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Charity Finance Good Practice

Good practice, case studies, expert advice and tips for charity and voluntary sector finance directors and practitioners, including accounting, investment, insurance, tax and social finance.

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Paul Leigh

Raising your game 10: Process review

By charity finance expert Paul Leigh

 
 
Peter Gotham

Using software to develop understanding in charities

Finance staff have too often been ensconced in ivory towers where they work their magic, says Peter Gotham

 
 
Kate Rogers

Don't be shy about taking 'risks' with investments

Trying to avoid risk is potentially damaging over the long term, writes Kate Rogers

 
 
Paul Leigh

Raising your game 9: Technology

By charity finance expert Paul Leigh

 
 

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Expert advice and tips in specialist areas


Helen SimmonsHelen Simmons

On the role of the finance director

Charity leaders ignore the Bribery Act at their peril

Bribes can come in forms other than cash and include gifts or even donations to a chosen charity, says Helen Simmons, finance director at the Diocese of London

 

Share the task of regulation and focus on the 'bad guys'

Umbrella bodies should scrutinise on the charities who aren't willing or able to self-regulate, says Helen Simmons, finance director at the Diocese of London

 
 

Accounting

Peter Gotham

It's not so easy any more to live on a wing and a prayer

Support is increasingly based on much more objective criteria, writes Peter Gotham

 
 
Ray Jones

To understand the impact of the Sorp, look at the past

The charities Sorp has served the sector very well, says Ray Jones, policy accountant at the Charity Commission

 
 
Peter Gotham

Amnesty's open approach to change is commendable

Recent history is full of examples of failure and success at managing a major reorganisation, writes Peter Gotham

 
 

Social Finance

Rodney Schwartz

We must get investors onto the ladder of social finance

In social finance, there are 'purists' and 'ladderists', according to Rodney Schwartz

 
 
Nick Temple

A welcome tax incentive: now the hard work starts

The incentive could be another part of the jigsaw that helps get appropriate finance to organisations that need it to continue their work, writes Nick Temple

 
 
Rodney Schwartz

Social investment is a large tent that is broadly defined

Any attempt to define the sector will falter, because the meaning of 'social' is highly subjective, writes Rodney Schwartz

 
 

Investment

John Hildebrand

How the Bank of England chief might affect charities

Conditions for charities should improve our time, but they should not expect a quick fix, says John Hildebrand

 
 
Kate Rogers

Are buzz phrases the new normal in finance jargon?

There is a spirit of optimism as the sector adapts to a new economic normal, writes Kate Rogers, client director at Schroders

 
 
John Hildebrand

The time looks about right for a shift away from bonds

Bond yields remain very low by historical standards, writes John Hildebrand

 
 

Insurance

Caron Bradshaw

Quick thinking trumps box ticking in dealing with risk

Don't be paralysed by fear or try to avoid all risk, writes Caron Bradshaw

 
 
Paul Leigh

Raising your game 5: Risk management

By charity finance expert Paul Leigh

 
 

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