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• employing an artist
• health and safety at outdoor events
• deaf arts development
• results of rural creative economy research project

For artists

• working in schools
• funding advice
• developing your creative business

For educators

• inspire creativity
• working with artists
• funding for creative learning
• planning for safety
• extended school services
• arts award
• artsmark
• creative learning

Get involved

• getting involved
• volunteering
• join a group
• forums and networks

Festivals

• festivals in derbyshire
• festival toolkit

The key areas for consideration are:

1. General accounting and record-keeping

• Business Link Guide to setting up a basic record-keeping system
• VAN briefing note 92 (pdf format), Computerised accounting
• VAN briefing note 88 (pdf format), Glossary of Accounting and Financial Terms for the Voluntary Arts

2.Board/committee responsibility/competence

• VAN briefing note 78 (pdf format), Creating a Financial Risk Policy
• VAN briefing note 26 (pdf format), Who Me, a Treasurer?

3. Staff competence (if paid staff are employed)

4. Legal requirements (linked to your legal identity and what information is required for example by Companies House if you are a company limited by guarantee)

5. Budgeting

6. Financial reporting

7. Bank reconciliation (every month)

8. Cash Flow budgets

• VAN briefing note 89 (pdf format) Cashflow Forecasting

9. Management accounts

10. End of year accounts and audit trails

• VAN briefing note 107 (pdf format), Annual Reports

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