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Paying in a cheque with your mobile phone

CHASE cheque Iphone app

Mobile applications for fundraising fascinate me - and they aren't all the obvious online transaction tools, significant that they are.

More £5 notes available from cash machines

Five pound notes are popular and in demand, according to consumer surveys, so banks and building societies will be stuffing more of them into their cashpoints.

Budget lows and one high

George Osborne MP's emergency Budget will clearly hit charities hard, with departmental budgets cut by up to 25% over four years.

"Don't give to hospital charities?"

The recent spat between the Charity Commission and the Department of Health over who owns the assets of some hospital charities highlights the peculiar no man’s land in which state controlled charities live, as well as seriously undermining their case for support.

Does your charity event insurance do what you think it does?

In this era of online quotes and price comparison web sites, it is easy to assume that one insurance is much the same as another, so the only difference is the price.

Make sure your cash is safe

Smaller UK charities should be seeking to protect their reserves in these uncertain times.

How are those 09’s crunch time budgets shaping up?

Having seen quite a few clients stressing with the hard task of future guessing next years figures, some traits are becoming clear.

Chickens and eggs

It's funny how often fundraising requires as much internal education as external asking for funds.

Faster Payments Service - any benefits to charities yet?

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It is nearly a month since Apacs launched its Faster Payments Service.

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