The Christian charities handbook : the essential guide for trustees and managers - Martin, Paul.; Edwards, Joel. (Nottingham (Eng.) : Inter-Varsity Press, 2008)
Charity begins at... -- Types of charitable organizations -- Overview of the Charities Act of 2006 -- The role of the Charity Commission -- The image of the charity -- Governance and management -- The board -- Accountability -- Administration -- Membership issues -- Associated charities -- Property issues -- Charity contracts -- Information technology -- Intellectual property -- Employment and discrimination issues -- Pensions, insurance and investments -- Vulnerable persons -- Resolving disputes -- Charities working overseas -- Finance -- Fund-raising -- Trading -- What can go wrong? -- Risk management -- Charity Commission schemes, orders, classifications and applications -- Merger, collaboration, takeover, conversion and cessation of charities -- Evaluating effectiveness -- Appendix 1 what to do when -- Appendix 2 definitions -- Appendix 3 useful addresses.
Includes index.
Keywords: Christianity -- Great Britain -- Charities; Church charities -- Great Britain -- Management; Church charities -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain