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Funding streams available as part of the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.
Million Hours Fund application guidance.
In one of her final speeches as CEO, Helen Stephenson reflects on 7 lessons she has learnt about the charity sector - one for each of her years in office.
Support and resources for councils in England and the public libraries sector in England and its partners provided through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
To start a charity you need trustees, to choose a business structure, decide suitable charitable purposes and you may have to register with the Charity Commission
Find out about the rules you must follow for spending, borrowing from, or transferring your charity’s permanent endowment.
Find out what a charity is, how VAT affects charities, how to treat a charity's income for VAT and what VAT reliefs a charity can get on what it buys.
Information on statutory safeguarding duties, potential safeguarding issues, and working with safeguarding partners.
Management of British armed forces casualties and compassionate cases 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
How the Security Industry Authority uses money recovered through proceeds of crime confiscation orders to benefit good causes across the UK.
How to identify partners to work with, draw up agreements and fundraise for other charities.
Information and guidance on the operation of the honours system.
How to apply for security funding to protect your place of worship against hate crime.
CASE is a joint programme of strategic research led by DCMS in collaboration with Arts Council England, English Heritage and Sport England.
Find out about the rules you must follow to govern your charity.
Find out what trustees need to do before deciding whether to make a grant to an organisation that isn’t a charity.
We register and regulate charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence. The Charity Commission is a non-ministerial department.
Summary details for the 6 projects that have been funded following the AHRC/DCMS Culture and Heritage Capital Research Call.
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