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How to safeguard your charity from terrorism, fraud and other abuse. The government has a toolkit of guidance, advice and other resources to help charity trustees put in place good standards of governance and accountability in place to safeguard their charities from terrorism, fraud and other forms of abuse.
Going Green Together is a movement to supports VCSE organisations and communities in the North East to take action on the climate emergency. It has a web tool to help organisations to take their first climate action steps and share their action with others in the following areas:
Keda Consulting has developed the Lego Approach to trust fundraising, which helps you to think about your application methodically. It provides helpful cues and a structured format that will suit many applications.
https://www.kedaconsulting.co.uk/2019/09/26/the-lego-approach-to-trust-fundraising/
How safe is your USB stick? Many people often need to store important information such as client’s personal details, and transfer it between devices, but what would happen if you lost it?
Ruth Barnes at MVDA has created some simple instructions on how to encrypt a USB stick for Windows users.
Navca has shared this useful easyread information about the coronavirus situation. Please download or share it where appropriate.
This toolkit is a very helpful guide for Voluntary and Community Organisations to help them get everything they need in place to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Voluntary Organisations Development Agency (VODA) is our sister organisation in North Tyneside; they have granted us permission to share this toolkit in Middlesbrough. The toolkit is for smaller organisations, so if you have employees or hold contracts for services you will need to seek additional support and guidance.
Charity Finance Group has produced this counter fraud checklist for charities. This checklist is designed to help you to establish (or strengthen) a counter-fraud policy and to cultivate the right culture in your charity to help deter the dishonest minority.
This framework explores how appropriate VCS involvement can support intelligent and effective commissioning.
A guide to good practice in volunteer engagement.