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Ask our practical support team any question about the setting up or running of your charity or voluntary organisation.

The small charities advisory panel champions the voices and experiences of small charities

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Find out about what we offer, our experience and why we’re a trusted name in the charity and impact sector.

Find out about some of our previous consultancy and mentoring work, and what our clients found useful.

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Leadership

As Volunteers' Week 2023 draws to a close, the Minister for Civil Society looks back on the week and shares his thoughts

Involving volunteers

Reflections on the recent Charity Commission board appointments along with updates and upcoming events

Governance

Volunteering consultant Helen Tourle shares the latest volunteering news, updates, events and training

Involving volunteers

We share findings from our latest national survey on the volunteer experience

Involving volunteers

Our latest update on what’s happening in Westminster and how it might impact charities

Government and politics

Charity representatives tell us their priorities ahead of next year’s general election

Government and politics

NCVO launches campaign to encourage charities to consider divestment

Campaigning

Volunteering consultant Helen Tourle shares volunteering news and dates for your diary

Involving volunteers

Resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities

Financial management
Funding and income
Responding to crises

An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

Funding and income
Government and politics

A sample redundancy policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample retirement policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

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

A guide to help you develop a sickness absence policy and procedure for your organisation

A sample stress policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample whistleblowing policy and procedure, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

Guidance on the steps you should take when recruiting and inducting paid members of staff

Employing and managing staff

Guidance on designing a new role within your organisation

Employing and managing staff

Guidance to help you decide how and where to advertise a role

Employing and managing staff

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

This course will help you implement structures and processes to support trustees, and ensure systems are aligned with your organisation’s purpose and objectives

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

This course will introduce processes and tools to help ensure that decision-making is responsive to your environment and focused on the most important issues affecting your organisation

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

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 your own theory of change and narrative. This course will challenge you to think critically about what you're doing and why

A network open to all NCVO members working within the volunteering ecosystem. Have your say on the government's consultation on making volunteering a tool in its immigration proposals.

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your organisation

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

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Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Outcomes and impact measurement (1 day)

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

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

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

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