The Regulator for Charities in England and Wales

How To Be An Effective Charity Trustee - Signposts To Our Published Guidance That Will Help You

Section 3

(Version July 2004)


Contents

Topics you need to know about Where to find the appropriate guidance on the Charity Commission web site
Other Government sources of advice
  Booklet Operational Guidance Other

Charity Investments

Investment of charitable funds CC14 OG86    
Endowed charities & Total Return   OG83    
Pooling schemes   OG49    
Common Investment Funds   OG49    

Fundraising

Fundraising law and best practice CC20   Frequently Asked Questions

Accounting Questions & Answers

Institute of Fundraising
Note: This is not a Government agency.
Fundraising via trading CC35      
Disaster Appeals CC40      
Fundraising via partnership with commercial companies     Fundraising through Parternership with Companies  
Providing alcohol on charity premises CC27 OG63    
Wills – meeting the cost of preparing wills as a means of fundraising     Paying for Wills with Charity Funds  

Working with Others

Charities and Commercial Partners RS2      
Charities and Local Authorities CC29 OG56   Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
Note: This is not a Government agency.
Collaborative working and mergers RS4 & RS4A   Mergers, Collaborative Working and Due Diligence  
Charities and contracts CC37      

Managing Staff

Wages & salaries CC8 – paragraph 48-49     Inland Revenue web site
Being a good employer – Best practice advice       ACAS

DTI


Managing Change

Making a change to your governing document CC36      
Making a change to your governing document – Small Charities CC44      
Making a change to your governing document – charitable companies   OG47    
Milestones / key events in the life of a charity RS6 & RS6A      
Managing disputes in a charity     Frequently Asked Questions

Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
Note: This is not a Government agency.

Incorporating a charity

 

  Frequently Asked Questions

 
Incorporating the trustee body CC43 OG50    
Winding-up and Dissolution     Removal from the Register  
Winding-up and Dissolution – Small Charities   OG202