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Read our latest round-up for trustees and governance professionals, with useful sector updates, training courses and written guidance.

Governance

In this edition, Sandy Chidley, senior consultant, spotlights opportunities in impact and evaluation and shares useful evaluation resources and training opportunities

Impact and evaluation

Our survey of more than 10,000 people provides the most detailed analysis of volunteering for a decade

Digital and technology
Involving volunteers

Building on existing work on corporate volunteering, this report looks at employer-supported volunteering through the eyes of the volunteer

Employing and managing staff
Involving volunteers

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.

Government and politics

Governance consultant Sally Stephens shares updates on the Charities Act and the Charity Governance Code, along with some exciting training opportunities for trustees

Governance

We explain what dormant assets are, how they could support communities and how you can help make that happen.

Law and regulation

Government and politics
Responding to crises

Voluntary sector partners joint statement on the cost of living crisis

Government and politics
Responding to crises

Governance
Leadership

Campaigning
Government and politics

Government and politics
Funding and income

Many charities want to evaluate their impact but lack time or confidence. This blog shares how we support practical, sustainable approaches to self-evaluation.

Business planning and strategy
Impact and evaluation

NCVO announces the appointment of Kate Lee OBE as its new chief executive, joining at a crucial moment for the voluntary sector.

Leadership
Governance

Business planning and strategy

Use this tool to help you identify the forces working for and against a particular option

Business planning and strategy

Use this tool to help your organisation explore tradeoffs

Business planning and strategy

Important things to consider before deciding to close your voluntary organisation

Closing down

Every voluntary organisation should regularly ask whether it’s still well placed to achieve its goals

If your organisation is still financially viable, you may want to consider alternative options to closure

Whatever your reasons for considering closure, you’re likely to have legal responsibilities to follow

Steps you need to take before closing your organisation

Closing down

Depending on your route to closure and your legal structure, you may have different legal duties and wider responsibilities

Once the decision has been made to close, you’ll need to decide who to inform and how to inform them

This course introduces the key principles of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and how to apply them to 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

This course will revisit the core financial duties of a charity trustee and explore what it means to practice good financial governance

A network open to all NCVO members working within the volunteering ecosystem. Join us to discuss your volunteering challenges and work with the group to find solutions.

Gain a clear understanding of the UK political system, the points of access and influence. Get top tips about what works and what to avoid.

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

Get an introduction to data collection methods and practical guidance for evaluating your work

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will elevate your strategic leadership skills, so you can create lasting impact for your organisations and the communities you serve.

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

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Volunteering during the covid-19 pandemic: What we know

Governance round-up: July 2022

Impact round-up: August 2022

Time Well Spent: A national survey on the volunteer experience

Time Well Spent: Employer-supported volunteering

Government policy and funding round-up: August 2022

Governance round-up: August 2022

Turning abandoned shares into support for communities – and what you can do to help

Supporting members through the cost of living crisis

Government must provide immediate financial support to help communities

Saskia Konynenburg appointed Interim Chief Executive of NCVO

Civil Society Covenant launched to reset partnership with government

Help shape new public procurement rules for charities

How we help charities build confidence in evaluation

Kate Lee OBE appointed new chief executive

Dual bottom line analysis

Forcefield analysis

Even over statements

Deciding to close

Reasons to close

Alternatives to closure

Factors to consider before closing

Planning for closure

Create a closure plan

Plan your closure communications

Introduction to EDI in charities (2 x 0.5 days)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Volunteering network meeting

Influencing parliament and government (2 x 0.5 days)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

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Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

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Introduction to EDI in charities (2 x 0.5 days)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Influencing parliament and government (2 x 0.5 days)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Strategic leadership (1 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

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