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Five ways you can support staff through the cost of living crisis when resources are limited

• Responding to crises

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
• Funding and income

NCVO's senior consultancy and training manager Dan Francis reflects on how the events of 2022 have shaped charity governance

• Governance

What we learned during the National Volunteering Forum, along with examples of actions you can take in response to the volunteering challenges facing the sector

• Responding to crises

As we enter the new year, read our advice for how to prepare for the challenges the sector is facing.

• Government and politics
• Responding to crises

We’ve called for an urgent review into who's included in the government’s new energy discount scheme. We’re also calling for work to begin on a long-term support plan for the voluntary sector

• Responding to crises

As we begin a new year, governance consultant Sally Stephens looks ahead to the big stories for 2023

• Governance

This round-up will help you to stay informed about our influencing work, and any government policy and funding announcements

• Funding and income
• Government and politics

Banking is often one of the greatest day-to-day challenges faced by charities. Policy and insight manager Sam Mercadante explores the issue in more detail, and shares details of a new NCVO project

• Financial management

Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.

• Funding and income
• Financial management
• Responding to crises

ACEVO and NCVO today release a joint statement following announcement of Orlando Fraser as preferred candidate for the next chair of the Charity Commission.

• Government and politics

• Inside NCVO

Today the Small Charities Coalition (SCC) announced that the FSI (the Foundation for Social Improvement) and NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) have come together to secure the SCC Helpdesk and other key services.

• Collaboration

Two years ago the UK went into its first national lockdown, the final report of the Charity Covid-19 Impact Barometer survey project, led by Nottingham Trent University, with Sheffield Hallam University and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations

• Coronavirus
• Responding to crises

NCVO has announced today that it will partner with the Centre for Ageing Better to support its efforts to increase age-friendly inclusive volunteering in England.

• Collaboration

With just two months to go until Volunteers’ Week 2022, taking place 1-7 June, the organisers have shared the news that the theme for this year’s week-long celebration is ‘A time to say thanks’.

• Involving volunteers

NCVO has announced that it is hosting a new initiative called Power & Integrity (PI) – launching today – which aims to enable more coherent, integrated and impactful approaches to organisational integrity in the voluntary sector.

NCVO’s funding database, Funding Central, is now closed. Browse alternative resources and guidance

• Funding and income

NCVO has transferred the delivery of the Trusted Charity standard to our Trusted Supplier the Growth Company

• Involving volunteers

Following a strategic review, NCVO has taken the difficult decision to stop providing VCQA. We are delighted to announce that we will transfer ownership rights of VCQA to the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) from 1 January.

• Involving volunteers