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This training provides you with the insights, tools, and confidence to evaluate and strengthen your organisation’s culture providing a strong foundation for success.

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

An NCVO Event

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.

Leadership
Governance

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

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.

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This course will help you create a positive and inclusive experience for volunteers. The course will explore best practice in relation to safeguarding, data protection, health and safety, and equality

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will elevate your strategic leadership skills, so you can create lasting impact for your organisations and the communities you serve.

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Leading a thriving organisational culture (1 Day)

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

Service Directory

What is divestment?

Deciding to set up a new charitable organisation

Choosing your legal structure

Understanding charity status and registration

Understanding social enterprise

A charity's governing document: What it should include

Introduction to employment law

Understanding employment law

Conditions of employment

Successful funding applications (0.5 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Authentic leadership (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Managing conflict and ending volunteering well (0.5 day)

Introduction to EDI in charities (2 x 0.5 days)

Volunteers and the law (0.5 day)

Strategic leadership (1 day)

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Leading a thriving organisational culture (1 Day)

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)

Successful funding applications (0.5 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Authentic leadership (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Managing conflict and ending volunteering well (0.5 day)

Introduction to EDI in charities (2 x 0.5 days)

Volunteers and the law (0.5 day)

Strategic leadership (1 day)

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