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Fundraising Help! Sheet
Fundraising covers a wide range of activities that help to generate income for your group/organisation. This Help! sheet highlights issues that Management Committees need to be aware of in relation to fundraising and signposts to sources of further information and advice.Volunteer Development Agency | Volunteer Development Agency | 26 Sep 2005
Tax, PAYE And National Insurance Contrib
Many community and voluntary organisations assume they are not subject to tax. Unfortunately, this is not the case and your organisation definitely does not want to be caught out in this area! Further information and key contacts are highlighted below.Volunteer Development Agency | Volunteer Development Agency | 26 Sep 2005
Employment Law Help! Sheet
Employing staff is a big responsibility! The Management Committee, as the employer, must ensure that the organisation’s policies and practices are compliant with relevant legislation, are kept up to date, and its employment practices are at an acceptable standard. This helps to contribute to your organisation’s overall effectiveness.Volunteer Development Agency | Volunteer Development Agency | 26 Sep 2005
Company Help! Sheet
If your group or organisation is a company limited by guarantee your Management Committee Members are usually also the Directors of the company. As a company registered with Companies Registry there are various statutory requirements, some of which are highlighted below.Volunteer Development Agency | Volunteer Development Agency | 26 Sep 2005
Legal Responsibilities At A Glance
To help guide you through some key areas of law that affect the organisation and the Management Committee, we’ve provided a brief introduction below. There is a link for each, where you can access more information and key contacts.Volunteer Development Agency | Volunteer Development Agency | 26 Sep 2005
Trustee Indemnity Insurance
For Management Committee members concerned about personal liability, it is worth considering whether trustee indemnity insurance is worthwhile or needed.Volunteer Development Agency | Volunteer Development Agency | 22 Sep 2005
Liability & Legal Structure
The distinction between types of legal structure for organisations in the voluntary and community sector is significant particularly because it affects the personal responsibility of individual Management Committee members if something goes wrong.Volunteer Development Agency | Volunteer Development Agency | 22 Sep 2005
What Is Liability?
The Management Committee is ultimately accountable for the organisation. They are therefore responsible or liable for the consequences of actions taken or not taken by the organisation, its staff or volunteers and other Management Committee members.Volunteer Development Agency | Volunteer Development Agency | 22 Sep 2005
Categories Of Risk
The risks faced by an organisation should be categorised in relation to what the organisation does. There are a number of commonly used categories which help to group risks according to the various aspects of the organisation and its activities which you need to consider.Volunteer Development Agency | Volunteer Development Agency | 22 Sep 2005
Conducting Your Risk Assessment
Regardless of the size or scope of the issues to be assessed, or the length of time available, the process of assessing risk involves the same basic key steps: identifying, categorising, managing and reviewing risk.Volunteer Development Agency | Volunteer Development Agency | 22 Sep 2005
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