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Serious Incident Reporting: Updated Guidance

All PCCs are charities and their trustees are required to report any Serious Incidents, both safeguarding and non-safeguarding, to the Charity Commission. On 1 January 2019 the Church launched bespoke guidance, approved by the Charity Commission, to support PCCs to

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Change to Charity Commission Email Addresses

All Charity Commission email addresses have now changed, with the letters “gsi” having been removed. From 31 March 2019, any emails sent to Charity Commission email addresses containing the letters “gsi” will not be received by the Charity Commission. All

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Case Study: Talking about Legacy Giving in Church

From 10th – 16th September, Remember a Charity in your Will is raising awareness about the importance of gifts in wills and encourage you to consider how you can include a charity in your will, once family and friends have

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What Happens When Fundraising is Successful?

Firstly, celebrate; it will no doubt have been a long and arduous process. So take time to celebrate both with your fundraising team and with the rest of the church community. Then plan a launch event, this will give you

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Funding Application Advice

When I was (not) studying English Literature to “O” level standard (and failing twice) we had to discover the works of John Keats. Unfortunately “Ode to Autumn” did not appear in the examination papers (June or November retake) so I

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Changes to Grants for Places of Worship

The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced major changes to the way in which churches apply for funding, including the closure of the Grants for Places of Worship scheme later this year. The Church and Cathedrals Building Division has produced a

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New APCM forms for 2017

We’ve recently uploaded new nomination forms for use at your 2017 APCMs. You’ll need to use these at your APCMs this year as the law surrounding eligibility to serve as a Churchwarden, PCC Member or Deanery Synod Member have changed in the

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New Sources of Funding

HLF: Resilient Heritage Programme On 28th July, the Heritage Lottery Fund launched a new £8million annual investment programme to help organisations and partnerships build their resilience. The programme will fund a range of tailored activity specifically designed to help your

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Nick Jenni joins the Parish Resources Team

Nick Jenni is the latest member to join our team. As National Procurement Officer based at Church House, Westminster, Nick supports and complements the work of fellow team-members Rob Kissick and Russell Stables, with a particular focus on providing easy-to-use services to

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Roof Repair Fund Now Open

Second round of church roofs fund opens Applications to £25 million package for roof and gutter repairs to listed places of worship open from today

The second round of the Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund opens to applications today.

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