This issue focuses on improving financial literacy amongst charity trustees and senior leaders. It’s an important subject – in this email we’ll highlight a few great resources for taking practical steps to address lack of financial knowledge – as it is vital as part of managing a charity responsibly and prudently.

We’ll also look at some of the risks to manage when fundraising and highlight an article that demystifies investment crowdfunding as a fundraising method.

What’s in this issue?

Addressing financial literacy among charity trustees and leaders – Charities Network Magazine

Resources for taking practical steps to address lack of financial knowledge as part of managing a charity responsibly and prudently.

charities.network

Managing the risks of charity fundraising – Charities Network Magazine

A brief overview of some of the risks to manage when fundraising for your charity.

charities.network

Demystifying investment crowdfunding – ACEVO

www.acevo.org.uk

Further resources

The Charity Finance Group has some great resources on a whole range of finance, fundraising and investment issues. Embrace finance also has a whole list of resources for small charities.

CFG’s website

Embrace Finance list

This is a whitepaper by Sage Foundation and Charity Digital that looks much deeper at the topic with results of a survey and recommendations for addressing financial literacy.

Organisational Financial Literacy and UK Non-Profit Sustainability