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FD in Five Minutes: Graeme Farmer
Third Sector gets the views of the finance and resources director at the energy and fuel poverty charity Changeworks
FD in Five Minutes: Richard Taylor
Third Sector speaks to the finance director and chief operating officer at the United Synagogue
Open banking: a revolution in the making?
It was introduced last year and has the potential to transform donor behaviour. But are charities ready for open banking? Liam Kay reports
FD in Five Minutes: Nick Avery of Lepra
The finance director at the charity that works to beat leprosy on emotional moments and box sets
Kate Sayer: Getting expenses right
It might sound easy, but there are dangers for charities that do not have effective expenses policies
FD in Five Minutes: Sanja Kalik
Third Sector speaks to the head of finance at the homelessness charity Emmaus UK
FD in Five Minutes: Brett Llewellyn
Third Sector speaks to the finance director at Dogs Trust
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How bad can cyber crime really get: cyber fraud #1
In the first of a series, we investigate the risks to charities from having flawed cyber security - and why we need to up our game...
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The Whitehall insiders leading charities are partly to blame for the fundraising crisis
Earlier this year, William Shawcross, chair of the...
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Caron Bradshaw
on the role of the finance director
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Caron Bradshaw: An annus horribilis perhaps, but we should learn from it
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Caron Bradshaw: There is no hard and fast rule for the right level of reserves
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Caron Bradshaw: Rules and regulations are no substitute for moral standards
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Caron Bradshaw: The sense of fatigue in many stressed charities is worrying
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Caron Bradshaw: HMRC is on a mission to claim more VAT from charities
The Sorp Revision
Focus On... Investment
The ethical minefield of investment funds
Revelations by the BBC's Panorama programme last year once more raised the issue of investments that appear to run counter to a charity's objects. Patrick McCurry assesses the latest thinking
Have emerging markets lost their attraction?
Both Russia and China have experienced rapid economic growth compared with their western rivals, but economic and political difficulties might have dampened their allure. Edward Lander reports
Do common investment funds have a future?
Newton and the Charities Aid Foundation are among those that have recently decided to close their CIFs. Edward Lander looks at the pros and cons of this special financial vehicle
Interview: John Harrison
The professor at Cass Business School says charities tend to be conservative investors and thus reap lower returns
Third Sector Insight
Sponsored webcasts, surveys and expert reports from Third Sector partners
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How charities can make the right impact
For charities today the challenge is that...
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How charities’ workplace culture can prevent controversies
The third sector has never been under such...
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Cyber and data security - how prepared is your charity?
This report provides an overview of the current...