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Fundraising checklist and more resources

Making sure you’ve covered important aspects of safeguarding when fundraising

  • Safeguarding

Onboarding, training and support

Safeguarding for onboarding, training and support

  • Safeguarding

Recognise, respond and report

Preparing staff and volunteers so they’re ready to deal with problems when they happen

  • Safeguarding

Safeguarding day-to-day

Understand how to make safeguarding part of your everyday activities and review what you are doing

  • Safeguarding

What to do if you have immediate concerns

If you’re worried about someone right now, follow these steps to help

  • Safeguarding

Technology — when good intentions go wrong

Use this page to explore imagined-from-life examples which look at the ethical challenges involved in technology and what can go wrong

  • Digital and technology

Hope & May

A cost-effective, independent alternative to an in-house GDPR Data Protection Officer (DPO)

  • Digital and technology

Letter to small charities

Following recent changes within NCVO, this letter from CEO Kate Lee, sets out plans for the future and our continued commitment to supporting small charities.

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

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

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

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

Help shape new public procurement rules for charities

  • Government and politics
  • Funding and income

What Spending Review 2025 means for charities

Explore how the 2025 Spending Review affects charities – including changes to welfare, school meals, NICs and local government funding.

  • Funding and income
  • Government and politics

Power of Small project report

NCVO Strengthens Board with New Appointments

  • Leadership
  • Governance

How charities can tackle misinformation

  • Digital and technology

An open letter to Keir Starmer

Our chief executive, Sarah Elliott, shares our vision for the sector on behalf of our members

  • Government and politics

Civil society hustings highlights

A round-up of the key talking points from the only national hustings dedicated to the voluntary sector

  • Government and politics
  • Campaigning

General election 2024: What charities should be doing

  • Government and politics

Governance round-up: May 2024

This month sees the launch of a consultation on the Charity Governance Code and new charity chair research

  • Governance

The Voluntary Sector Manifesto

A manifesto for the voluntary sector ahead of the 2024 general election

  • Government and politics

Policies and procedures

Find out about the most important documents needed for good safeguarding

  • Safeguarding

Reserves policy

Guidance on reserves policies for your charity

  • Governance

Family leave policy

A sample family leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

Sample dignity at work policy

A sample dignity at work policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

Sample lexible working policy

A sample flexible working policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

Writing a volunteer policy

How a volunteer policy can benefit your organisation and what it should include

  • Involving volunteers

Developing policies and procedures

Check your organisation has the right policies and procedures in place to employ and manage staff

  • Employing and managing staff

Writing a data protection policy and procedures

Use this to help you write your data protection policy and procedures and other related documents.

  • Digital and technology

Safeguarding responsibilities for HR managers

How human resources can play a leading role in safeguarding

  • Safeguarding

Planning for safeguarding in your organisation

Find out about the responsibilities of a volunteer manager and how to plan a safeguarding policy

  • Safeguarding

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

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

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

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

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

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

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

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.

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

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

NCVO/Zurich Summit: Navigating risk and resilience in a divided society

Join sector leaders for an in‑person summit exploring how extremism, polarisation and social division are shaping charity risk and resilience. Hear emerging insights, take part in discussions, and contribute to NCVO’s upcoming Spring Briefing.

Governance Forum

A space for charity governance professionals to come together, learn and network

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

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.

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

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

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

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