Expression of interest
Two-stage funders use the EOI to decide who gets to apply properly. Treating it as a form-filling exercise is the most common…
Glossary
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is often assumed to be only for charities working with children or vulnerable adults. In fact it applies to every charity:…
Policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders
Any organisation that asks people to undergo a DBS check takes on obligations towards them. The written policy is the first of…
Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation are usually said together and mean different things. Monitoring asks whether you did what you said. Evaluation asks whether…
Risk register
A risk register is how trustees get a grip on what could go wrong. Rather than carrying worries around informally, you write…
Engagement letter
Scrutiny work goes wrong most often over scope: the trustees expected advice, the examiner expected records, and neither said so in advance.…
Enduring declaration
A Gift Aid declaration can be limited to a single donation, or it can endure. Most charities use the enduring form, and…
Employment Allowance
Employment Allowance is a straightforward reduction in employer National Insurance contributions, claimed through payroll. Charities are eligible, subject to the general conditions.…
Restricted funds
Restricted funds are one of the most common places small charities trip up. If a grant or appeal was given for a…