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Hello.  I'm preparing our annual return and have a couple of questions: 1. The Commission asks this question "When spending money or working outside England and Wales, did your charity transfer money...
Victoria TUser
Hi - I work in a relatively young CIO and need to put the appropriate governance in place.  Do others have explicit terms of reference for your Trustees' Boards?  I'd be grateful for a template if so...
Amanda TUser
Hi. I'm looking to work with a facilitator who has a good understanding of community involvement and impact with charities. I have a short programme of work to support some trustees to discuss their...
Alan TUser
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous:Hello everyone,What's your organisation's process for handling complaints about trustees (including the Chair) whether...
Rose TUser
The Charity Commission has guidance on ex gratia payments for registered charities. Does anyone know what the process is for Registered Societies, where the regulator is the FCA rather than the Chari...
Edward TUser
Hi All, Was wondering whether anyone knew of any free or heavily discounted meeting space in London for a trustee meeting?  
Dan TUser
Hi all,Does anyone have non-exec directors and trustees working together at their charity, or know anything about how this would work? I have some understanding of the similarities/ differences betwe...
Hattie TUser
With lots of organisations' reserves taking a massive hit right now, I've put together a super-quick guide to reserves policies for anyone who's revising their own right now.This guide also works if...
HiMy father does a lot of charitable work for animals. He currently focuses on promoting animal welfare but wants to move into actually looking after neglected animals. In order to begin this he is g...
Alexander TUser
I am registering for a charity trust.  I am employed by the 'parent' institution abroad and will be doing the registration on behalf of the trustees.on the registration online form, do I call myself...
P TUser
Who is best qualified to confirm that for a charity ltd by guarantee the trustees and the directors must be the same people or company? Is there any guidance on this?
Fozlul TUser
HI allWe are looking to engage trustees who have worked within Mental health or Disability sectors, Can you suggest some forums where I can advertise to find the right kind of candidates? ThanksGeeti...
Geetika TUser
A charity under inquiry had 3 facebook pages (not private accounts or groups, but pages). Two of these accounts are now being abused and used for harassment of individuals who exposed the failures. T...
Daniel TUser
University of Manchester Students' Union currently has an exciting and challenging opportunity for an External Trustee with commercial leadership and business development/business turnaround experien...
Andrew TUser
Dear AllThe East London based charity that I am a trustee with is looking to engage trustees from fundraising, social media and digital strategy. Cause is old age. If any one interested then pls mess...
Geetika TUser
One of the great things about being a trustee is that sometimes you get to represent your charity. So it was my privilege this week to represent the Small Charities Coalition as a trustee, in taking...
Madeleine TUser
The ‘Rogue Employee’ Data Leak Judgement – Ten Points to Consider Tim Bridger - New Jubilee Company   The Court of Appeal has this week dismissed Morrisons’ appeal against the findings of La...
Can anyone point me to anywhere where I can see what possible outcomes there are when the Charity Act is broken? All I can see is a statement from the Commission where they don't even name an individ...
Daniel TUser
Can anyone advise on the best place to advertise the position for free?
Annette TUser
#CharityExcellence launching 18 June. Watch the short demo video to see how it works. I've spent almost everything on the build, so getting this for £205 was a much needed bargain. https://lnkd.in/d6...
Boards have to cover everything in about 12 hours a year, but too often writing reports is hugely time consuming and doesn't have the impact you want. This article from the Charity Excellence Framewo...
Long title but the crux is this; How can you get involved and have influence in fundraising as a trustee without getting in the way or butting in?  We want our teams to flourish and innova...
Michael TUser
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