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Before you start a new website project

Use this page to help you work out if your website needs replacing and how to go about doing it

  • Digital and technology

Building your own website or getting a specialist

Use this page for information on building your own website or getting someone to help.

  • Digital and technology

Creating and sharing useful eLearning

Understand eLearning and decide if you need a learning management system

Moving your face-to-face training online

How to move your charity, organisation or community group's face-to-face training online

Safeguarding online

Find out about guides to digital safeguarding and how to keep people safe in everything you do online

Test and learn, usability testing and agile development

Understand how your organisation can use these approaches and where to learn more

Social media guidance for charities

Key highlights from the Charity Commission's guidance on social media for charities.

  • Digital and technology

Doing more for digital inclusion

How to better include the people you work with and for in your organisation's digital work

  • Digital and technology

Understanding digital accessibility

Find out if you're doing everything you should be to make sure your websites and digital services are accessible

  • Digital and technology

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

Creating an evaluation budget

Learn about how to create an evaluation budget

  • Impact and evaluation

Using planning tools

  • Impact and evaluation

Using evaluation planning tools

Learn about the different planning tools you can use to help you find out what difference you want to make

  • Impact and evaluation

Creating a planning triangle

Learn how to create your own evaluation planning triangle

  • Impact and evaluation

Examples of planning triangles

Examples of evaluation planning triangles in different organisations

  • Impact and evaluation

Monitoring and evaluation frameworks

Learn how to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework and see some examples

  • Impact and evaluation

Developing a monitoring and evaluation framework

Learn about how to create a monitoring and evaluation framework

  • Impact and evaluation

Examples of monitoring and evaluation frameworks

View what some monitoring and evaluation frameworks look like for different organisations

  • Impact and evaluation

Choosing your evaluation methods

Learn about which evaluation method will be best for the type of evaluation work you're doing

  • Impact and evaluation

Choosing your method

Find out about the process of choosing evaluation methods, and what some of those common evaluation methods are

  • Impact and evaluation

Leading external engagement ( 1 day)

This training will teach you how to raise your profile and the profile of your charity. You’ll learn how to improve your external engagement through network-building, collaboration, partnership development and effective communication.

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

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

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

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

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

Authentic leadership (1 day)

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will strengthen your understanding of authentic leadership, so you can lead with integrity and impact

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

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 for trustees (0.5 day)

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

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

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

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