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We live in uncertain times and, for those working in the third sector, the landscape appears particularly unpredictable; Brexit, overstretched local authorities, uncertain funding… The current political climate makes financial planning anything but easy. Whether fairly or unfairly, charities are under the spotlight like never before. A hostile media setting has resulted in a numberRead more

Social media has changed the landscape for charities and subsequently means the ability for information online to quickly influence an existing or prospective donors’ decision to donate is profound. Unfortunately, this can rapidly become detrimental to organisations striving to help those causes in need where it can prove difficult to set the record straight to your audience.

In 2018, the collective annual income of charities in England and Wales passed £75 billion for the first time in history. Charities of all sizes can benefit from tracking their finances accurately and effectively through Accounting, Budgeting and Financial Management systems.

Often, a main struggle for charities is reporting that they are making an impact and displaying transparency of associated activity through their financial reporting. Whilst it’s one thing trying to raise the funds, it’s another showing exactly how these funds are being used and how this is being filtered into the cause.