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New information resources available

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The Information Resources Team have been working hard to update and review a number of booklets and also create some new resources.

The following booklets have been updated this year. You can order up to 50 copies of each from the online shop. The latest publications catalogue (BK00) is also available.

Fundraising forums and training 2020

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The Area Fundraising Team are pleased to announce 2020 dates for the popular Fundraising Forums. These are helpful, peer-support meetings for any group volunteer involved in fundraising, run through the easy-to-use Zoom online app. 

Book your place here.

2020 meetings:

o Thursday 19 March – 12 to 1.30pm

o Tuesday 12 May – 6 to 7.30pm

o Thursday 16 July – 12 to 1.30pm

The Stop MS Appeal

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The Stop MS Appeal launched publicly in October with a splash. Our TV advert has been seen at least 2.5 million times. It’s been shared by thousands in the MS community, shown on a range of national TV channels, appeared in cinemas around the UK and gained huge exposure through our partnership with the Telegraph.

Finance Zoom sessions

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Back in 2019 we launched our first Finance Support Zoom sessions, focused on the Year End process.

There was a fantastic uptake, with coordinating team members from over 40 groups attended. It was wonderful to meet so many of you.

Looking ahead, we would like to extend these sessions in 2020 to cover different aspects of finance. We already have a few ideas in mind, including:

o Planning and budgeting
o Use of funds
o Use of online accounting

Cheque imaging and referrals

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Since July, banks have been exchanging digital images of cheques within the UK for clearing and payment. This has significantly reduced the timescales involved, so that a cheque paid into or out of an account will clear at 23.59 the next working day. However, this has also led to an increase in cheque fraud.