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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 has been created by The Social Justice Collective to help you understand, address and embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into your governance practice

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

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

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 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 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.

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

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

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Involving volunteers

Read our latest round-up for trustees and governance professionals, with useful sector updates, training courses and written guidance.

Governance

In this edition, Sandy Chidley, senior consultant, spotlights opportunities in impact and evaluation and shares useful evaluation resources and training opportunities

Impact and evaluation

Our survey of more than 10,000 people provides the most detailed analysis of volunteering for a decade

Involving volunteers
Digital and technology

Building on existing work on corporate volunteering, this report looks at employer-supported volunteering through the eyes of the volunteer

Employing and managing staff
Involving volunteers

This round-up will help you to stay informed about our influencing work, and any government policy and funding announcements. For news related to what’s happening in parliament, see our regular inside track round-up.

Government and politics

Governance consultant Sally Stephens shares updates on the Charities Act and the Charity Governance Code, along with some exciting training opportunities for trustees

Governance

We explain what dormant assets are, how they could support communities and how you can help make that happen.

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Government and politics
Responding to crises

Voluntary sector partners joint statement on the cost of living crisis

Government and politics
Responding to crises

How to support, supervise and get feedback from volunteers to improve their experience

Involving volunteers

How to keep volunteers engaged and retain them at your organisation

Involving volunteers

How to recognise and address problems or issues with your volunteers

Involving volunteers

How to dismiss a volunteer with fairness when other ways to solve a problem haven’t worked

Involving volunteers

Find out how other organisations have developed ways to engage young people in their volunteer programmes.

How to thank your volunteers and show you appreciate their efforts

Involving volunteers

Make sure you offer the right volunteer training to help your volunteers do their roles

Involving volunteers

Acknowledge volunteers' training and experience through a certificate, accreditation or qualification

Involving volunteers

How to support your staff to take part in volunteering opportunities

Involving volunteers

How to make sure volunteers have a positive end to their time with your organisation

Involving volunteers

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

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

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

Learn the steps to take to set up and register a charity with the Charity Commission in this free webinar.

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

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

Discover what’s shaping charity governance in 2025, benchmark best practice and gain practical ideas to strengthen inclusion, leadership and alignment.

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.

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Managing conflict and ending volunteering well (0.5 day)

Introduction to EDI in charities (2 x 0.5 days)

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in charity governance (2 x 0.5 days)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Successful funding applications (0.5 day)

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

Authentic leadership (1 day)

Strategic leadership (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

Developing a Fundraising Strategy (0.5 day)

Successful funding applications (0.5 day)

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

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

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Building a sustainable and resilient fundraising strategy (1 day)

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