Small Charity Week 2019

Small Charity Week is an annual event celebrating and raising awareness of the essential work of small charities and the contribution they make to the lives of millions of individuals, communities and causes across the UK and around the world. This year’s Small Charity Week runs from 17–22 June 2019.

You can find out on the Small Charity Week website.

NCVO champions small charities and 93% of our members have an annual income of under £1m. Around 113 small charities with annual incomes of less than £1m join us every month.

NCVO is a partner of the Foundation for Social Improvement (FSI), who run Small Charity Week. All year round, The FSI and NCVO work together to raise awareness of each other’s advice, services and training to give the best support to small charities. As part of this, NCVO extends its free membership threshold for FSI members to those who have an annual income of up to £50,000.  

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To recognise the great work that small charities do, we’re making some of our member-only content and resources available to everyone during Small Charity Week – you can see these listed below.

Support for small charities

Tools and resources

The following member-only content is open to all throughout Small Charity Week:

• Volunteers and the Law
• Financial procedures manual templates
• Business plan template
• Income diversification planner

Studyzone Video

The following training videos on Studyzone will be available to non-members throughout Small Charity Week 2019:

• Strategy made easy: simple steps to producing your strategic plan
• Fundraising, finances and the future: five-in-one training pack
• What difference are we making? Understanding and accessing impact

The Road Ahead

What does the year ahead have in store for charities? Read the full report for free during Small Charity Week and find out about the key trends for charities in 2019.

You can also use our PEST analysis template to do your own evaluation.