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The Triple Lock Standard
She turned the distortion all the way up.
And for the first time in her life, Mira made a violin scream —not in pain, but in joy. The note flew out into the cold night, electric and alive, and somewhere in the back of the room, a man with one eyebrow and no small talk nodded once, then disappeared into the dark.
“Is that a violin ?” a child asked, tugging his mother’s sleeve.
The point was this: the acoustic violin had taught her to listen inward —to the wood, the air, the centuries of tradition humming in the grain. The electric violin taught her to listen outward . To the street. To the stranger who needed a cry or a dance. To the city’s own frequency—low, restless, beautiful.
She tried vibrato. The note purred .
For the first hour, she hated it. It felt like cheating—all those effects, that smooth sustain, the way she could play pianissimo and still fill the room. But then she tried something forbidden. She played a passage from the Chaconne—Bach’s monumental, soul-baring solo—and something strange happened. The electric violin didn’t warm it up. It stripped it. Every imperfection in her intonation, every hesitant shift, every tiny scratch of the bow: the amp broadcast it all, raw and unforgiving.
It was a confessional. No wood to hide behind.
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Ethical fundraising
Your board has formally adopted the Guidelines for Charitable Organisations on Fundraising from the Public. Your staff, volunteers and anyone else fundraising on your behalf are fully trained on the requirements and you have implemented controls to ensure that all your fundraising practices are fully in line with the "Guidelines" and any related Codes of Practice. You review and report annually on compliance.
Annual and Financial Reporting
Your charity prepares a trustees annual report and financial statements in full compliance with the Charity SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice under FRS102) and makes them easily available to the public on your website.
Read our blog "What is the Charity SORP" for more information on what you should be looking for when reviewing a charities financial accounts in regards to transparent reporting.
Governance
Your board has formally adopted the 'Charities Governance Code' as devised by the CRA,
This means your charity complies with the six principles of governance, has reached the core standards expected, and attained additional standards that reflect a more complex structure, if relevant.
