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Last Updated 16 August 2023

Referrals

• For service users of your organisation, there is an organisation called ReferKent which is an online referral system that aims to strengthen referrals across Kent, which will help service users who live outside Medway.

Discounts for Charity Workers

• There are offers and discounts that are given to those that work in the sector, including any volunteers. Discounts at brands include Boohoo and Argos. If you want to know more, please click here.

ThirdSector

• Navigating the cost-of-living crisis: Advice for charity finance leaders. Indeed, recent research carried out by the Charities Aid Foundation showed that more than half of the UK’s charities were worried they would not survive. The reality is that most of the country’s charities are small and are often ill-equipped to deal with any recession, much less one that follows two years of a pandemic.

Good Causes in Kent

• One of the reasons we set up the Kent Charity Awards was to recognise those who make the lives of others better. In the weblink are just some of the good causes and charities we have in Kent.

Qlic

• We understand the challenges that not-for-profits face and from specialising in the third sector for over 20 years, we use our extensive experience to deliver you the best IT service, as well as consultancy, at highly incentivised prices.

Government - Find a grant

• Find a grant is a service that allows you to search government grants. This is a pilot service and it is being co-created with our users.
• You can use this service to:
  - access government grant funding
  - find out if you are eligible to apply for a grant
  - find out how to apply for a grant

Knowhow

• The Foundation for Social Improvement & NCVO can help with advice on Accounting and Finance, you can contact the team at NCVO

ICAEW

• Helping charities through the cost-of-living crisis. With recession looming, what should be top of the list of strategic considerations for charity accountants to help support the sector?