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Good financial health starts with good financial habits

Good financial health starts with good financial habits

April marks the start of a new financial year for many – and for charity trustees, that makes it the perfect moment to take stock.

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Public Trust 4: our action plan on Governance

Posted by: Neal Green, Posted on: 4 August 2016 - Categories: Governance, Public Trust
Graphic showing the proportion of the public for whom trust in charities is the same, more or less

...in direct contact with trustees, so that trustees get our updated guidance as it comes out. While we continue to offer speakers and training wherever possible, we will be looking...

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Public Trust 3: How do charities tell the public what they want to know?

Posted by: Jane Hobson, Head of Guidance and Practice, Posted on: 29 July 2016 - Categories: Public Trust, Register
Number of Charities from the Charity Commission Register

...for the year that they’re donating as well (public targets)– so that they can check back next year and see whether you’ve achieved what you set out to do. Whether...

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Public Trust 2: How do you choose which charity to support?

Posted by: Jane Hobson, Head of Guidance and Practice, Posted on: 29 July 2016 - Categories: Public Trust, Register
Charity Commission Register showing the size of the sector

...the Charity Commission has recently or is currently investigating the charity. This is a big step for us to take in response to concerns about the charity and so does...

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Ramadan – making a real difference

Posted by: Nick Donaldson, Posted on: 14 July 2016 - Categories: News
Children delivering chocolate fudge cakes during Ramadan.

...round with my family, we all really enjoyed it”. That really is making a difference. Delivering chocolate fudge cakes in Bradford during Ramadan The Charity Commission has produced safer giving...

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Charity Commission’s annual report for 2015-16 shows strong progress

Posted by: Paula Sussex, Posted on: 6 July 2016 - Categories: Strategy
Money bag showing total charity income we regulate. Equals £70.93 billion.

Three years ago, the Commission was set a challenge to become a more efficient, effective, risk based regulator. I’m pleased to say that our annual report, published today,

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A new logo to reflect the changing face of the Commission…

Posted by: William Shawcross, Posted on: 5 July 2016 - Categories: brand
Charity Commission Logo.

Tomorrow, we will be publishing the Commission’s Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16. It will mark the first use of our new logo and brand. As some of you will know,...

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Public Trust 1: How can we rebuild public trust in charities?

Posted by: Sarah Atkinson, Posted on: 28 June 2016 - Categories: News, Research
Diagram showing key drivers of trust in charities including management

There’s no way to sugar-coat this: the public trust in charities has fallen. Today we’ve published the latest research in our series tracking public trust and confidence in charities since...

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A joint effort: The making of our new fundraising guidance

Posted by: Andrea Brolly, Posted on: 14 June 2016 - Categories: Consultation, Guidance
A group of people at a table having a discussion.

Last week we published our revised fundraising guidance for trustees. Along with it, we set out the results of the consultation we ran earlier this year.

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How trustees can restore donor trust: new fundraising guidance

Posted by: Sarah Atkinson, Posted on: 7 June 2016 - Categories: Guidance, News
Person putting money in a collection tin.

Today we published our updated fundraising guidance, CC20. Much has been said in the media and in Parliament about some of the issues uncovered over the last year but now...

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How will the new Charities Act affect your charity?

Posted by: Nick Mott, Posted on: 20 May 2016 - Categories: Law, News
Charities Act front cover.

...it also makes a few significant changes – most notably on disqualification - of which all charities will need to be aware. The timetable gives trustees sufficient time to take...

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