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New research has revealed that there is a correlation between the adoption of the Charity Governance Code and the rising trust in charities. Want to learn more about this correlation? Check out my article for Governance & Leadership, which has just been published by Civil Society Media Ltd: https://lnkd.in/dpbxpEZc #charitiesatrsm #governance #leadership #trustees #charitygovernance

🔔 Charities Act 2022 Implementation Progress! The second phase of reforms concerning charity land is now active. Easing administrative burdens, this update simplifies disposal procedures and introduces self-certified designated advisers. Learn more about these impactful changes by reading this update by Amy Lynch ⤵️ #CharityLaw #Charity #NonprofitSector

The increasing pressures on local authorities, health services, and other public sector budgets have heightened the demand for the essential support provided by the charity sector. While this highlights the critical role of charities, it has also intensified the competition between smaller and larger charitable organisations for local contracts. Gary Beharrell, Lloyds Bank Foundation’s regional manager, delves deeper into this issue and explores how larger charities winning local contracts could cause small charities to close. Click the link below to read how commissioners could improve the process for local contracts and create equal opportunities for all charities. https://lnkd.in/e-ZCF7zR #Notforprofit #charitypressures #localcontracts #WeAreMerrifield

If you are a CEO in a charity, I strongly recommend that your Chair joins the Association of Chairs. Their publication ‘A Question of Balance’ is a brilliant document that details all you need to know about how to build an effective working relationship between the Chair and CEO. If every organisation strived to have these fundamental ways of working in place, I really believe that charities would achieve more. #makeadifference #charity #leadership

The final tranche of provisions set out by the #CharitiesAct 2022 is set to come into force from 7 March. If you are involved in charity governance, don't miss our upcoming webinar, where we cover these changes, including changes to how charities amend their governing documents, new changes to the appointment of trustees and changes related to charity mergers. Book now: #Charities #CharityGovernance

As a director of a charity myself this was a useful read New powers from the Charities Act 2022 have now come into effect resulting in changes for the sector in Wales and England. These changes include selling, leasing or otherwise disposing of charity land and using permanent endowments. https://lnkd.in/eeTYZ2Xu #charity #charities #charitiescommission

My brilliant colleague, Nicola Morriss, has written an article sharing her top tips for charities during the cost-of-living crisis. This article really focuses on the key governance and decision-making issues for charity trustees and is well worth a read: https://lnkd.in/eeRwJrnS #charities #charitylaw #costoflivingcrisis #toptips #article

Have you signed up to attend our Charities Breakfast Briefing? On the 25th October, two of our charities’ experts will be exploring where governance can go wrong within charities, how problems can be resolved and highlight common pitfalls to be avoided. Want to know more? Register here: https://lnkd.in/gRmvUYmk #CharitiesBreakfastBriefing #Governance #Rollits #BreakfastBriefing #SignUp

🔔 Charities Act 2022 Implementation Progress! The second phase of reforms concerning charity land is now active. Easing administrative burdens, this update simplifies disposal procedures and introduces self-certified designated advisers. Learn more about these impactful changes by reading this update by Amy Lynch ⤵️ #CharityLaw #Charity #NonprofitSector

Lots of helpful updates for #Charity contacts 👇🗞️ #CharityLaw #Charities #Newsletter