: Allan Hickie
    On: 08.10.2024

    Charities should diversify their income sources to ensure that they are financially stable and resilient amid today's economic challenges. Allan Hickie from UHY discusses how your charity can approach income diversification in a number of ways.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • Charities under pressure

    Topics: Crisis management / Financial sustainability / Funding / Risk
    Written by: Stephen T Dean
    On: 04.10.2024

    The cost of living crisis continues to challenge organisations of every size. Stephen T Dean from Grant Thornton UK takes a look at the pressures charities are facing in 2024 and what they are doing to manage them.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • Becoming more imaginative with charity investing

    Topics: Risk / Investment / Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Banking and financial services
    Posted by: Rachel Titchen
    On: 26.09.2024

    Rachel Titchen, Charities and Investment Director at consultancy Broadstone, calls for a more flexible and adaptive approach to charity investing.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Commission refreshes guidance on charities and financial difficulties

    Topics: Risk / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Financial sustainability
    Written by: CFG
    On: 23.09.2024

    England's charity sector regulator has published updated guidance about financial difficulties to support trustees in their decision making.

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • A new pensions funding regime for defined benefit pension schemes

    Topics: Pensions / Governance, legal and compliance
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 16.09.2024

    The new defined benefit pension scheme funding regime will soon be effective. Pension advisory firm, LCP, explains how the changes will affect charities and what charities will need to do next.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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