Finance is a matter for all small charity trustees, report advises
Tags: Finance for trustees
Niki May Young
Website editor, civilsociety.co.uk
Niki is website editor at Civil Society Media. A seasoned journalist she has specialised in online content since 2007. Before joining Civil Society Media Niki was news editor for the world's largest architecture news website, World Architecture News, where she was instrumental in increasing subscribers from 115,000 to 135,000 during her editorship.
She has gained experience with the BBC, Sky News and independent production company SilverfishTV, where she assisted the production of political, charitable and union films. Her freelance writing has spanned a range of printed publications and online media.
She is also charity member and former trustee of Pass It On Africa, a charity which aims to provide education to children and young people across the continent.
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There is a lack of financial capability on small charity trustee boards with many organisations leaving ‘the finances’ to one individual, according to a report by the Charity Finance Group and the Small Charities Coalition launched today.
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A Welsh representative has been appointed to join the six new Charity Commission board members announced earlier this month.
Charities’ membership or non-membership of the Fundraising Standards Board could be included on the charity register from 2014, alongside details of any public fundraising arrangements, following proposals put to the charity sector for consultation by the Charity Commission today.
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