How charities can harness the power of our collective voice in 2024
Lessons from Trustees’ Week 2023 and upcoming dates for your diary
An update on what's happening in Westminster. Find out what the King’s Speech and government reshuffle means for charities
Why the government must act to cover the true cost of charities delivering public services
Our policy and public affairs manager, Chris Walker, summarises the announcements from the King's Speech likely to impact our sector
Resources, events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities
We launched a new campaign in the summer of 2023 to help trustees and charity leaders consider the environmental impact of their charities’ investments
Use this page to learn key questions to ask yourself before you decide on cost reductions and get practical ideas on how to cut costs
The latest guidance, resources and training for governance professionals
The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary
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.
A basic building block of internal control
Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates
Guidance and policies to consider when using volunteer drivers
Examples of tribunal decisions where a volunteer be seen as an employee
Guidance to help you decide how and where to advertise a role
Sample trustee expenses claim form
Seven steps to help trustees manage risk in their charity
Guidance on what to include in employment contracts and written statements
Charities are allowed to trade under certain circumstances, but if you've decided to develop a trading activity which is not allowed, you'll need to establish a trading subsidiary. Here's how.
Information you need before you write your evaluation brief and what to include once you get started