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Supporting Small Charities: A Call to All
Small Charity Week 2024 is well underway! Having started on Monday 24th June running until this Friday, there have already been loads of events and there are still more events spanning across the week. You can find out more about all the events here.
Empowering Small Charities: How to Maximise Small Charity Week 2024
Small Charity Week 2024 is here, running from June 24th to June 28th. This week-long event celebrates the invaluable contributions of small charities across the UK and highlights the essential work these organisations do. Through activities like workshops and fundraising events, Small Charity Week showcases their achievements and garners support for these vital organisations.
Pick of the Month – June 2024
This month, we shine a light on three remarkable individuals who are using their skills and dedication to make a positive impact on the world. Each profile features insights from the individuals themselves, including their motivations, challenges, and aspirations. Find out more about Change Please, Pavilion Dance South West, and Catch22 below!
Pick of the Month – May 2024
Welcome back. In May's Pick of the Month, we had the pleasure of learning about work in areas including the arts; health and wellbeing; heritage and woman's empowerment. They're a diverse range of leaders, each with a unique prespective – read on to learn from their expertise and experience!
5 Challenges of Being a Charity Trustee and How to Overcome Them
In this blog, we look at the challenges of being a charity trustee and what training is available to support trustees.
Preparing for a Trustee Interview
With nearly 170,000 registered charities in the UK and a further 20,000 organisations with charitable status, trustees play a crucial role in ensuring that the organisations they govern operate effectively, ethically, and in the best interests of its beneficiaries and the broader community. Their commitment and dedication are essential to the impact and sustainable function of charities and non-profits.
Pick of the Month – April 2024
This month, our Picks come from all corners of the charity sector – from basketball to baking! It's promising to see so many indviduals finding creative ways to support and develop communities.
Purpose, Potential and Progress: 6 Benefits of Trusteeship
Becoming a trustee is daunting for the uninitiated. Simultaneously, new trustees must find time to fit their role around existing commitments, ensure they understand complex regulatory information from the Charity Commission, and get up to speed with the charity and their fellow board members… It’s undoubtedly overwhelming.
Nonetheless, being a trustee can be hugely rewarding, with a whole host of benefits for your professional and personal life. Trusteeship is absolutely a worthwhile commitment; this article outlines six of the key benefits.
Pick of the Month – March 2024
March's Pick of the Month sees individuals from a diverse range of charitable areas – from youth engagement to regional theatre! We're delighted to be able to learn from their varied experience... there are some brilliant pearls of wisdom to be found in this month's piece!
