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

This course will give trustees an overview and understanding of charity governance, regulation and best practice

This course will give you an overview of how to build a simple finance strategy. We’ll introduce tools to help you build the financial resilience of your charity

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

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

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

Are you confident in your general project management skills but looking to strengthen your expertise? This course moves beyond the basics of project management to better understand techniques, activities and principles within a charity context.

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

The Almanac is our ground-breaking data resource on the size, scope and finances of the UK’s voluntary sector.

The latest guidance from the Charity Commission, new governance resources and upcoming training

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NCVO shares changes we’re making to our use of language along with reflections for the wider sector

Inside NCVO
Equity, diversity and inclusion

The UK Civil Society Almanac, published annually by NCVO, is the definitive publication on the state of the voluntary sector. Widely cited by the media, it is used extensively by sector leaders, policy makers, journalists and academics

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Involving volunteers

Our policy and influencing manager Catherine Goodall talks about our work to address the gender pay gap – and explores what you can do to support change across the sector

Equity, diversity and inclusion

For National Inclusion Week, the NCVO Rainbow Network shares their thoughts on how to provide opportunities for making organisations more inclusive for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Following the release of our UK Civil Society Almanac 2023, our research and insight manager, Nayyara Tabassum, explores some of the report’s key takeaways

The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

Involving volunteers

Highlights and key talking points from our annual general meeting

Inside NCVO

The latest guidance, resources and training for governance professionals

Governance

NCVO's CEO Sarah Vibert launches our campaign to support charities and voluntary organisations this winter

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Guidance to help you decide whether working in partnership is right for your organisation

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Guidance to help voluntary organisations collaborate on campaigns

Collaboration

Explore three models of consortia delivery of public services by voluntary and community organisations

Collaboration

This page looks at how organisations collaborate on the projects that directly contribute to their overall mission

Collaboration

Advice on how organisations can use collaborative working to share premises and back office services

Collaboration

Things to consider when staffing a collaborative project

Collaboration

How organisations with a national body and local groups can work together

Collaboration

Guidance on fundraising through the gift economy (public giving, voluntary donations) and the open market (trading)

Collaboration

Reasons for forming a consortium and examples of voluntary sector consortia

Collaboration

The different ways that voluntary organisations can work together collectively to bid for and deliver public service contracts

Collaboration

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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Charity finance skills (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Charity finance strategy (1 day)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Advanced project management (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Developing a Fundraising Strategy (0.5 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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