Guidance, techniques and tools for managing your organisation's finances
Find out what makes charity finance different and how to plan appropriately
What controls you need to put in place to stop errors creeping into your accounting, and to reduce the risk of fraud
Internal controls are the things you do to help manage the risk of an error or a fraud
How to be aware of the risk factors relating to fraud and take steps to protect your organisation.
The difference between audits and independent examinations and how to prepare for both
The basic principles of bookkeeping are the same for charities as for other organisations, you just need to be aware of the slightly different emphasis and the need to keep restricted funds separate.
Guidance around planning your finances and setting up budgets
Guidance on creating a financial strategy and what you need to include
Practical ways to take part in Small Charity Week – from sharing your story to getting free training, funding support and expert advice.
A new report by NCVO and ACEVO sets out six key recommendations to make the Civil Society Covenant meaningful, based on feedback from over 1,000 organisations.
Learn about the how the process of evaluation works
Understanding the issues experienced by individuals or organisations you want to work with, people you want to influence, or environments you want to affect change in is the starting point for impact planning
Information you need before you write your evaluation brief and what to include once you get started
Learn about how to create an evaluation budget
Learn about the different planning tools you can use to help you find out what difference you want to make
Learn how to create your own evaluation planning triangle
Examples of evaluation planning triangles in different organisations
Learn how to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework and see some examples
Learn about how to create a monitoring and evaluation framework