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- 01 Charity of the Year How to Pick a Charity of the Year: A UK SMB Decision Framework
Practical, UK-specific framework for choosing a Charity of the Year — selection criteria, governance checks, staff voting, and avoiding tick-box partnerships.
- 02 Charity of the Year Setting Charity of the Year Fundraising Targets: A UK SMB Guide
How UK SMBs set realistic Charity of the Year fundraising targets — per-head, percentage of profit, matching pledges, and what to do if you're off track.
- 03 Charity of the Year Running a Staff Charity Vote: A Practical UK Employer's Guide
How to run a fair internal vote to pick a Charity of the Year — nominations, shortlisting, voting methods, brigading, communication, and edge cases.
- 04 CSR & ESG for Small Firms B Corp Certification for UK SMBs: Is It Worth It?
What B Corp certification actually involves for a UK SMB — the B Impact Assessment, fees, legal amendments, timeline and how it compares to alternatives.
- 05 CSR & ESG for Small Firms Answering ESG Procurement Questionnaires: A UK SMB Guide
How UK SMBs should answer ESG sections in procurement questionnaires — PPN 06/21, Social Value Act, modern slavery, EcoVadis and CDP requests.
- 06 Employee Volunteering Paid Volunteer Leave UK — 2026 Practical Guide for Employers
Everything UK employers need to know about paid volunteer leave (VTO) — typical allowances, policy design, legal position, and tracking.
- 07 CSR & ESG for Small Firms The One-Page CSR Statement Template for UK SMBs
A practical CSR statement template for UK businesses under 250 staff — what to include, what to leave out, and how it lands in tender responses.
- 08 Employee Volunteering Skills-Based & Pro Bono Volunteering for UK SMBs — 2026 Guide
How UK SMBs can match staff skills to charity needs through Pilotlight, Reach Volunteering, Trustees Unlimited and others — and the ROI versus hands-on days.
- 09 Employee Volunteering Tracking Volunteer Leave: 2026 Options for UK Employers
How to track paid volunteer leave separately from annual leave, what data to capture for CSR reporting, and the simplest tools for under-50-staff teams.
- 10 Employee Volunteering Team Volunteering Days in the UK — 2026 Employer Playbook
How to run a team volunteering day in the UK in 2026 — logistics, insurance, where to find a project, budgets, and what actually works.
- 11 Employee Volunteering Volunteer Policy Template for UK Employers — 2026 Edition
A practical UK volunteer policy template covering eligibility, approval workflow, expenses, insurance, ACAS overlap and the clauses most employers miss.
- 12 Fundraising at Work Workplace Raffles and Lotteries: UK Gambling Act 2005 Guide for Employers
UK rules for running a raffle, tombola or sweepstake at work — workplace lottery exemption, incidental non-commercial exemption, and when you need a council licence.
- 13 Fundraising at Work 20 Office Fundraising Ideas That Actually Work in UK Workplaces (2026)
A practical, UK-specific menu of office fundraising ideas — grouped by effort, with realistic money-raised ranges, time costs, and the legal points that catch people out.
- 14 Fundraising at Work How to Run a Workplace Charity Quiz That Doesn't Bomb (UK Playbook)
A step-by-step playbook for running a workplace charity quiz that raises real money — format, scoring, prizes, entry fees, tech and the UK regulatory bits people miss.
- 15 Payroll Giving Best UK Payroll Giving Agencies 2026 — Compared
An independent 2026 comparison of the main UK Payroll Giving Agencies — Charities Trust, CAF Give As You Earn and Charitable Giving — fees, reporting, and how to choose.
- 16 Payroll Giving How Payroll Giving Works in the UK (2026 Step-by-Step Guide)
A plain-English walkthrough of how UK Payroll Giving (Give As You Earn) works for employers, employees, and HMRC — from sign-up to first donation.
- 17 Payroll Giving Payroll Giving Policy Template — Free UK Example
A practical UK payroll giving policy template for HR and finance leads, with clauses, eligibility rules, matched giving options and HMRC compliance notes.
- 18 Payroll Giving The UK Payroll Giving Quality Mark Explained
What the Payroll Giving Quality Mark is, the five award tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond), the participation thresholds, and whether it's worth pursuing.
- 19 Payroll Giving Payroll Giving Tax Relief UK 2026 — How It Actually Works
How HMRC tax relief on UK Payroll Giving actually works, with worked examples for basic, higher, and additional-rate taxpayers.
- 20 Payroll Giving Payroll Giving vs Direct Debit (with Gift Aid) — UK 2026
Two routes to the same charity. Why higher-rate UK taxpayers leave money with HMRC every year by picking Direct Debit + Gift Aid over Payroll Giving.
- 21 Payroll Giving Setting Up Payroll Giving in a Small UK Business: A Guide
A practical, step-by-step guide for UK SMBs on setting up payroll giving — from choosing a PGA to payroll setup, costs, and HMRC compliance.
- 22 Matched Giving Matched Giving Policy Template — 2026 UK SMB Guide
A practical matched giving policy template for UK SMBs — clauses, eligibility, caps, exclusions, approval workflow, and a copy-pasteable skeleton.
- 23 Matched Giving Matched Giving Ratios and Caps — 2026 UK SMB Guide
How to set matched giving ratios and caps for UK SMBs — 1:1 vs 2:1, annual caps, what firms actually budget, and when higher ratios make sense.
- 24 Matched Giving Best Workplace Giving Software UK 2026 — Compared
An independent 2026 comparison of workplace giving and matched giving software for UK SMBs — Benevity, Percent, Onhand, and where Leavely fits in.
- 25 Matched Giving Tax Treatment of Matched Giving in the UK — 2026 Guide
How HMRC treats UK employer matched giving — Corporation Tax deductibility, why Gift Aid doesn't apply to the corporate portion, and evidence requirements.
- 26 Matched Giving What Is Matched Giving? 2026 UK Employer's Guide
Matched giving — what it is, how UK employers run it, typical match ratios and budgets, and how to start small without overcommitting.