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Project budgeting and full cost recovery

Guidance on budgeting for projects and recovering costs

This page is free to all

  1. Direct costs and support costs

    Learn about direct costs and support costs for single and multiple projects

  2. Cost allocation and apportionment

    Learn about what cost allocation and apportionment mean and how it works in practice

  3. Full cost recovery

    Learn about what full cost recovery means and what the limitations are

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  • Government policy and funding round-up: November 2023

    Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

    • Financial management
    • Government and politics
    • Funding and income

    Round-ups

    - 27 November, 2023

  • Practical support bulletin: September 2023

    Resources, free events, support and guidance on the big issues affecting small charities

    • Financial management
    • Funding and income
    • Responding to crises

    Round-ups

    - 14 September, 2023

  • Consumer Duty: What is it and how will charities benefit?

    Learn how new banking rules will affect your charity or voluntary organisation

    • Financial management

    Insights and reflections

    - 31 July, 2023

  • Practical support bulletin: July 2023

    Resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities

    • Financial management
    • Funding and income
    • Responding to crises

    Round-ups

    - 13 July, 2023

  • Practical support bulletin: May 2023

    Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.

    • Financial management
    • Funding and income
    • Responding to crises

    News and updates

    - 18 May, 2023

  • Practical support bulletin: March 2023

    Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.

    • Responding to crises
    • Funding and income
    • Financial management

    News and updates

    - 16 March, 2023

  • Practical support bulletin: January 2023

    Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.

    • Funding and income
    • Financial management
    • Responding to crises

    Round-ups

    - 19 January, 2023

  • The challenges of charity banking

    Banking is often one of the greatest day-to-day challenges faced by charities. Policy and insight manager Sam Mercadante explores the issue in more detail, and shares details of a new NCVO project

    • Financial management

    Insights and reflections

    - 18 January, 2023

  • Report of the Inquiry into charity senior executive pay and guidance for trustees on setting remuneration

    Report of the Inquiry into charity senior executive pay and guidance for trustees on setting remuneration

    • Financial management

    Reports

    28 April, 2014

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