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Ending the volunteering relationship

Recognising safeguarding opportunities and risks when a volunteering relationship ends

  • Safeguarding

Safeguarding as a director of operations

Get help with thinking about safeguarding from an operations perspective

  • Safeguarding

Managing safeguarding risks

How to manage safeguarding risks at an operational level

  • Safeguarding

Budget, insurance and security

Understanding your safeguarding responsibilities when managing budgets, security and staff safety

  • Safeguarding

Data protection and digital technology

How to make sure your organisation is managing data safely and securely

  • Safeguarding

Working with partners

Find out about starting and checking due diligence when working with others

  • Safeguarding

Further help and guidance

Find more safeguarding resources that may be useful in your role

  • Safeguarding

Safeguarding for HR managers

How to take a leading role in establishing safeguarding as an HR manager

  • Safeguarding

Safeguarding responsibilities for HR managers

How human resources can play a leading role in safeguarding

  • Safeguarding

Safeguarding from interview to exit

Ensuring good safeguarding practice from interview to exit

  • Safeguarding

The Road Ahead 2024

The Road Ahead 2024 is our annual report on the changing landscape for voluntary sector organisations

  • Government and politics

Volunteering round-up: January 2024

The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

  • Involving volunteers

Governance round-up: January 2024

A round-up of the latest governance news, resources and dates for your diary

  • Governance

The inside track: January 2024

Our latest update on what’s happening in Westminster and how it might impact charities

  • Government and politics

Listen, act and change this Race Equality Week

Our people partner Charmaine Goddard reflects on the work NCVO and the wider sector are doing to challenge racism and inequity

  • Inside NCVO
  • Equity, diversity and inclusion

Rethinking charity internships

Charity Interns founder Maya Bhose shares how this innovative new programme is bringing new talent into the voluntary sector

  • Employing and managing staff

Volunteering round-up: February 2024

Senior volunteering consultant Helen Tourle shares the latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

  • Involving volunteers

Re-invigorating volunteering with Active Kindness

Senior volunteering consultant Helen Tourle shares lessons from a unique volunteering programme

  • Involving volunteers

Governance round-up: February 2024

A round-up of the latest governance news, resources and dates for your diary

  • Governance

The Road Ahead 2024: Opportunities and challenges for the voluntary sector

Our latest Road Ahead report analyses major trends and issues for 2024 to help chart a path through the year

Service Directory

Our Service Directory connect members with specialists who can save our members time and money. Each specialist has experience working with charities and voluntary organisations.

  • Finance
  • HR and recruitment
  • IT and data protection

What is divestment?

Learn about what divestment is and the aims and impacts of divesting from fossil fuels

  • Campaigning

Deciding to set up a new charitable organisation

Access our guidance to help you decide if you should set up a new charity, voluntary organisation or community group

  • Setting up

Choosing your legal structure

What you need to consider when choosing your legal structure and the main characteristics of different legal structures

  • Setting up

Understanding charity status and registration

Find out what charity status is and if you need to register as a charity

  • Setting up

Understanding social enterprise

Find out about social enterprises and their associated legal structures

  • Setting up

A charity's governing document: What it should include

Find out what information should be included in your charity's governing document

  • Setting up

Introduction to employment law

Understand your core legal responsibilities to your employees

  • Employing and managing staff

Understanding employment law

A short summary of your general legal obligations to paid members of staff

  • Employing and managing staff

Conditions of employment

A quick introduction to employment law on the conditions of employment

  • Employing and managing staff

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

This practical course is specifically tailored to the voluntary sector. It’s designed to give you all the principles and practical tools you need to plan, deliver and evaluate your project successfully

Successful funding applications (0.5 day)

Learn Practical tips to ensure you are successful in your funding bid applications.

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

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

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

Better impact reporting (0.5 day)

This practical session will build your awareness of different types of reporting and support you to tell a compelling story through your reporting

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

This course will develop your skills and help you use a marketing approach to recruit volunteers

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

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

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

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

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