Most small charities don't lose money to fraud because someone was clever. They lose it because no one was watching the basics.
A trusted bookkeeper. A single cheque signatory. A finance role nobody else fully understands. The qualities that make small charities special - trust, goodwill, lean and dedicated teams - are often the very ones that leave them exposed. And when money goes missing, it is rarely dramatic. It is quiet, slow, and devastating: months of small losses hidden in plain sight while the reports look normal and the relationships stay warm.
Accountable by Design is the practical guide every trustee, chief executive, treasurer, and finance volunteer wishes they'd had sooner. It assumes no accounting background and turns "internal control" from an intimidating phrase into simple, repeatable habits - built around the TRUST Financial Integrity Framework(TM): five essential controls that protect your organisation without burying it in bureaucracy.
Inside, you'll find:

• The minimum acceptable practice every charity should have in place, even with limited capacity
• The common pitfalls that catch small organisations out - caught before they cost you
• Ready-to-use templates, checklists, and self-assessments
• The questions every board should be asking about money, risk, and oversight
• A 90-day roadmap from exposed to protected

Whether you serve a community group, a church, or a growing nonprofit - protect what you've built. By design.