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Controls, risk and governance for charities, churches and nonprofits and written in plain English for the people who carry the responsibility.
Internal Control
The everyday disciplines that keep funds where they belong.
Must-Have Cash Income Controls For Churches And Charities
Cash is the income most easily lost. The controls that protect it from collection to bank deposit.
5 Ways Internal Audits Benefit Churches and Charities
Independent assurance for your board, and insight you can’t get any other way.
Cyber Security: How To Protect Your Church Or Charity’s Data From Cyber-Attacks, Theft and Damage
With hacking attempts every few seconds, what robust protection looks like for your organisation.
How to Prevent Internal Control Failure in Churches & Charities
Why controls fail in practice, and how to stop it happening in your organisation.
Audit Trail – How to track, trace and verify financial activities
The capability that lets you answer ‘what happened, when, and who did it?’ with evidence.
Bank Reconciliation – a Must for Safeguarding Church Finances
Assurance that all income reached the bank and every payment out was authorised.
How to Prevent and Detect Collusion
Identifying, preventing and detecting the thing that defeats even good controls.
How Collusion Derails Internal Controls
51% of frauds involve two or more people. What collusion is, and what makes people prone to it.
How Segregation of Duties protects Church Finances
Why no one person should control an entire financial process, and how to split duties in a small team.
Why Churches Need Really Good Internal Controls
Operating in an environment of trust is exactly why controls matter.
Risk Management
Seeing what could go wrong, and deciding what to do about it.
7 Steps for Effective Contract Management in Churches & Charities
Poorly managed contracts invite fraud, error and conflicts of interest. A practical framework.
How Churches and Charities can Navigate the Cost of Living Crisis
Staying afloat while also serving people who are struggling – practical steps under financial pressure.
How to Create a Business Continuity Plan for your Church or Charity in 6 Steps
What happens if the building, the systems or the key volunteer is suddenly unavailable?
6 Ways to Keep Your Church or Charity from Losing Income
The financial and reputational cost of income lost through negligence or missed opportunity.
Church Online Giving Platforms – How to Manage Risks to Data and Finances
The convenience of online giving, and managing the data and payment risks that come with it.
How to Identify and Manage Conflicts of Interest In Churches and Charities
Protecting the integrity of decision-making when relationships overlap.
6 Steps to Risk Management in Churches & Charities
A structured approach: what could go wrong, what could be missed, and what to do about both.
Why Risk Management is Necessary in Churches and Charities
Good risk management is good stewardship and the starting point for informed decisions.
Governance
For boards, trustees, committees and leadership teams.
6 Steps to Developing a Positive Culture for Effective Church Administration
Culture decides how money is handled and how people serve. Six steps to shape it deliberately.
Good Governance in Church Administration – 9 Areas to Get Right
The administrative governance that determines whether an organisation can be trusted with what it’s given.
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