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This publication, produced in partnership with HaysMac, offers a practical framework for understanding and calculating your charity's cost base. It is written for finance leaders, trustees, executive teams, and for funders who want to understand what sustainable partnership truly requires.

Encountering difficulties with banking services is not uncommon for charities. This step-by-step guide supports charities when raising an issue or concern with their bank, and explains what steps to take when an issue isn't satisfactorily resolved. The guide aims to promote better understanding and communication between banks and charities.

A collection of tributes to our good friend and former CFG chair, Ian Theodoreson. 

How can charities navigate the increasingly complex and urgent world of sustainable investment? In this article, the team from Isio provides a whistlestop tour of three papers that discuss what charities should consider when implementing a sustainable investment strategy.

This guide by the Charity Investment Consulting Partnership is for trustees looking to understand how to access investment advice. It explains the what, why, when, where and who and also contains a handy checklist for trustees.

There are around 170,000 charities on the Charity Commission register. Most of those are small with an annual income of less than £1m. This guide is to support the Chairs of these charities, who have a unique role - to lead the board and ensure that the charity practices good governance.

Gift Aid is a vital tax relief worth £1.6bn every year to charities. This report, based on a survey of more than 100 charity leaders, shows that more can be done to streamline the claims process and support charities to maximise Gift Aid.

Interim finance specialist, Simon Hopkins, shares how finance professionals can lead the way on turnaround. Read the conference report.

**TW: This document contains material and discusses issues that some people may find distressing or emotionally challenging.

A resource for CFG colleagues and the wider community about World Suicide Prevention Day. This booklet explores some of the issues surrounding suicide, suicide prevention and bereavement. Authored by Eve Trotman.

Special advisor to CFG, Pesh Framjee, answers all your questions on insolvency and good governance.

Bates Wells' 2022 update for faith-based organisations contains insights from the team and guest contributors on current issues in social investment. Topics also span recent case law, recruitment and governance.

CFG member Utility Aid shares its Energy Outlook for July 2022.

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