Tag: Charity Commission

Regulator publishes new guidance on charities’ social media use

Stuart Mitchell

Published recently, new guidance by the Charity Commission makes clear that social media can be a highly effective way for a charity to engage its audiences and communicate about its work but that there are risks involved, which trustees should plan for. The new guidance is clear that charities using social media should have a social media policy in place and should ensure the policy is followed. This is standard practice in many charities and across other sectors and industries, and can help an organisation avoid problems and address issues…

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Guidance on investments refreshed to help improve clarity and boost trustee confidence

Stuart Mitchell

The Charity Commission has published renewed guidance on charities and investments, bringing it up to date for the modern era. Published on 1st August 2023, the guidance (known as CC14) has been redesigned to offer greater clarity and to give trustees confidence to make investment decisions that are right for their charity. The language used in the guidance is clearer and the structure has been updated so that it is shorter and easier to use, and trustees can find the information they need more quickly. As discussion continues within the…

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Charity regulator seeks input into new draft social media guidance

Stuart Mitchell

The Charity Commission is consulting with charities, sector organisations and the public to develop new guidance for charities when they use social media. The regulator is seeking views on its new draft guidance, which is intended to help trustees use social media appropriately and with confidence. The new resource is designed to help trustees understand their responsibilities and manage the risks; it encourages them to adopt a social media policy for their charity and outlines what can be included in the policy. It also aims to help trustees understand what…

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Call for Charity Commission to take ‘pivotal role’ in improving grant-making

Stuart Mitchell

The Charity Commission should use its “soft power”, alongside the sector’s infrastructure bodies, to help improve the grant-making process for charities and funders, according to a major new report. New research for the Law Family Commission on Civil Society, carried out by Pro Bono Economics, found that the process by which charitable trusts and foundations award grants in the UK was beset by “short-termism”, “sub-optimal processes” and the “reproduction of wider social inequalities”. The report recognises the rich diversity of the grant-making community, from foundations with multimillion pound endowments, to…

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