Fiona Gillespie, Head of Charities - Scotland, explores the options available to charity trustees in terms of investment strategy.

Getting on Board has recently updated it’s guide on ‘How to recruit trustees for your charity’. We outline some of the key takeaways on how to boost board diversity through recruitment.

With ongoing global conflicts such as the war in Ukraine, where new technology is redefining the battlefield, we look at the controversial issue of investment in defence companies.

Labour’s plan to levy VAT on private education is making bursars’ lives even harder. We shed light on opportunities and risks that you may face in the months ahead.

Exploring ways to create positive outcomes for society with your investments.

As the threat of VAT being added to independent school fees becomes more realistic, we understand that there has been a surge in interest in advanced fee payment schemes. For those independent schools in receipt of funds from such schemes, we look at the options to earn a monetary return on the cash before the associated expenditure falls due.

Property is often a relatively low maintenance asset for a charity – until something goes wrong. In some cases, unexpected property liabilities or disputes can threaten a charity’s long-term viability. We talk to Simon Taylor from the Ethical Property Foundation about some key property challenges, and how charities can manage the risks.

The sale of its Grade II-listed London property has helped NAFAS reduce its operating costs, finance new initiatives, upgrade its technology and invest in the charity’s future. We spoke to CEO Steven Lane.

Building, powering and managing the built environment is responsible for a huge portion of global emissions. To transition to net zero, the building and construction industries urgently need to reduce their emissions. We discuss what this could mean for charities and their investments.

In our post-pandemic, cost-of-living-crisis world, many charities are facing a property conundrum: how to optimise their office space usage while reducing overheads? We talk to Rui Domingues, director of finance and operations at the Charity Finance Group, and Dan Bishop, head of operations and services at the Association of Chairs, about their mutually beneficial solution.