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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

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

This one-day training course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding leads in charities in England

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in 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 will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law

Responding to crises

Digital and technology

The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP shares support for the voluntary sector in the wake of riots and unrest across England

Responding to crises

We share key findings from a new report that highlights the digital barriers stopping many disabled adults from fully participating in volunteering

Equity, diversity and inclusion

A round-up of the key conversations and takeaways from the Labour Party Conference

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NCVO's governance consultant Mo Wiltshire shares highlights from the Charity Commission’s recent research into trustee confidence

Governance

Baroness Delyth Morgan was confirmed as NCVO's new president. Two new trustees, Ruth Marvel and Louise Posocco, were also appointed

Inside NCVO
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Published annually by NCVO, the Almanac 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.

Government and politics
Involving volunteers

A survey of the voluntary sector

Involving volunteers
Governance

Our round-up of the new Labour government’s spending plans and what they mean for charities and communities

Government and politics
Funding and income

Learn about how to analyse quantitative data

Impact and evaluation

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

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.

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

Join us to get a basic understanding of AI and tools that can support you in your trustee role.

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

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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)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

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)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Outcomes and impact measurement (1 day)

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