TY - BOOK AU - Martin,Paul AU - Edwards,Joel TI - The Christian charities handbook: the essential guide for trustees and managers SN - 9781844742769 PY - 2008/// CY - Nottingham (Eng.) PB - Inter-Varsity Press KW - Christianity KW - Great Britain KW - Charities KW - Church charities KW - Management KW - Law and legislation N1 - Includes index; 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 ER -