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Challenges remain for voluntary organisations’ input into health and social care services

All future health and care plans should be produced in collaboration with the voluntary sector, review urges

Recognition of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector’s potential in health and social care is vital but still limited, a new report finds. While there are examples of positive local partnerships, the difference that these organisations can make is not consistently understood.

Larger charities should undergo external reviews every three years, new governance code recommends

External reviews for larger charities every three years, more openness and limits on how long trustees may serve are among new recommendations unveiled today by a group of leading charity membership bodies to strengthen governance and accountability in the voluntary and community sector.

The new Charity Governance Code will outline the high standards that all charities in England and Wales should aspire to and is designed to help charities and their trustees to develop high standards of governance.

NCVO: two-year term means chances for charities to change policy

NCVO says the unusual two-year parliamentary session and the arithmetic of a hung parliament means there will be significant scrutiny of legislation, giving charities an opportunity to influence in areas that matter to them.

Charities call for quick government action on Lobbying Act

A coalition of leading charities says that it is vital that the Lobbying Act is reformed immediately after confusion about it during the 2017 election campaign deterred many from raising issues.

Volunteers' Week 2017: nation tells volunteers 'you make the difference'

Events are being planned across the country to mark Volunteers' Week 2017, taking place 1-7 June. The annual campaign sees charities and voluntary groups get together to recognise the contribution volunteers make to our communities every day.

Appointment of Helen Stephenson – NCVO comment

NCVO has welcomed the appointment of Helen Stephenson as chief executive of the Charity Commission. 

NCVO: Boost small charities with dormant assets funding

Charities can expect to see little rise in income from donations or government, with earned income the best prospect for future growth, the charity sector’s representative body said today.

Authoritative new data on the charity sector’s finances published today by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) shows that income from government is at best flat-lining for most of the sector, while the charity representative body forecasts a challenging public fundraising environment as a consequence of broader economic conditions.

Charities and volunteering make Britain great: our manifesto for the 2017 election

What the next government can do to help charities and volunteering make an even bigger difference

Voluntary Service Overseas and Tennis2Be win NCVO’s charity photography competition

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has announced that Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and Tennis2Be are the winners of their annual voluntary sector photography competition, sponsored by Pureprint. The winning images were exhibited at NCVO’s Annual Conference on 20 April 2017, where Rob Wilson MP, the Minister for Civil Society, awarded the prizes.

Sir Stuart Etherington's 2017 state of the sector address to NCVO Annual Conference delegates

Good morning and welcome, everybody. It’s good to see so many of you here today in what we believe is the biggest conference of voluntary organisations that we have ever held.

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