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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

Find some comparisons of software and digital tools used by charities, organisations or community groups

Digital and technology

Policy and insight manager Sam Mercadante considers the implications of the Autumn Statement for charities

Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

Financial management
Government and politics
Funding and income

Research exploring the volunteering experiences and perspectives of people from the global majority

Equity, diversity and inclusion
Involving volunteers

The latest resources, events and training to help your organisation with its impact and evaluation

Impact and evaluation

The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

Involving volunteers

New inclusion and campaigning resources, a chance to help shape investment principles, and dates for your diary

Governance

It is with much love and respect that we pay tribute to our colleague and friend, Michelle Curtis, who passed away unexpectedly in November.

How charities can harness the power of our collective voice in 2024

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

Cost of living
Digital and technology
Involving volunteers

Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

Funding and income
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 give trustees an overview and understanding of charity governance, regulation and best practice

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

This introductory course explains the key trustee responsibilities for safeguarding, following guidance from the Charity Commission

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

This course provides an introduction to the key differences between mentoring and coaching. You’ll learn how to use both skills effectively to develop and support staff, volunteers and clients

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

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

This course will help you to manage conflict and problem solve with your volunteers, and navigate the process of ending volunteering well.

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

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Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Developing a volunteer strategy (1 day)

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

Managing conflict and ending volunteering well (0.5 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

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