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  • Join us! CFG's Peer Mentoring Scheme 2023 starts soon

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Written by: Zoe Bennett
    On: 09.10.2023

    Supporting members on their leadership journey is at the heart of CFG's work. CFG's Zoe Bennett shares an update on this year's Peer Mentoring Scheme and our finance leaders network. There's still time to get involved!

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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    Creating Hope Through Action: WSPD 2023

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Posted by: Emma Abbott
    On: 13.09.2023

    **TG: This content is about suicide, prevention and bereavement which some people might find distressing or emotionally challenging.

    Find out how CFG's Eve Trotman is 'creating hope through action' as part of World Suicide Prevention Day 2023 and how she's helping colleagues at CFG to learn more about suicide, suicide prevention and bereavement.

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • Research

    Exploring the future role of charity Chairs

    Topics: Leadership and career development / Governance, legal and compliance
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 23.08.2023

    Important research on the role of the future charity Chair and why its critical to the future of charities is underway. Read on to find out more and about how you can get involved.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Don't let talent slip off the hook during your interview process!

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Written by: Jamie Reynolds
    On: 31.07.2023

    Is your charity doing all it can to snap up the best talent? In this ultra-competitive recruitment market, your hiring processes need to work even harder. Jamie Reynolds of Marble Mayne Recruitment shares some sound advice.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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    Charity leaders must continue to challenge hostility and prejudice

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Written by: Caron Bradshaw
    On: 07.07.2023

    To be our best selves at work, we must all take a stand, says CFG's CEO Caron Bradshaw, following an inspiring conversation at this year's CFG Annual Conference: Survive to Thrive.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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    Meet our conference sponsors: PIB Insurance

    Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources / Leadership and career development / Financial sustainability
    Written by: Emma Abbott
    On: 14.06.2023

    Ahead of CFG's Annual Conference, Stewart Archdale from conference sponsors PIB Insurance Brokers talks about surviving and thriving in a world of continual change.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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    Meet our conference sponsors: HW Fisher on surviving and thriving in 2023

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development / Governance, legal and compliance / Accounting and reporting
    Posted by: Emma Abbott
    On: 30.05.2023

    What can charity finance leaders do to help their organisation survive and thrive? Carol Rudge from HW Fisher shares her insights and reveals why she's excited to be sponsoring CFG's Annual Conference in 2023 in June.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Interview

    To boldly go, into a charity merger

    Topics: Risk / People and culture / Leadership and career development / Financial sustainability / Crisis management
    Written by: Emma Abbott
    On: 12.05.2023

    Ben Clarkson, Chief Operating Officer at Asthma + Lung UK, explains what it takes to lead a successful merger of two charities and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

    Time to read: 6 minutes
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  • Video

    Hot topic! The pros and cons of remote working

    Topics: Procurement and resources / People and culture / Leadership and career development / IT, technology and digital
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 04.04.2023

    Three CFG partners come together to discuss the benefits and challenges of remote working in the charity and wider NFP sector.

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • Evolving leadership styles in a post-pandemic world

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Written by: Robin Aitken
    On: 03.04.2023

    Earlier this year, Robin Aitken shared his thoughts on how changes in our working environment are affecting styles of leadership. Here, Robin summarises his thinking and gives some tips for those in charge of finance functions.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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    Creating a supportive space for finance leaders

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Written by: Emma Abbott
    On: 24.03.2023

    Managing a charity's finances can be daunting, especially if you're new to the sector. Jon King, Head of Finance and Corporate Resources at SCIE, explains how he developed a new network of peer support and knowledge, with the help of CFG.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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    Are you on The Finance Journey?

    Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development
    Written by: Emma Abbott
    On: 14.03.2023

    How can your charity finance team become truly transformational? What does that even look like? Emma Abbott takes a look at CFG's flagship development tool, The Finance Journey, to find out how it is being used to develop the charity sector's future finance leaders.

    Time to read: 5 minutes
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