Risk management is a vital (and legal) responsibility for charity trustees. This page covers an introduction to the risk management process and the role insurance plays in protecting your organisation.
Use this page to learn about how to broadly encourage positive trustee relationships and manage disputes.
Learn about what your boards legal duties are and the considerations for each of them
Learn about the reasons to remove a trustee and the process to go through
The appropriate level of due diligence charities should carry out when working with partners
Find out about the specific role that trustees can play in safeguarding
Find out about the Charity Commission's expectations for reporting incidents
Steps you need to take to keep data safe once DBS checks have been carried out
How and when to ask about a staff member or volunteer's criminal history
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.
An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
A new research briefing published today and authored by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) examines the government’s policy response to volunteering in England, and its impact, during the covid-19 pandemic.
Information about getting DBS checks for staff and volunteers
Making sure you’ve covered important aspects of safeguarding when fundraising
Safeguarding for onboarding, training and support
Preparing staff and volunteers so they’re ready to deal with problems when they happen
Understand how to make safeguarding part of your everyday activities and review what you are doing
If you’re worried about someone right now, follow these steps to help
Use this page to explore imagined-from-life examples which look at the ethical challenges involved in technology and what can go wrong
Learn about questions you can ask to understand your financial situation and tips for communicating this to others
What to do if you’re planning to make less than 20 employees redundant
A guide to help you develop an information technology policy for your organisation