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Latest Finance Good Practice
What size should your charity be?
Deciding how far to grow - or even shrink - can be very difficult for charities. Liam Kay examines five important factors to consider when deciding on a financial strategy
FD in Five Minutes: Wyn Jones
The finance director at the national adult health and social care charity Making Space
"More questions are being asked about financial viability"
The collapse of Carillion has created a more challenging environment for organisations that deliver public sector contracts. Mark Moody, chief executive of Change, Grow, Live, tells Liam Kay that this is not necessarily a bad thing
Don Bawtree: VAT is a tax that charities need to actively minimise
Also: HMRC's annual report, Charity Commission research on trust in charities and updates from the Financial Reporting Council
Kate Sayer: A grant is more appropriate for innovative ways of working
Here are some examples why
Kate Rogers: East meets west
There are opportunities and challenges from the comparative strength of developing markets outside the west for long-term charity investors
FD in Five Minutes: Colin Kerr
Third Sector speaks to the director of finance at the Children's Trust
Charity Finance Skills Zone
Expert advice and tips on specialist areas of charity finance.
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Latest From The Blogs
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The Whitehall insiders leading charities are partly to blame for the fundraising crisis
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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
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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
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Cyber and data security - how prepared is your charity?
This report provides an overview of the current...