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Recruiting charity trustees – top tips for crafting a successful recruitment ad
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- 11 Mar 2024
Recruiting trustees is a crucial task for charities, as board members play a pivotal role in guiding the organisation, shaping its strategy and ensuring its mission is fulfilled effectively. However, many charities are hampered by board vacancies, so it’s never been more important to make your advertised role stand out from the crowd.
Celebrate Trusteeship. Share Your Story. Enter the Charity Governance Awards
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- 27 Nov 2023
Charity Governance Awards are now accepting entries. Good governance should be celebrated, these awards aim to recognise and reward the charities and trustee boards for demonstrating excellence by shining shine a light on the people who make change possible day after day and showcasing the stories that demonstrate how effective governance can transform lives.
The Charity Treasurer: good with numbers, agile leader, star communicator
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- 30 Aug 2023
Marking the publication of the sixth edition of The Charity Treasurer’s Handbook in mid-September, I spoke to its author, ICAEW member Elaine Alsop, about the skills required of charity treasurers, the rising demand for financial literacy on charity boards and where to find guidance and support.
Small charities need you: volunteering as an independent examiner
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- 20 Jul 2023
Charities are always on the lookout for professionals to provide independent examinations – and as long as it’s pro bono and the charity is small, you may not need a practising certificate.
Impact of voluntary charity work on your new CPD requirements
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- 07 Jul 2023
Could your pro bono work be subject to ICAEW’s revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Regulations? Kristina Kopic, ICAEW’s Head of Charity and Voluntary Sector, considers the changes coming into force in November 2023.
How young volunteers can enhance charity trusteeships
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- 16 Jun 2023
As we celebrate Small Charity Week, we find out why charity trusteeships aren’t just for those at the pinnacle of their working lives and why diverse talent is more sought after than ever before.
5 leadership roles for Chairs on finance
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- 26 Apr 2023
The finance team are of course essential on charity finance, whether they are a Treasurer, a Chair of finance committee, a Finance Director or other member of the finance staff and they do much of the heavy lifting. But Chairs need to play their role too – starting with these five key areas of financial leadership.
6 questions to help you manage conflicts of interest
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- 25 Apr 2023
Frequent readers of Charity Commission investigation reports may have noticed a recurring theme: issues often arise when conflicts of interest are not managed effectively by trustees. Here are six questions to help you assess whether your charity has appropriate safeguards in place to manage conflicts of interest.
The 10 distinct roles of the board member
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- 02 Feb 2023
What is the role of a charity trustee? There are at least several roles or archetypes that every board member will (or should!) encounter on their journey.
Charity governance: which way after Kids Company?
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- 10 Jan 2023
The Kids Company debacle has highlighted a huge mismatch between the legal responsibilities of trustees and the expectations of the regulator.
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