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Thursday 30 March 2017 Charity Finances: Trustee Essentials
The Charity Commission has released an update to this important guidance (CC25) which aims to ensure that trustees understand their basic financial responsibilities when running a charity. It reflects updates on law and regulation and in changes in other Commission guidance on fundraising, insolvency, reserves and investments. Other important changes have been to improve the clarity of the language used and structure of the guidance. New staff member!We are delighted to welcome Jane Granville who has recently joined the team in a part-time capacity as WYCAS Business Development Manager. As part of this role, she will be getting out and about to promote our services and make sure the benefits of our support are widely known. You can find out more detail about Jane and her background together with all staff on our website. Budget briefingThe 2017 Spring Budget probably already feels like a long time ago. If you didn’t see it earlier this month, the Charity Finance Group (CFG) produced a helpful briefing which provides a summary of the highlights including those of particular interest to the charity sector. Pension paperThis month CFG has also launched the latest edition in their series of pension publications for the charity sector. ‘Navigating the Charity Pensions Maze’ is a free publication providing an update on the latest changes to the pensions landscape. It includes detailed sections on defined contributions and defined benefits schemes and planning and reporting requirements - so there should be something for everyone! E-Learning – upcoming courseOur next Level 3 accredited Financial Practice and Procedures e-learning course starts on 24 April. It covers the core elements of good financial management and is suitable for trustees, finance workers, volunteer treasurers and anyone else in the third sector interested in developing their financial management knowledge and skills. The feedback from our learners on the first course has been very positive. The cost is £500 per participant for accreditation and you could use the training part of any grant funding to pay for this. There is further information about the course on our dedicated web page. Result-Focused Time Management WorkshopLike everyone, we’re always looking to improve our efficiency, effectiveness and wellbeing and have been working with Bright Bird Coaching and Training to help us. We’ve teamed up to offer a specific workshop which they will run in Shipley on 25th April. There is a discounted rate for WYCAS clients. You can find out further information about the course and booking details here. Making the accounts process easier!Year end is approaching for many organisations. If we do accounts work for you, please remember to look at our short guide. This aims to make the process as efficient and effective as possible and will help us to give you the best service we can. Following the simple steps outlined will help us to turn your accounts round promptly. Resilience not RelianceWYCAS is supporting Resilience not Reliance which is a FREE event in York bringing together charities, social enterprises, entrepreneurs, business owners, and representatives from museums, arts and heritage organisations to network and discuss how, through working collaboratively, organisations can become more resilient and sustainable. Simon Bostrom our Finance Manager will be available for support and advice at the event which is on 6th April 2017 between 6pm-8pm at the unique York Castle Museum. You can register here. Need any spare folders?
We have around 50 spare folders both lever arch and standard A4 type to give away. They have been used but are serviceable. Do ring Miranda at our office in Hunslet if you would like to arrange to pop in and pick some up. E-bulletinOur e-bulletin is issued on a monthly basis and sent directly to registered subscribers. It is also available from our website. Please note that information and resources contained in the e-bulletin are general in nature and not intended as specific advice or recommendations. We welcome any feedback on the content and format so that we can improve it and make sure it meets your needs. Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions. Our servicesWYCAS provides a range of specialist services designed to meet the needs of the third sector:
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