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Use this series of pages to take control of the digital skills within your organisation

This page covers the range of digital skills, when they are useful, and how to check for basic and essential skills.

Digital and technology

Use this page to understand which digital skills your organisation needs to work on first. And how to find out about digital skills among staff, volunteers and other colleagues.

Digital and technology

There are plenty of resources out there to help grow digital skills, whatever your budget.

Digital and technology

Use these 10 tips to make running a digital skills programme feel manageable. It will help you create a programme that’s engaging and inclusive.

Digital and technology

Run a survey to measure your charity, organisation or community group's level of digital skill

Digital and technology

Convince your charity, organisation or community group's leaders to support digital change

Help your organisation's staff and volunteers to engage with digital change

Digital and technology

Find out about charity software discounts to help your organisation use technology

Digital and technology

Reasons and ways to support the nationwide campaign to get more people volunteering

The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

Involving volunteers

The latest charity governance news, resources and dates for your diary

Governance

A manifesto for the voluntary sector ahead of the 2024 general election

Government and politics

Government and politics

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

Digital and technology
Business planning and strategy
Funding and income

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

Government and politics

The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

Involving volunteers

This month sees the launch of a consultation on the Charity Governance Code and new charity chair research

Governance

Government and politics

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
People, HR and recruitment
IT and data protection

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

Campaigning

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

Setting up

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

Setting up

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

Setting up

Find out about social enterprises and their associated legal structures

Setting up

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

Setting up

Understand your core legal responsibilities to your employees

Employing and managing staff

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

Employing and managing staff

A quick introduction to employment law on the conditions of employment

Employing and managing staff

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

Through a blend of theoretical frameworks and practical application, you'll learn how to build a fundraising function that is not only effective today but sustainable and resilient for years to come.

Explore refreshed Charity Governance Code guidance and reflect on how trustee behaviours shape decision-making, board culture and effectiveness.

This course introduces the key principles of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and how to apply them to your organisation

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

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

Join us to get a basic understanding of AI and tools that can support you in your trustee role.

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

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

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

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Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Building a sustainable and resilient fundraising strategy (1 day)

Introduction to EDI in charities (2 x 0.5 days)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Outcomes and impact measurement (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

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