Glossary

Charity terms in plain English

Definitions for finance, governance, fundraising, digital and operations terms, with clear practical examples for charity teams.

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Digital

Headless CMS

Headless CMS is a charity digital term for running reliable web operations, automated code delivery, and secure cloud datasets for digital workloads.

Operations

Health and safety policy

Health and safety policy is a policy in operations focused on ensuring employment compliance, staff wellbeing, and professional workplace standards across the charity.

Finance

Heritage asset

Heritage asset is an operating term in finance focused on valuing and tracking physical or digital assets over their useful life while accounting for value reduction and ownership.