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Volunteer agreement model document 0
Governance |
Alastair Keatinge |
12 Feb 2010
Topics: Volunteering
Legal advice is normally to treat volunteers differently to employees. However, with charities increasingly using volunteers in the delivery of contracts and tenders, it is advisable to have some form of legal agreement between the charity and a volunteer. The following model document needs to be tailored to the needs of your organization and taking legal advice is recommended.
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Volunteer agreement model document
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Christian Aid's misuse of funds policy 0
Governance |
1 Jul 2007
The purpose of this document is to define our understanding of misuse of funds, to clearly describe our policies and procedures in the event of a misuse of funds and thereby to give assurance to our supporters,...
Contrary to commonly-held views, frauds do occur in the charity sector, albeit not often at a major level. The Baker Tilly/Charity Finance Voluntary Sector Governance Survey 2007 identified that one in...
Assessing the risk of fraud 0
Governance |
1 Jul 2007
Topics: Fraud
Guidance was provided on how to establish a formal anti-fraud policy and a fraud response plan in an previous edition of governance. Whilst these processes will give trustees assurance that they have taken...
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