The Charity Finance Directors' Group (CFDG) today gave a mixed response to Home Office proposals for new regulations on how charities undertake public collections.
The Woodland Trust, Life Education Centres, Rett Syndrome Association UK and SNAP have beaten over 80 voluntary groups to win the first Charities' Online Accounts Awards.
The Charity Finance Directors' Group today warmly welcomed the announcement of a draft Charities Bill in the Queen's speech.
As a member of the Charities Bill Coalition, CFDG has been campaigning for the implementation of Home Office recommendations on charity reform published earlier this year.
The Charity Finance Directors' Group has launched a range of proposals for consultation that they hope will improve the quality and consistency of charity annual reports.
The CFDG's aim is to improve charity reporting so the public will know exactly how their money is being spent.
The £5 notes with an image of George Stephenson on the reverse will cease to be legal tender after 21 November 2003.
The notes will therefore not be of much use to charities if dropped into a collecting tin. Museums, cathedrals and any charity with static collecting boxes should examine them soon to check if there are any of these old £5 notes inside.
CafCash Ltd, the banking subsidiary of Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is to
be renamed CAF BANK on 10 November 2003, in response to feedback from new customer research.
Peter Mitchell, CAF's Head of Banking Services, believes that the new name will better reflect its status as a bank that provides services exclusively to charities and non-profit organisations.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ('ICAEW') has joined forces with The Giving Campaign to urge chartered accountants to advise their clients on tax-effective ways of giving to charity.
Money in dormant bank accounts has been donated to charities in Bristol and South Gloucestershire by the Charity Commission.
Following a successful pilot project to find money held in dormant charity accounts and
release it to local charities, the Charity Commission has distributed £20,000.
Ten local organisations have each received £2,000 from charity accounts
