Charity Update - 20 October 2020
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Welcome to the latest issue of Fieldfisher's Charity Update.
This issue features a renewed call for a tax change to help charities recover from the COVID-19 crisis and guidance on fundraising and avoiding fraud. If you have any questions on any of these news items or other charity matters please contact any member of the Fieldfisher Charities team.
We are also pleased to introduce a new member of the Fieldfisher Charities team, Aarti Gupta. Aarti is a Consultant working with charity clients nationwide. She has been practising as a charity lawyer for over 18 years and worked as general counsel for registered charity Mencap for just under 10 years, before returning to private practice as a Consultant. She has worked with a number of Boards of Trustees on strategic and organisational reviews, and has provided regular training to the senior leadership team of a large international children's charity in the UK.
Neil Palmer
20 October 2020
Charities Aid Foundation launches £20million resilience fund
Charities Aid Foundation launches £20million emergency grant fund to help charitable organisations in England supporting people hit hardest by Covid-19.
Charities Aid Foundation
14 October 2020
Charity donors support increase in Gift Aid
Research by the Charities Aid Foundation reveals substantial support for temporarily increasing the tax benefit of Gift Aid to help charities recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Charities Aid Foundation
14 October 2020
Parliamentary statement on Government support for charities
Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) provides a statement on measures available, including tax relief, to support the charities, social enterprises and the voluntary sector.
UK Parliament
14 October 2020
Trustee responsibilities & fundraising
The Fundraising Regulator produces a webinar to help charity trustees understand what their responsibilities are with regards to fundraising (transcript also available).
Fundraising Regulator
6 October 2020
Keeping your charity safe online
OSCR staff provide a review of the most common types of cyber-crime and fraud and provide advice on how to protect against these.
OSCR
5 October 2020
Charity Fraud Awareness Week 2020
The fraud awareness campaign between 19 and 23 October 2020 aims to encourage and empower charities to talk about fraud and share best practice.
The Charity Commission