A new local secondary school opened two years ago and will soon receive an intake of their 3rd year group.
Those of you who are associated with schools, will know that it's important to have a strong and supportive community around pupils and that school funding limits the educational opportunities the school can provide.
I recently helped set up a charity for the Parent & Teachers Association (PTA) with other parents. The charity is helping to build a community, supports parents & carers and raises funds to provide additional educational opportunities to pupils.
This involved forming the charity, registering with the Charities Commission and HMRC, and establishing the infrastructure required. I've managed to integrate the website, online donations, fund accounting/financial reports, CRM, document management, policies, procedures & minutes with Odoo in a single platform which I hope will greatly reduce the administrative burden.
As an accountant, it was great to be able to support this effort. I'm thankful for all the time & expertise so many people give in Third sector organisations and the support they provide to our communities.
If anyone in my network would like help or recommendations please get in touch.