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  • Five takeaways from August’s Inflation Report

    Topics: Leadership and career development / Risk / Charity finance policy / Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Governance, legal and compliance
    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 09.08.2019

    CFG’s Policy Manager Richard Sagar outlines his five key takeaways from the August Inflation Report and explores what they mean for the charity sector.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • The lessons for Oxfam and the wider sector

    Topics: Charity finance policy / Governance, legal and compliance / Leadership and career development / Risk
    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 07.08.2019

    Karl Wilding, shortly to take over as chief executive of NCVO, reflects on the lessons of Oxfam, and talks about the importance of getting your safeguarding and governance right.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • Our new PM is neither a buffoon nor a jester. It's time to take him seriously.

    Topics: Charity finance policy
    Posted by: Caron Bradshaw
    On: 26.07.2019

    Caron Bradshaw reflects on Johnson's appointment as the new PM, and weighs up some of the potential outcomes from this week's political upheaval.

     

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • What does the new prime minster mean for the charity sector?

    Topics: Leadership and career development / Charity finance policy
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 25.07.2019

    By David Ainsworth, Sector Specialist, CFG

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • OSSIG roundup: The link between fraud, bullying, and safeguarding

    Topics: Fraud
    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 24.07.2019

    By David Ainsworth, Sector Specialist, CFG

     

    If you have a problem with fraud, are you more likely to have a problem with safeguarding?

    The experts seem to think the answer is yes, at least those who attended last month's meeting of CFG's overseas special interest group.

    Time to read: 5 minutes
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  • The Charity Tax Commission report - does it go far enough?

    Topics: Tax and VAT / Charity finance policy
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 23.07.2019

    The Charity Tax Commission report was published earlier this month. Richard Sagar, CFG's Policy Manager explores the main findings and recommendations in the report. It's a welcome review he says, but it's important now for government to act, and not kick charity tax into the long grass.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Trustee tips for responsible investing

    Topics: Investment
    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 18.07.2019

    Responsible investment can be a great opportunity to align your investments with your charity. But how do you marry up the vast range of investment possibilities with your charity’s financial future? Robert Seifert and Austen Speakman from Brooks Macdonald provide some helpful dos and don’ts to turn your goals into meaningful responsible investment actions.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • Statutory reporting – is this an answer to public trust?

    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 18.07.2019

     

    For the last four years, we’ve heard a lot about public trust in charities, and how it’s in decline. We’ve also heard that charities must be more transparent and accountable as a means of combatting a fall in trust.

    Is this really true? Do we need to change the charity reporting regime to increase public trust?

    By David Ainsworth, Sector Specialist, CFG

    Time to read: 6 minutes
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  • What does financial leadership look like?

    Topics: Leadership and career development
    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 27.06.2019

    Sarah Noak, Director of Finance, Lessons for Life Foundation and Clare Jenkins Director of Finance and IT, SOS Children’s Villages UK share their experiences of CFG’s Inspiring Financial Leadership training course, their thoughts on what financial leadership means to them and how the training has influenced their journeys.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Does culture really eat regulation for lunch?

    Topics: Leadership and career development
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 20.06.2019

    By David Ainsworth, Sector Specialist, CFG

    Time to read: 6 minutes
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  • Key messages from the CFG Annual Conference 2019

    Posted by: Guest blogger
    On: 23.05.2019

    Following the CFG Annual Conference in May, CFG’s Sector Specialist David Ainsworth shares the big themes from the day

    Time to read: 6 minutes
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  • Brexit crystal ball

    Topics: Charity finance policy
    Posted by: Caron Bradshaw
    On: 01.04.2019

    Having called it right on both Brexit and Trump in 2016, Caron Bradshaw considers possible outcomes now. Whatever the result, the impact will be lasting, and there’s a great deal for the sector to reflect on and learn from.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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