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CFDG in the News
Below is a list of articles in which CFDG has been mentioned or to which CFDG has contributed, including our monthly article in Caritas Magazine.
2010
March
12 - You'll hate me for saying this, but pay freezes are sensible - Third Sector
9 - The Charity Finance Directors' Group has published a guide to socially responsible investment - Third Sector
5 - Charities call for review of tax regime - Accountancy Magazine
3 - No mandatory reporting needed on expenses, decides expert group - Civil Society Finance
3 - Report says charities should not be required to disclose expenses - Third Sector
2 - Report states no evidence for publishing charity expenses - Charity Times
2 - Charity Banking Forum - Third Sector
March - Pensions black hole just gets bigger - Caritas
March - Kate Hand examines political party policies to see what lies in store for the sector - Caritas
February
February - Recession gives charities money worries - Accountancy
26 - CFDG to create Charity Banking Forum - Civil Society Finance
25 -Charity FDs stage early election skirmish - accountingWEB
25 - Sector bodies flag concerns in raft of pre-election manifestos - Philanthropy UK
25 - CFDG to set up charity banking forum - Charity Times
25 - Tories consider review of tax problems faced by charities - Third Sector
25 - Government should 'take a step back' on charity tax regime, say opposition parties - Civil Society Finance
24 - Reading tea leaves #23: Might anxiety be the mother of invention - Philanthropy UK
23 - Charities cautious about economic upturn - Charity Times
23 - Election 2010: Sector wish lists - Civil Society Media
23 - Fears grow over statutory income for charities - Third sector
22 - CFDG to ascertain scale of sector pensions shortfall - Civil Society Finance
22 - Raising hopes for Haiti - Financial Director
22 - Charities more optimistic, despite predicting income falls - Civil Society Finance
18 - Video: charities and gift aid reform - AccountancyAge
17 - Charity Finance Directors' Group calls for less red tape on charity trading - Third Sector
16 - Money matters: CFDG research backs SRI - Third Sector
15 - Charities face pensions crisis with shortfall of £1bn - The Guardian
11 - Treasury's 'cost-neutral' Gift Aid reform proposal disappoints sector - Philanthropy UK
10 - Charity IT alliance announces steering group - Civil Society IT
9 - Charity FDs welcome social investment - Accountancy
5 - Payments Council assures sector that cheques will not go before 2018 - Third Sector
4 - New tax reporting regulations 'could cost millions', says Charity Finance Directors' Group- Third Sector
2 - Charities exist to fulfil a need - Third Sector
February - Angela Haynes reviews the SORP’s history and hopes that any convergence in accounting standards retains its learning and achievements - Caritas
February - Keeping control on one wild ride - Charity Times
January
29 - Gary Cullen: Charities must tread warily in the final salary pensions minefield - The Scotsman
19 - Defined benefit pensions 'attract staff' - Third Sector
15 - CFDG to hold question time with ministers - Charity Times
13 - Public spending cuts 'could amount to billions', says Charity Finance Directors' Group - Third Sector
13 - Sector's best-case scenario: cuts of 'hundreds of millions', says CFDG report - Charity Finance
12 - Charity FDs get read to grill MPs - Accountancy
12 - Direct House swan song - CIO
8 - HM Revenue & Customs Hit Charities with a Doubel Whammy - Taxation.co.uk
5 - Charity benevolent fund recruits new chief - Charity Finance
5 - Expenses guidance due next month - Charity Finance
2 - HM Revenue & Customs Hit Charities with a Double Whammy - Taxation.co.uk
January - Melvin Coleman reflects on the lack of diversity among the charity sector’s captains of finance - Caritas
2009
December
21 - CFDG plans to manage the phasing out of cheques - Charity Times
14 - How To Create An Ethical Investment Policy - Ethical Investment
11 - Charity sector's brightest bloggers join thirdsector.co.uk - Third Sector
3 - Charity Finance Directors' Group calls for charity panel to assess new laws - Third Sector
3 - Charities facing "warfare" on IT, says CFDG advisor - Civil Society IT
1 - Disclosing expenses is fine, but good governance is vital - Third Sector
December - Appi and CFDG knows it - Charity Finance
December - In the bleak mid-winter: Cuts in public funding should not be taking charities by usprise. Kate Hand reviews the political funding agenda and recommends early preparation - Caritas
November
24 - December update - Personal Computer World
19 - Kelly warns of lessons from Heyday scheme - Charity Times
18 - Draft Bribery Bill looks set to make anti-corruption legislation a reality - Caritas
5 - Paul Palmer resigns from Independent Expert Group on Expenses - Third Sector
4 - Make sponsorship primary purpose, charities tell HMRC - Charity Finance
3 - HMRC to look at charity tax anomalies - Charity Times
3 - Charities are 'yet to feel the worst effects of recession' - Third Sector
November - Keith Hickey and Richard Weighall review the findings of their latest risk survey and counsel a balanced approach to risk management - Caritas
October
26 - Third Sector groups discuss Gift Aid reform with Treasury - Charity Times
7 - Expenses group interviews people with technical or policy views - Charity Finance
7 - Guidestar launches sector-friendly credit-scoring tool - Charity Finance
7 - Two-thirds of charity advisors now asking the ethical questions - Ethical Junction
October - The ethical question - Caritas
October - A matter of conscience: Kate Hand provides an update on the CFDG/ EIRIS ethical investment survey - Caritas
September
30 - Charities ”need to plan survival strategy” - jobsgopublic.com
30 - CFDG and PKF warn charities on swine flu - Charity Finance
30 - Charities must make radical plans to survive recession, says report - Third Sector
29 - Cost fears 'have hit charity operations' - Third Sector
16 - Government 'guarantee' lets down charities - Accountancy Age
16 - OTS response to CIO consultation due this week, four months late - Charity Finance
16 - CFDG hired LibDem researcher to write report on Tory policy - Charity Finance
9 - Regulator reviews guidance on investment - Charity Finance
8 - Top 20 charities 'are sitting on £600m pensions deficit' - Third Sector
2 - Keith Hickey to step down from Charity Finance Directors' Group - Third Sector
1 - Keith Hickey to leave CFDG for RNIB - Charity Times
1 - Hickey relinquishes CFDG helm - Charity Finance
September - Up front about expenses - Charity Finance
September - A tailored approach: A recession does not mean the end of marketing invstment, says Gill Nunn - Caritas
August
17 - Call for reform on Gift Aid and higher-rate taxpayers - Third Sector
12 - CFDG appoints new policy head - Charity Finance
10 - Charities "must improve public perception" - jobsgopublic.com
5 - Charities "yet to make full use of ethical investments" - jobsgopublic.com
5 - Most charities should pass new VAT test, says HMRC - Charity Finance
5 - Tobacco tops list of most unethical investments - Charity Finance
5 - Half of all charities have no ethical investment policies, according to survey by Charity Finance Directors' Group and Eiris Foundation - Third Sector
4 - Over half of large UK charities invest ethically - Charity Times
1 - Charities in crisis as fundraising fails - Independent
August - Impact reporting: charities have no choice but to prove their worth - Caritas
July
27 - Charity expenses consultation launched - Third Sector
23 - Tracking the impact of the recession on giving... - Philanthropy UK
14 - Downturn 'proving worse than expected for charities' - Third Sector
9 - Charities reeling as VAT concession is cut - Accountancy Age
8 - Survival of the fittest - The Guardian
8 - Property VAT change will mean 'siginificant' extra cost - Charity Finance
8 - BHF wins online accounts gong - Charity Finance
7 - Charities urged to improve online accounts - Third Sector
July - Hard times: charities online accounts awards - Accountancy
July - Championing expertise in charity finance - Accountancy
July - Get Involved - Charity Finance
July - Feeling the Pinch: finance function survey - Charity Finance
July - Moving forward (impact reporting) - Professional Fundraising
July - Inside job? Kate Hand examines the implications for the sector of a recent Fraud Advisiry Panel report - Caritas
June
24 - Bogg publishes his expenses - Charity Finance
24 - Umbrella chiefs sit tight on expense details - Charity Finance
23 - Group to devise best practice guidance on Chief Offers and Trustees Expenses - sdvs.org.uk
23 - Working party to tackle publication of expenses - Third Sector
22 - Group to devise best practice guidance on expenses - Charity Finance
16 - Sector chiefs reveal their spending - Third Sector
11 - Bubb will only publish expenses to Acevo's members, not publicly - Charity Finance
10 - More umbrella body chiefs publish expenses - Third Sector
10 - CFDG appoints high-profile trustees - Charity Finance
9 - Charities under fire on expenses - Third Sector
9 - Chartered surveyors and NCVO launch property advice line - PublicTechnology.net
8 - Charity Property Help offers free advice - Third Sector
4 - RICS and NCVO launch free property advice service for charities - 24dash.com
4 - Hands up if you can still help - Local Government Chronicle
3 - Caring Capitalism: 'Ensure your strategy is relevant to the climate' - Guardian
3 - Caring Capitalism: Drumming up business - Guardian
June - Free property advice for charities - Charity Finance
June - Future-proofing - Charity Finance
June - Wheels in Motion: Keith Hickey's step-by-step guide to tendering for an external audit - Caritas
June - A Mixed Box: Ernese Skinner shares her perspective on the Budget highlights and lowlights - Caritas
June - How to develop your investment strategy - Caritas: Guide to Finance
June - Charity FDs up against it - Accounting and Business
May
29 - CFDG launches latest risk survey - Charity Times
27 - RSPCA to reduce expenditure by £54m - Charity Finance
26 - Are charity tax breaks under threat? - Third Sector
19 - Charities avoid measuring performance, says New Philanthropy Capital - Third Sector
6 - HMRC opens consultation on substantial donor law - Third Sector
5- Institute of Fundraising to investigate Gift Aid opt-out for donors - Third Sector
May - A Model Recession: Charles Nall turns to algebra in a bid to arbitrate between deevlopment spending and future reserves requirements - Caritas
May - A Grip in Reality: the principles of cash acoutning can make the difference between survival and extinction, saying Rohan Hewavisenti - Caritas
May - Report calls for more finance guidance - Caritas
April
30 - Institute grant cuts prompt Acevo take-over of ImpACT - Professional Fundraising
23 - Chancellor urged to compensate charities hit by Icelandic banking collapse - Third Sector
22 - CFDG disappointed by third sector budget commitments - Charity Times
22 - Budget falls short on Gift Aid and VAT reform - Third Sector
20 - Call for charity VAT review - ePolitix.com
14 - Sector throws cash lifeline to ImpACT - Third Sector
8 - Make charities a specific compensation class, Treasury urged - Third Sector
8 - New rules make it easier for charities to calculate VAT reclamation - Third Sector
7 - Brown hints at Budget package for charities - Third Sector
6 - New changes to VAT partial exemption system - Charity Finance
6 - Charities may yet recover Icelandic funds - Third Sector
3 - HMRC follow CFDG on tax - Charity Times
April - Surviving the recession - charity finance - Charity Times
April - A numbers game - Charity Times
April - Environmental Impact: Kate Hand is convinced that the sector has no time to lose in embracing sustainability - Caritas
March
12 - Cooperation is key to winning security battle - Computing
3 - Pensions: how serious is it going to get? - Third Sector
March - Not for turning? The loss of the VAT Staff Hire Concession couldn't have come at a worse time, says Ernese Skinner - Caritas
March - Turnaround Success: Ian Oakley-Smith summarises how charities can avert collapse - Caritas
March - Are the charity sector's needs adequately met by accounting software suppliers? - Civil Society IT
February
26 - Change in VAT will create more job losses - The Times
26 - 25,000 temp jobs in danger as VAT loophole is closed - Evening Standard
24 - Third Sector employment "increasingly popular" - Jobs Go Public
18 - Treasury to examine gift aid 'opt-out' by 2010 - Charity Finance
13 - Sector leaders come together on tax issues - Charity Times
11 - Nine out of ten FDs expect pay rise - Charity Finance
11 - The Government response to recession has arrived - Professional Fundraising
10 - Sector leaders to meet Treasury about Gift Aid and VAT - Charity Finance
9 - Charities ”plan on maintaining recruitment strategies” - Jobsgopublic
9 - Financial Crisis Helpline for charity leaders - XPress Digest
6 - Sector optimistic on recruitment - Third Sector
3 - Strategies for survival - Charity Finance
2 - CAF launches crisis helpline - Third Sector
Feburary - The Pensions Squeeze - Charity Times
February - Retail Therapy: Ernese Skinner shares CFDG's decision to set up a trading subsidiary - Caritas
February - The current economic climate: challenges and opportunities for the nt-for-profit sector (Vince Cable and Kevin Brennan) - Caritas
January
29 - Blog: Panic as email goes down - Professional Fundraising
28 - IT directors 'bad at internal politics' - Third Sector
28 - Slump hits Welsh charities as need for them grows - WalesOnline.co.uk
26 - Survivng and Thriving in a Recession -XPress Digest
22 - Charities and NGOs: Plug the Funding Drain - Accountancy Age
22 - Charities and NGOs: grasping pensions - Accountancy Age
14 - NCVO to recruit celebrities for giving campaign - Third Sector
09 - Interest rates cut means 'sector will suffer in short term' - Third Sector
06 - Come on umbrella bodies - let's have a 'Don't stop giving' campaign - Professional Fundraising
06 - Forget eBay, give it to charity - WalesOnline.co.uk
January - Charities weather economic downturn - Accountancy
January - What's in a name? Gillian Hood offers a practical solution to managing data security risk - Caritas
January - Making it work: Ernese Skinner presents this umbrella body's view on the Commission for the Compact... - Caritas
2008
December
15 - Charity ads: give me a reason to donate - Guardian
15 - Charity IT group joins public sector body - Third Sector
09 - Plea for plan over Iceland crisis - Third Sector
08 - £2.3bn funding crisis looms for charities - WalesOnline.co.uk
08 - A time for giving - at a time when it really counts - Sunday Herald
05 - A colder climate for giving - Irish Times
03 - Editorial: the sector's phoney war is fast coming to an end - Third Sector
03 - Investment 'will take biggest hit' - Third Sector
02 - British charities no haven for laid-off bankers - Reuters/ International Herald Tribune
02 - Most failures caused by 'weak financial management' - Charity Finance
01 - Iceland crisis freezes charity work - BBC News Online
01 - Sector 'could face £2.3bn funding shortfall' - Third Sector
01 - Charities face a market correction - The Guardian
01 - Charities lose faith and hope as funding crisis leaves them with £2.3bn black hole - The Guardian
01 - Charities feel the credit crunch pinch - PublicService.co.uk
01 - Charities on brink of collapse as donations dry up - The Times
01 - Charities hit by downturn, fight back - Professional Fundraising
01 - UK charities brace for 2009 fundraising shortfall - The Seattle Times
December - Microsoft products mauled at CFDG meeting - Civil Society IT
December - Out in the cold? Ernese Skinner on the case for government compensation in tge Icelandic banking crisis - Caritas
December - Umbrella bodies ramp up recession support - Charity Finance
December - Credit Crunch: charities Holding up well - Charity Times
December - Where have all the treasurers gone? Cherish Your Treasurer - Enagage
December - CAF works with the Government in the face of economic crisis - CAF Bulletin
November
26 - Cats Protection wants charities on Iceland creditors committee - Charity Finance
26 - Fundraisers hold summit to assess their fortunes - Third sector
26 - Unrestricted funds crucial, charities told - Third Sector
25 - Good and bad for charities in Darling's report - Charity Finance
25 - VAT reduction 'not enough' for charities - Third Sector
24 - CFDG give mixed response to pre-budget report - Charity Times
5 - OTS invites views from sector finance providers - Charity Finance
5 - Umbrella bodies outline member support - Charity Finance
5 - Temporary workers tax under pressure - Third Sector
October
30 - Economic downturn survey closing date nears - Professional Fundraising
30 - Charities lost up to £200m in Icelandic banking crisis - Third Sector
30 - Joint statement from the OTS and sector leaders on the Icelandic banking crisis - OTS
29 - Icelandic bank losses kept secret - Third Sector
24 - Sector leaders to present Icelandic bank losses to ministers - Third Sector
22 - Sector turns Iceland spotlight on local authorities - Charity Finance
22 - Lifeline for charities hit by Icelandic crisis - Third Sector
17 - The poor will suffer most in the financial crisis - Church Times
15 - Charities on tenterhooks over Iceland deposits - Charity Finance
15 - NCVO calls summit to agree common messages - Charity Finance
15 - Prepare for huge demand, warns Cable - Charity Finance
15 - Cable's world view - Charity Finance
15 - Summit will look for a course through financial turmoil - Third Sector
15 - Voluntary sector gets the jitters - The Guardian
15 - Warning over VAT change threat to housing jobs - 24dash.com
14 - Treasury lends £100m to Landsbanki arm to prevent 'domino effect' - Financial Times
14 - Minister rejects charities' bail-out call - The Guardian
13 - Sector survey to account for cash lost in Icelandic banks - Third Sector
13 - Charities' millions trapped in Icelandic banks - The Scotsman
11 - Charities see £120m frozen in Iceland bank collapse - The Independent
10 - Charity FDs plead for compensation - Accountancy
10 - Government can offer 'no guarantee' over charity investments in Icelandic banks - 24dash.com
9 - Public bodies affected by crisis - Sky News
8 - Money Matters (CFDG's partial exemption consultation response) - Third Sector
1 - Don't be afraid of taking risks, urges Hickey - Charity Finance
1 - Financial courses under discussion - Third Sector
October - Charities are failing to spot risks - Charity Times
October - One voice for third sector finance -Accountancy Magazine
October - Legal Unease - Charity Finance
October - FRED's heritage prospects - Caritas
October - Inside Out? Ernese Skinner reflects on the symbiosis between internal and external audit - Caritas
September
29 - Charities risk assessment could be better - Third Sector
10 - Charities are still let down by poor accounting, says review - Third Sector
10 - Concern over strength of sectors' reserves policies - Third Sector
3 - Accounting changes 'damage accountability' - Third Sector
3 - Audit specialist condemns red tape reduction - Charity Finance
3 - CFDG absorbs Charities Consortium - Charity Finance
3 - CFDG announces merger - Third Sector
1 - Charity Finance Directors' Group in merger - Charity Times
September - Know your onions - Charity Finance
September - Pensions schemes and the role of the trustee - CAF Bulletin
September - Take an MOT? Ernese Skinner suggests a practical approach to transforming the finance function - Caritas
August/ September - Charity Squeeze - Charity Times
August
26 - Futurebuilders recruits CAF director - Third Sector
20 - CFDG promotes sustainability online - Third Sector
6 - Intelligent Giving survey picks best annual report - Third Sector
5 - VAT reform threatens jobs of charity staff - The Telegraph
August - Purchasing power: Ernese Skinner offers a practical guide to procurement basics for charities - Caritas
Summer - Charity employers getting through an increasingly challenging pensions maze - Charities Management
July
30 - Time for Green Screens - Third Sector
16 - CFDG accounts 'shining example' - Third Sector
16 - Tax relief campaign renewed - Third Sector
8 - Charity finance directors make my day - Intelligent Giving
July - When the going gets rough: Keith Hickey looks at how charity FDs can response to the spectre of recession - Caritas
June
11 - Hickey: plan for economic downturn - Third Sector
11 - Collaboration: should all the umbrellas get together? - Third Sector
10 - Charities urged to take part in risk managment survey - Third Sector
3 - PKF [and CFDG] launches 2008 risk survey - Charity Times
June - Charities advised to use donations to bail out their pension schemes - Pensions World
June - Efficiency drivers: Roger Parry reports on benchmarking the role of finance in the UK VCS - Caritas
June - Out of the Maze: Keith Hickey, Ernese Skinner and Peter Griffiths summarize some of the main issues covered by the 2008 Charity Pension Maze - Charity Finance
June - Stakes and dips: Ian Allsop attends CFDG's annual conference - Charity Finance
Early summer - Pension Issues - Charities Management
May
14 - Charity finance group plans green standards - Third Sector
12 - Beware pension maze, warns CFDG - Third Sector
9 - Finance conference addresses accountability - Third Sector
9 - Pensions a puzzle for charity finances - Birmingham Post
7 - Finance directors urged to join audit committees - Third Sector
5 - Charities vulnerable to pension changes - Pensions Week
2 - Winners of online accounts awards announced - Third Sector
May - Ernese Skinner takes a look at what Darling has done for the sector in the latest Budget - Caritas
May - Gift Aid administration headache - Caritas
May - Charities under pressure from increased pension burdens - Professional Pensions
April
29 - Charity schemes 'jumping through hoops' due to over-regulation - Pensions News
April - Paul Breckell explains why charity finance directors should see themselves as leaders - Caritas
April - Costs of public service delivery creep up - Charity Finance
April - Concern at removal of staff hire VAT concession - Charity Finance
April - Debate forum: financial reporting thresholds - Charity Times
March
13 - Temporary staff hire tax 'will cost one charity £300k a year' - Third Sector
12 - Minister rules out sector's Gift Aid proposal - Third Sector
12 - Three more years for current Gift Aid level - Third Sector
12 - Charity Tax Group still hopefully for accounts-based Gift Aid - Third Sector
5 - Most finance directors would welcome flexitime - Third Sector
5 - Hopes fade on sector's plans for Gift Aid reform - Third Sector
March - Risky business: Anita Pati on how charities can identify and manage risk - VS Magazine
March - Red tape set to ruse for charities delivering public sector contracts - Caritas
March - Keith Hickey reviews what the Interpretation for Public Benefit Entities means for charities - Caritas
March - Kate Hand outlines the key areas CFDG wants to see included in the forthcoming Budget - Caritas
February
27 - New 'essential' guide to charity finance - Third Sector
20 - Analysis: Why the CFDG has taken up the case for relaxing the trading rules - Third Sector
20 - Gift Aid coalition 'confident' of Treasury's compliance - Professional Fundraising
12 - Treasury ruged to reform Gift Aid - Third Sector
11 - CFDG calls for simplification from Treasury - Charity Times
7 - Sector opposes extension of Freedom of Information Act - Third Sector
February - The Right Package - Charity Finance
January
31 - Creating Change - Accountancy Age
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