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Roots HR CIC

Roots HR CIC specialise in providing human resources services for charities and the voluntary sector

  • Employing and managing staff

Trustees Unlimited

Trustees Unlimited can help you recruit high quality trustees to your board

  • Governance
  • Involving volunteers

WorkNest

WorkNest provides expert HR, employment law, and health and safety services

  • Employing and managing staff

HSF Health Plan

Empower your employees to prioritise their wellbeing. It’s simple and easy to claim back healthcare costs for your team with HSF Health Plan

  • Employing and managing staff

IT and data protection

These suppliers can help improve your IT, digital and data systems and processes

  • Digital and technology

Hope & May

A cost-effective, independent alternative to an in-house GDPR Data Protection Officer (DPO)

  • Digital and technology

Phoenix Software

The UK's largest supplier of IT solutions and managed services for charities and voluntary organisations

  • Digital and technology

Utilities and property

These suppliers can provide free help and advice with your organisation’s property queries and energy bills

  • Setting up
  • Financial management
  • Law and regulation

Utility Aid

Utility Aid is the UK's largest energy broker for the voluntary sector. They can help reduce your energy costs and save you money

  • Responding to crises
  • Financial management

Trusted Standard

Trusted Standard helps charities and voluntary organisations improve the quality of their work, and communicate that quality through accreditation

  • Governance
  • Business planning and strategy
  • Impact and evaluation

Government policy and funding round-up: January 2023

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

The challenges of charity banking

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

Practical support bulletin: January 2023

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

The Road Ahead 2023: The ongoing impact of cost of living

In the first of our Road Ahead series, we consider what the cost of living crisis could mean for us all in the months ahead

  • Responding to crises

The Road Ahead 2023: Supporting staff, trustees and volunteers

As part of our Road Ahead series, we explore the issues affecting the people at the heart of our organisations

  • Employing and managing staff
  • Governance
  • Involving volunteers

The Road Ahead 2023: Keeping up the pace on equity, diversity and inclusion

In this Road Ahead article, we reflect on our shared commitment to better reflect and engage with the communities we serve

  • Equity, diversity and inclusion

The Road Ahead 2023: Adapting to political change

As part of our Road Ahead series, we consider how the voluntary sector responds to continuing political turbulence

  • Government and politics

The Road Ahead 2023: Responding to new laws and regulations

In the last of our Road Ahead series, we shine a spotlight on new laws and regulations that may affect you

  • Law and regulation

The Big Help Out: Why it matters and how to get involved

What you need to know about the Big Help Out: a campaign to get more people volunteering

  • Involving volunteers

Impact round-up: Winter 2023

Evaluation consultant Carol Jennions looks at wellbeing evaluation and shares useful resources alongside some exciting new training opportunities

  • Impact and evaluation

Writing a data protection policy and procedures

Use this to help you write your data protection policy and procedures and other related documents.

  • Digital and technology

Funding for digital and technology costs

How to apply for grant funding for digital and technology costs

  • Digital and technology

Using volunteers to build your digital and technology skills and capacity

Find out about national schemes to provide charities and other organisations with digital volunteer support

  • Digital and technology

Choosing the right digital agency or freelancer

How to choose the right digital agency or freelancer for your charity, organisation or community group

  • Digital and technology

Great conversations with digital partners

How to build a great relationship with your organisation's digital partners

Understanding digital communications, campaigns and content

Get started with digital communications, campaigns and content in the charity sector and find out who can help

  • Digital and technology
  • Campaigning

Data and insight

Get the basics on data and insight and why they matter to charities, organisations and community groups

  • Digital and technology

SWOT

A guide to help your organisation with your SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis

  • Business planning and strategy

PESTLE

A guide to help organisations consider how the world is changing

  • Business planning and strategy

Other players

A guide for your organisation to look at the priorities and impact of other organisations in your area of work

  • Business planning and strategy

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

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

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

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

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

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

Volunteers and the law (0.5 day)

This course will help you create a positive and inclusive experience for volunteers. The course will explore best practice in relation to safeguarding, data protection, health and safety, and equality

Successful funding applications (0.5 day)

Learn Practical tips to ensure you are successful in your funding bid applications.

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

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

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

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

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

This course will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Learn practical tools and techniques to increase your capability, confidence and impact when seeking to influence others – both within and outside your organisation

Developing a Fundraising Strategy (0.5 day)

Learn how to develop your first fundraising strategy. This course is aimed at small to medium-sized charities looking to grow their fundraising offer.