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Trustees play an important role in making sure charities are well-managed and can achieve their aims. This accessible, interactive trustee eLearning course lets you study in your own time and at your own pace so you can fit around your schedule and priorities.

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

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This advanced course is specifically for data protection leads or officers in charitable organisations.

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

Learn how to create your own theory of change and narrative. This course will challenge you to think critically about what you're doing and why

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

This course will revisit the core financial duties of a charity trustee and explore what it means to practice good financial governance

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

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

Governance
Leadership

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Government and politics

Government and politics
Funding and income

Many charities want to evaluate their impact but lack time or confidence. This blog shares how we support practical, sustainable approaches to self-evaluation.

Business planning and strategy
Impact and evaluation

NCVO announces the appointment of Kate Lee OBE as its new chief executive, joining at a crucial moment for the voluntary sector.

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A statement from Kate Lee OBE, our chief executive, on the recent attacks in Manchester.

Responding to crises

We know from speaking to our members about the increased need for sector support and solidarity in times of division and racial hatred.

Responding to crises

Members came together for our 2025 AGM to reflect on the past year, hear from our leadership team, and welcome our new treasurer and chief executive.

Governance
Inside NCVO

Learn about what qualitative data is and how to analyse it

Impact and evaluation

Guite to writing an evaluation report helps you share key findings and recommendations with internal and external stakeholders.

Impact and evaluation

How to use and learn from your evaluation findings

Impact and evaluation
Business planning and strategy

Use this page to learn about what strategy is and how it can help your organisation

Business planning and strategy

Use this page to learn who to involve in developing your strategy and how best to engage them

Business planning and strategy

Learn about how to create the right strategy process for your organisation.

Business planning and strategy

Learn about Theory of Change as a process and a tool

Business planning and strategy

Find out what's involved in setting the direction of your charity

Business planning and strategy

Use this section to select the right tools to help you understand your landscape and conditions.

Business planning and strategy

A guide to help your organisation with your SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis

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

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

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

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

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

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

Learn how to develop your first fundraising strategy. This course is aimed at small to medium-sized charities looking to grow their fundraising offer.

This course will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law

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eLearning: Roles and duties of trustees

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Leading external engagement (2 days)

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Theory of change for strategic planning and evaluation (1 day)

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Outcomes and impact measurement (1 day)

Saskia Konynenburg appointed Interim Chief Executive of NCVO

Civil Society Covenant launched to reset partnership with government

Help shape new public procurement rules for charities

How we help charities build confidence in evaluation

Kate Lee OBE appointed new chief executive

Manchester attacks: a statement

Support for charities in divided times

New treasurer and trustee confirmed at 2025 AGM

Analysing qualitative data for evaluation

Writing an evaluation report

Using and learning from evaluation findings

What is strategy?

Involving people in developing your strategy

Creating the right strategy process for your organisation

Theory of Change

Setting the direction of your organisation

Gathering knowledge to assess your situation

SWOT

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Member listening forum: challenges facing charities in divided times

Member listening forum: challenges facing charities in divided times

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Member listening forum: challenges facing charities in divided times

Member listening forum: challenges facing charities in divided times

Developing a Fundraising Strategy (0.5 day)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

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eLearning: Roles and duties of trustees

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Leading external engagement (2 days)

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Theory of change for strategic planning and evaluation (1 day)

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Outcomes and impact measurement (1 day)

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Developing a Fundraising Strategy (0.5 day)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

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