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Supporting groups to become safer organisations

Guidance for safeguarding for small organisations and groups without their own safeguarding resources

  • Safeguarding

Your key responsibilities

Things you must do to embed safeguarding practices as an infrastructure organisation

  • Safeguarding

Working with area boards and networks

How to stay connected with your local area safeguarding boards

  • Safeguarding

Responding to members' concerns

How to respond when a member chooses you to report a safeguarding concern

  • Safeguarding

Additional ways to support your members

Other things you can do to help your members with safeguarding

  • Safeguarding

Planning safeguarding training

How to plan the right safeguarding training for your organisation

  • Safeguarding

What training is required?

Choosing the right safeguarding training for your organisation's needs

  • Safeguarding

Choosing a training provider

How to choose the right safeguarding training provider for your organisation

  • Safeguarding

Researching training

Useful questions you can ask when planning safeguarding training for your organisation

  • Safeguarding

Designing training in-house

How to design training in-house if you have safeguarding and training expertise within your organisation

  • Safeguarding

National volunteering forum: Vision for Volunteering

  • Involving volunteers
  • Collaboration

Charities have a vital role in supporting those arriving from Ukraine

  • Responding to crises
  • Government and politics

The inside track: May 2022

  • Government and politics
  • Law and regulation

Join our powerful journey: Power & integrity launch

  • Equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Safeguarding
  • Governance

Impact round-up: May 2022

  • Impact and evaluation

Queen's speech: What it means for the voluntary sector

  • Government and politics

Why age friendly inclusive volunteering?

  • Involving volunteers

Volunteering round-up: April 2022

  • Involving volunteers

Governance round-up: April 2022

  • Governance
  • Law and regulation

Government policy and funding round-up: April 2022

  • Funding and income
  • Government and politics
  • Governance

Defining budgets and cashflow forecasts and writing a budget

Learn about what budgets and cashflow forecasts are and how to write a budget

  • Financial management

Budgeting: Who to involve, how to assess it and dealing with uncertainty

Learn about who to involve in writing your budget, how to assess it and dealing with uncertainty

  • Financial management

Building a cashflow forecast and understanding the cashflow process

Learn about how to build a cashflow forecast and how the cashflow process works

  • Financial management

Project budgeting and full cost recovery

Guidance on budgeting for projects and recovering costs

  • Financial management

Direct costs and support costs

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

  • Financial management

Cost allocation and apportionment

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

  • Financial management

Full cost recovery

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

  • Financial management

External reporting

How to prepare annual accounts and a Trustees’ Annual Report and make them available on request

  • Financial management

Management accounts

Creating financial information that helps managers and trustees

  • Financial management

Investment

What to consider when deciding on investments

  • Financial management

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

Developing a volunteer strategy (1 day)

Get an overview of the key tasks and considerations when creating a volunteer strategy. Learn how to develop a strategy that compliments your business plan and create a framework for building success

Volunteers and the law (0.5 day)

This course will help you create a positive and inclusive experience for volunteers. The course will explore best practice in relation to safeguarding, data protection, health and safety, and equality

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

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Get an introduction to data collection methods and practical guidance for evaluating your work

Charity finance strategy (1 day)

This course will give you an overview of how to build a simple finance strategy. We’ll introduce tools to help you build the financial resilience of your charity

Leading a thriving organisational culture (1 Day)

This training provides you with the insights, tools, and confidence to evaluate and strengthen your organisation’s culture providing a strong foundation for success.

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

This one-day training course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding leads in charities in England

Member listening forum: challenges facing charities in divided times

Share your experiences, connect with peers and help shape NCVO’s support to strengthen safety and solidarity across the sector.

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Learn practical tools and techniques to increase your capability, confidence and impact when seeking to influence others – both within and outside your organisation