The Charity Finance Directors Group – CFDG.

The Charity Finance Directors' Group is an umbrella charity with the aim to advance public education in and promote improved standards of management in charities. Their vision is a transparent and efficiently managed charity sector that engenders public confidence and trust. With this aim in sight, CFDG delivers services to its charity members and the sector at large which enable those with financial responsibility in the charity sector to develop and adopt best practice.

With many charities having significant property requirements it was clear that having access to the very best professional advice relating to property would provide a very useful service with the potential to save £ millions every year. With this in mind CFDG combined forces with The Return Foundation and NCVO to develop Charity Property Help.

Founded in 1987, CFDG today is a dynamic network of professionals in charity finance. Started initially by a group of finance directors of large charities who felt they would benefit from sharing information and cooperating in some areas, the organisation has grown to currently over 1600 members and as of February 2009, CFDG's membership manages a total of over £14.7 billion of charity income.