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Membership benefits

Join us to get knowledge and support as soon as you are given senior responsibility for managing any of the finance or finance-related functions of a voluntary organisation. » How to join

Informing

Providing information and promoting knowledge sharing between charities
• The monthly Members’ Mailing - the essential newsletter for charity finance and management
• The Charity Resource Network (CRN) - CFDG’s online document library and find a member service
• CFDG’s Good Practice Publications
• CFDG’s Website keeps you up to date about sector news, CFDG events and policy activities
• Free members’ meetings for London and the regional groups offering updates on current issues as well as case studies and regular roundups on key issues
• CFDG Helplines give immediate advice on accounting, law and IT

Networking

Enabling members to participate in a dynamic network of charity professionals
• Find Contacts: Search for members or colleagues who use the same suppliers or have similar responsibilities – get in touch, ask for help, give help to others. Access is for members only, so your details are protected!
• Lunches & Receptions: Most CFDG meetings and events are combined with an informal lunch or reception, giving you the opportunity to network and build contacts.
• Network with corporate experts in an informal setting: Through the network of CFDG corporate subscribers, you have the chance to engage with a variety of service providers to charities in a non-sales environment. Meeting subscribers also enables our charity members to build contacts and better supplier relationships.
• Special Interest Groups: Networking groups which allow members with specialised activities to share ideas and information.

Educating

Offering education in the area of financial management
• CFDG Annual Conference: The topical flagship event focusing on current issues and key developments in charity finance and management.
• CFDG IT Conference: This event is one of the leading high-level IT events in the sector, encouraging charities to look at the strategic elements of IT in the context of knowledge management and organisational efficiency.
• CFDG Risk Conference: Risk never goes away. By providing an annual conference focusing on risk management, CFDG encourages best practice in the sector.
• CFDG Training Courses: CFDG currently provides two regular training courses, which are provided in cooperation with two long-standing corporate subscribers to CFDG

Influencing

• Influencing policy and contributing to regulatory development.
• Promoting our members' views to decision makers and opinion formers across a wider variety of organisations and promoting public confidence in the financial management of charities.
• Responding on behalf of our members to policy initiatives and consutlation papers affecting the charity finance role
• Keeping our members informed of legislative change and policy intiatives as they arise.
• Helping charities access a range of support resources for SORP 2005
• Library of surveys on policy issues

And Finally – don’t miss out on…

Special Offers and Discounts exclusive to CFDG members – these include:
• Free Subscription to Third Sector Magazine
• Free Subscription to Charity Times
• Free Subscription to Caritas Magazine
• BusinessHR - Special rates on BusinessHR's human resource advice and information services.
• Stuart Alexander Charity Insurance - 5% discount
• Codal Insurance from Thomas Miller - 5% discount
• Rowe Cohen - Special rates on Data Protection for Business (Existing members log in to their site to see the offer details)
• Reduced Membership of the Commonwealth Club an ideal meeting and quiet working venue in Central London (use your Login ID as a reference on the application form)