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We make it easy to manage your charity's day-to-day banking in a way that suits you.

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Online donation platform

Grow your income with our donation platform, CAF Donate. No sign up or monthly fees. Branded donation pages. Automatic Gift Aid reclaim.

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Charity investments

Whether you’re new to investing or you’ve been investing for years, our resources can help you understand charity investing.

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Borrowing

Borrowing is one way of kick-starting your projects and achieving your goals more quickly than fundraising alone.

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Strategic consultancy

Our experienced advisers are here to share their expertise and help you build on your charity's strengths.

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We offer a range of savings accounts to help you generate extra income from your charity’s money.

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LATEST RESOURCES FOR CHARITIES

  • Plastic bag levy funds 150X150

    How should the plastic bag levy be used?

    In October we asked the UK public whether the plastic bag levy has been a positive step and what they think the proceeds should be used for.
  • Giving Tuesday logo

    Become a Giving Tuesday partner

    Giving Tuesday takes place on 3 December. Find out how to become an official partners and take a look at our Giving Tuesday resources.
  • email marketing

    Why email is a timeless tool for charities

    Isn't email dead already? Not by a long shot. Senior Marketing Executive, Yasmin Islam, looks at why email still works, and how to harness its power to achieve your charity goals.
  • Climate change protest

    Charities role in the climate change debate

    To find out what role charities should play in the growing climate change debate, in September we asked people who they thought had most effectively led the climate change conversation.
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    What the spending review might mean for charities

    The 2019 Spending Review allocates departmental funding for 2020-21 and was set against the backdrop of political battles over Brexit at Westminster. We’ve been through the documents and pulled out some of the key items of interest to charities.

HOW WE'VE HELPED THESE CHARITIES

CAF Venturesome supports Prisoners Abroad

Supporting British citizens imprisoned abroad

A loan from CAF Venturesome helped a charity grow into brand new premises.

How CAF Venturesome supports Prisoners Abroad
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Life-changing ‘forever homes’

How a Scottish housing association’s development of affordable homes is changing the lives of residents.

Watch Glen Housing's story
Lawrence Weston Community Farm

Planting seeds to grow a community

How we helped Lawrence Weston Community Farm in Bristol to develop their corporate donor strategy.

Find out what we did

BUILDING A STRONGER CHARITABLE SECTOR

We work to build a stronger charitable sector by running campaigns, influencing government and encouraging people to give to good causes.

CAF research

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World-class research and analysis for charities, companies, donors, policy-makers and journalists.

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CAF Campaigns

A champion for charities

From #givingtuesday to the future shape of charities, our policy work supports charities and donors everywhere.

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CAF blogs

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The latest commentary, knowledge and thinking on civil society now and in the future.

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CBL Registered office is 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ. Registered under number 1837656. CBL is a subsidiary of Charities Aid Foundation (registered charity number 268369).

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CFSL Registered office is 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4TA. Registered under number 2771873. CFSL is a subsidiary of Charities Aid Foundation (registered charity number 268369).