We've added some brand-new features across our new-look Stewardship accounts to provide more ways to manage your account on the new platform.
The Government has agreed to temporarily enable attendees of events that have been cancelled as a result of COVID-19 to be allowed to donate their event ticket price to the hosting charity, under Gift Aid, without the need for the price paid to be refunded to the ticket holder first.
The Government has once again warned that fraudsters are exploiting the spread of COVID-19 in order to carry out fraud and cybercrime.
There are two major updates for staff-related matters at this time.
The first relates to employment contracts. On 6 April this year, new regulations came into force with significant changes to the rules on written statements of employment. The first major change is that employees, and now also paid workers, have the right to a written statement of employment on day one.
After my friend quit her high-flying, high-paying job to go travelling, COVID-19 suddenly intervened. Once back in London and working shifts at her local Co-op, she made the drastic announcement that after “not much thought” she was planning to shave her head (and livestream it) to raise money for the NHS. We all secretly wondered if perhaps lockdown had caused her to officially ‘lose it’ (pardon the pun).
We recognise that being a church or charity trustee at the present time is not easy. All the normal rules of operation appear to be removed, and even the simple task of meeting together to discuss issues is not possible. So how do you make biblically based decisions at a time like this?
The Government has launched several loan schemes designed to finance entities through the difficulties caused by COVID-19.
If you are in the process of compiling your Annual Report and Accounts (particularly on an accruals basis) then COVID-19 can’t be ignored. This is partly about what is legally required but also about what people want to know. References to COVID-19 will range from the fleeting, through considering possible post balance sheet events, right up to being the cause threatening whether your church or charity can continue.
There is an old financial saying that “cash is king”. The reason being that if your church or organisation is going to run into financial difficulties, then a lack of cash (that is money held in readily accessible bank accounts) will almost certainly be the cause of it.
Over the years of our work in mission, my wife and I must have sent several hundred news and prayer letters. You never really know what the response will be after it has been sent. Mailing platforms allow you to see who has opened your letter, if your friends and supporters have clicked on any links, where they live and who has, disappointingly, opted to unsubscribe from your mailing list. But you seldom find out what impact your letter has had on the recipients, their attitudes, concerns or motivations.
blogs by the Stewardship team and selected guest writers.
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