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Trustees’ safeguarding duties

Find out about the specific role that trustees can play in safeguarding

  • Safeguarding

Safeguarding children

Find out about the key Acts and treaties designed to protect children

  • Safeguarding

Overview

Key areas of law to be aware of if you or your organisation is responsible for safeguarding children or young people

  • Safeguarding

General duties to safeguard children

Duties of various bodies to protect children and young people

  • Safeguarding

Key duties of public bodies

Key duties of public bodies for safeguarding children or young people

  • Safeguarding

Key duties of regulated bodies

Key duties of regulated bodies for safeguarding children or young people

  • Safeguarding

Key offences and liability

Key offences and liability relating to the protection of children and young people

  • Safeguarding

Safeguarding adults at risk

Key areas of law to be aware of if you or your organisation works with adults at risk of harm

  • Safeguarding

Overview

If you or your organisation works with adults at risk of harm there are key laws and frameworks to help you with safeguarding

  • Safeguarding

General duties of local authorities

Duties of local authorities to safeguard adults at risk

  • Safeguarding

Five insights about the state of the voluntary sector

Key insights about the state of the voluntary sector from our Civil Society Almanac 2022

  • Equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Responding to crises
  • Funding and income

Volunteering round-up: October 2022

  • Involving volunteers

17,000 members milestone reached in tough financial climate for voluntary sector

Today we publish our annual report and financial accounts for the year ending 31 March 2022.

  • Governance
  • Membership
  • Inside NCVO

Two new directors join NCVO as organisation announces leadership team

Two new directors join NCVO as organisation announces leadership team

  • Inside NCVO

Five reasons why understanding the law helps build safer organisations

  • Safeguarding
  • Governance

Impact round-up: Autumn 2022

In this edition, Sandy Chidley, senior consultant, spotlights opportunities in impact and evaluation and shares useful evaluation resources and training opportunities

  • Impact and evaluation

Ensuring good governance for NCVO and the voluntary sector

How NCVO's independent governance review is helping us live up to our values and the Charity Governance Code we helped create

  • Governance
  • Inside NCVO

Governance round-up: November 2022

  • Governance

Government’s economic plans will widen inequalities in communities

Sarah Vibert, NCVO CEO, responds to the Autumn Statement

  • Government and politics
  • Responding to crises

Two appointments to NCVO’s board of trustees and three key ambitions for the future

Highlights from our 2022 annual general meeting

  • Inside NCVO

Political campaigning

Guidance to help you campaign with confidence during an election

  • Government and politics
  • Campaigning

What's different about charity finance

Find out what makes charity finance different and how to plan appropriately

  • Financial management

Internal controls

Internal controls are the things you do to help manage the risk of an error or a fraud

  • Financial management

Fraud

How to be aware of the risk factors relating to fraud and take steps to protect your organisation.

  • Financial management

Audit and independent examination

The difference between audits and independent examinations and how to prepare for both

  • Financial management

Record keeping and accounting

The basic principles of bookkeeping are the same for charities as for other organisations, you just need to be aware of the slightly different emphasis and the need to keep restricted funds separate.

  • Financial management

Writing a financial strategy

Guidance on creating a financial strategy and what you need to include

  • Financial management

Funding and income planner

A pre-built spreadsheet that calculates your income percentages when you input your current funding and future targets

Budgeting and cashflows

How to create budgets, cashflow forecasts and understanding the cashflow process

  • Financial management

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

This course will give trustees an overview and understanding of charity governance, regulation and best practice

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

This course will help you implement structures and processes to support trustees, and ensure systems are aligned with your organisation’s purpose and objectives

Outcomes and impact measurement (1 day)

Learn how to create an evaluation plan to better understand and demonstrate the difference your work makes

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

This course will introduce processes and tools to help ensure that decision-making is responsive to your environment and focused on the most important issues affecting your organisation

Charity finance skills (1 day)

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice

Theory of change for strategic planning and evaluation (1 day)

Learn how to create your own theory of change and narrative. This course will challenge you to think critically about what you're doing and why

Special volunteering network meeting: Keep volunteering voluntary

A network open to all NCVO members working within the volunteering ecosystem. Have your say on the government's consultation on making volunteering a tool in its immigration proposals.

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your organisation

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

This course will equip managers in the voluntary sector with the skills and techniques they need to effectively manage paid members of staff