How to run successful virtual board meetings – for charities and SMES
Practical tips on running successful virtual board meetings, as well as insights into how to manage board dynamics digitally.
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Charity regulation and legislation
COVID-19: new charities SORP guidance issued
1 April 2020: the disruption caused by coronavirus has led the Charities SORP-making body to issue a new set of guidelines
Implications of COVID-19 control measures and charity financial reporting
Due to the exceptional current circumstances, the SORP-making body is issuing advice on the financial reporting implications that may arise from the measures being put in place to contain the impact of the COVID-19 virus.
Serious incident reporting for charities
Reporting a modified audit or independent examination opinion as a serious incident to the relevant UK charity regulator.
Updated guidance for serious incident reporting
Updated guidance for trustees to report serious incidents to the Charity Commission.
The Essential Trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do (CC3)
The Charity Commission’s guide to the key duties of all trustees of charities in England and Wales, and what trustees need to do to carry out these duties competently.
Charity trusteeship
15 questions that all trustee boards should ask
The Charity Commission’s questions provide a useful guide for trustees to identify any areas of weakness.
Becoming an honorary treasurer
The Treasurer’s role is an important one which is vital to the well being of any charity. It is also a very rewarding role which needs to be widely recognised and acknowledged.
Charity Finances: Trustee Essentials (CC25)
Charity Commission guidance explaining the basics of financial responsibility when running a charity. It covers everyday financial management and broader resource issues such as staff and volunteers.
Independent Examination of Charity Accounts: Trustees (CC31)
Charity Commission guidance for trustees explaining what is involved in an independent examination of a charity’s accounts and when a charity can opt for an independent examination in place of an audit.
Volunteering
Volunteering as an ICAEW member
The purpose of this page is to give you an overview of key membership considerations when thinking about volunteering and also to make you aware of ways in which ICAEW can support you in your volunteering role.
Powerful ways accountants can volunteer
How accountants' transferable skills can support society beyond the workplace
Volunteering as a school governor
Becoming a school governor provides you with a unique opportunity to develop skills in budgeting, HR, marketing, PR, change management, strategic planning as well as the softer skills needed for effective team working such as influencing, coaching and communication skills.
NCVO Volunteering webpages
NCVO resources for volunteers. Includes extensive resources on managing charities, events, courses, research and news relevant to the charity sector.
Past newsletters and consultations
Volunteering Community Newsletter February 2019
Features and articles published in the February 2019 edition of ICAEW's Volunteering Community Newsletter.
Charity & Voluntary Newsletter November 2018
Features and articles published in the November 2018 edition of ICAEW's Charity & Voluntary Newsletter
From ICAEW's volunteering blog
London Plus, championing civil society
Margaret Cooney expains how London Plus became the ‘hub’ body for the capital’s 120,000 plus voluntary and community organisations that form part of civil society in London.
Supporting the London Marathon as it breaks the £1bn mark
ICAEW's Head of Charity & Voluntary Sector, Gillian McKay, celebrates the role of the London Marathon as one of the UK’s biggest single fundraising events in the year that will see the amounts raised for charities since its inception in 1981 break the £1 billion mark.
Recruiting charity trustees - a practical guide
In early 2019, the charity Getting on Board launched free guidance for the charity sector: How to Recruit Trustees for your Charity – a Practical Guide. Its CEO, Penny Wilson, explained what prompted the guidance and how it could help to change the way charity leaders are recruited.
Feel confident in your role as a charity trustee with ICAEW’s new online training
Lynn Cadman speaks about ICAEW's new trustee training modules
Make volunteering your 2019 New Years Resolution
Poppy Bragg gives nine reasons why volunteering is the New Year’s Resolution to make (and keep) in 2019
Stay well in the festive period
Jayne Hill of CABA writes about how to stay well during the festive period and highlights how volunteering can help with your mental health.
Confessions of a new trustee
Trustees’ Week 2018 is taking place 12 – 16 November and is a chance to celebrate all things trustee-related. Here are Lynn Cadman's ‘confessions’ of a new trustee
Being a Charity Trustee - Busting the Myths
As Trustees' Week 2018 begins we thought we’d correct a few of the myths surrounding trusteeship. By Lynn Cadman.