The National Council for Voluntary Organisations has conducted a year-long consultation project with charities, led by Dame Mary Marsh. They have identified four ethical principles to help your charity recognise and resolve ethical issues and conflicts, and become a safer space for all individuals. Click here to access the report.
Does your faith institution have a close relationship with a non-charitable organisation? If so, the Charity Commission has released a new report with guidance for charities to explain the correct way to manage connections to non-charitable organisations. Click here to download the report. The article explains the importance of consulting your charity’s governing documents if…
Fulfil your legal fire safety obligations by displaying a Fire Marshal Poster on your notice board. Click here to download a template.
Fulfil your legal health and safety obligations by displaying a First Aid Poster on your notice board. Click here to download a template.
Fulfil your legal health and safety obligations by displaying a Health and Safety Poster on your notice board. Click here to download a template.
Paying your staff correctly and on time is very important and this can be a tremendous weight of responsibility on your shoulders. Getting it wrong can have some bad consequences for the charity. FMP Global have released the ‘Ultimate Guide to Payroll for Charities’ for guidance on how best to manage the payroll in your…
Good governance is imperative for registered charities throughout England and Wales, NCVO have produced a new toolkit around Charity Governance Code and principles, which has been specially adapted for the smallest organisations with no staff and incomes less than £100,000. It is the Code’s starting point that all trustees: • are committed to their charity’s cause and have…
Faith Institutions are more vulnerable to hate crime than ever before, SFI is working with various partners and security experts to recognise and mitigate these threats. We have created a simple poster around safety procedures for faith centres during Ramadan. Click here to download the poster.
For some members of the Muslim Community, Muharram can be a very busy time of year for places of worship. SFI have created a brief guide on the best ways to ensure safety procedures are implemented. For more information and guidance contact info@sfitogether.org Click here to download the guide.
Safeguarding Poster Template should be displayed at prominent points in your Faith Centre with the name, photo, and contact details of both your Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputy Safeguarding Lead (ideally one of these roles should be a female and the other a male). Click here to download the Safeguarding Lead Poster
