This is a resource from the Charity Excellence Framework, a web based platform that supports charity boards and CEOs. Go to https://charityexcellence.co.uk for more resources and to find out more. It creates a unique framework of 8 questionnaires for each non-profit, optimises reporting for your priorities and links results individually to relevant resources from across the web. It takes 2 mins to set up and about 30 for each questionnaire. Watch the short demo video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aBtheyQZeE

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Useful Links for Non-Profits
Charity Regulators & Agencies
Advisory, Conciliation & Arbitration Service
Charity Commission
Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
Disclosure & Barring Service
Electoral Commission
Equality Advisory & Support Service
Equality & Human Rights Commission
Fundraising Regulator
Health & Safety Executive
HMRC
Information Commissioners Office
Intellectual Property Office
Insolvency Service
National Cyber Security Centre
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Scottish Fundraising Standards Panel
Community Interest Company Regulator
Useful Resources:
Business Rates Relief
Charity Secondments
Cyber Security for Small Charities
Data Protection Self-assessment
Equalities and human rights help
List of UK regulators
Free Online Intellectual Property Health Check
Government licence finder
NHS Health Apps Library
Charity Organisations
Acevo Support for charity CEOs
Association of Chairs Support for chairs of trustee boards
Association of Charitable Foundations Support for UK foundations and grant making
Association of Charity Officers Umbrella body for trusts and foundations
Association of Medical Research Charities UK health & medical research charities
Association of NHS Charities
Association of Volunteer Managers
NHS charities in England and Wales
Volunteer managers membership body
Charity Retail Association
Charity Tax Group
CIC Association
COBSEO
Charity retailers body
Representing the sector’s views to Government
Community Interest Companies
Confederation of Service Charities
Directory of Social Change Training, publications, funding databases and resources
Foundation for Social Improvement (FSI) Support for small charities
Hospice UK National charity for hospice care
National Care Forum Charity care and support services membership body
NPC Charity think tank

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Small Charities Coalition
VolResource
Helping small charities access skills, tools & information
Information for voluntary and community organisations
Communications & Digital
Media Trust Communications support
Charity Comms Network for communications professionals
Skills Platform
Pimp My Cause
Jolly Good Communications
The digital toolkit
Pro bono marketing
Free/low cost comms and related services
Finance
Charity Finance Group Best practice in financial management
Good Finance Social investment
Charity SORP
Honorary Treasurers Forum
Charity Tax Group
Learning & Development
Charity Apprentice Foundation course in charity
Elischer Foundation Fundraising mentors
NCVO Know How Non-Profit Knowledge and e learning
Leadership
Clore Leadership Programmes for culture sector professionals
Windsor Leadership
Pilotlight
Senior level programmes - directors/CEOs
Mentoring and coaching
Legal
A4Aid Online legal health check
Trust Law Connect Pro bono legal
Law Works Pro bono legal support, volunteers and health check
I Pro Bono
Bar Pro Bono
Slaughter & May
IP Pro Bono
Pro bono legal support
Legal support and trustees
Legal toolkit for charities
Intellectual property advice and support
Fundraising
Institute of Fundraising UK fundraising membership body
Sofii Fundraiser toolbox
Funding Central Database of funders – free to charities
Governance
Charity Governance Code UK governance standards
Getting on Board
Bar in the Community
ICAEW
Trustee recruitment
Advertise for trustees with legal expertise
Finance and business volunteers

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Reach Digital board resources
Impact
Impact Support
Inspiring Impact
Online impact tools
Resource base and online toolkit
Social Know How Planning, measuring and maximising impact
Social Value Hub Social value resources
Social Value UK Measuring, managing and accounting for social value
Innovation
Social innovation Exchange Cross sector social impact network
CIVA Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action
IT & Technology
CITA
Technology Trust
WCIT
Nominet Trust
CAST
TechForGoodCAST
BetterDigitalServices
IT support
Access to technology
Pro bono IT support
Charity tech foundation
Support with digital services
Projects/organisations/tools for social impact tech
Digital design principles, tool and checklist for charities
People
Charity Apprentice Foundation course in charity
Charity Works Charity sector graduate placements
Public Concern at Work Whistleblowing
Safe CIC Safeguarding
Property
Land Aid
Ethical Property Foundation
RICS
Pro bono property advice
Property resources and advice
Pro bono property help
Resources
InKindDirect Free consumer goods for charities
Globechain Re-use platform connecting charities to businesses
Freecycle Re-use platform
Volunteering
Reach Volunteering Find a trustee or volunteer
Do It Find charity volunteers
Institute for Volunteering Research Research, resources, advice
Volunteering Matters Find volunteers
Other Organisations

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Charity Leaders
CIPD – Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
CIPFA – Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
Ethical Angels – matching charities to businesses looking to help
ICAEW – Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
ICSA – The Governance Institute
IOSH – Institute of Occupational Safety & Health
IRM – Institute of Risk Management
Get Safe Online
Google for Non-Profits
Mind Tools
Glossaries of technical terms
The CEF provides in-system help, but here are some other sources.
NfP Accountants: Accounting terms for charities
Charity SORP Accounting Glossary of Terms
Charity Commission Glossary of Terms used in Operational Guidance
NCSC Cyber Security Glossary - Infographic
ICO Data Protection Key Definitions
TPP - Fundraising Glossary
THSP Glossary of H&SW
Care & Support Jargon Buster – Health and Social Care
Inspiring Impact Glossary
Law Society - Legal Glossary
Co-Communications PR/Marketing Glossary
Ethical Property Jargon buster
Get Safe Online – Technology Jargon Buster
This resource is from the Charity Excellence Framework, a low cost, low workload platform
that anyone can use, which enables boards and senior teams to improve compliance and
performance. It creates a unique framework for every non-profit based on your location, size,
sector and activities, optimises reporting for your specific priorities and links the results
individually to resources from across the web. You simply register, then login and begin using
it. For practical advice, top tips and resources, connect with me on LinkedIn.