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Introduction to safeguarding for trustees

Key safeguarding questions for trustees to consider

  • Safeguarding

Our financial position and the importance of timing

Learn more about your organisation's financial position and understanding the timings of financial challenges

  • Financial management

Practical support bulletin: September 2023

Resources, free events, support and guidance on the big issues affecting small charities

  • Financial management
  • Funding and income
  • Responding to crises

Roots HR CIC

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

  • Employing and managing staff

Practical support bulletin: March 2023

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

  • Responding to crises
  • Funding and income
  • Financial management

About safeguarding reports

What are safeguarding reports and how can trustees work with them?

  • Safeguarding

National organisations with local groups

How organisations with a national body and local groups can work together

  • Collaboration

Practical support bulletin: January 2024

Resources, events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities

  • Cost of living
  • Digital and technology
  • Involving volunteers

Trading and charities

How to trade as a charity, and what the risks are

  • Financial management

Seven steps to successful divestment

Step by step guidance to help your board consider divestment

  • Campaigning

FSI and NCVO partnership becomes new home of small charities coalition helpdesk

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

National service and volunteering: A guide to the Conservative party’s policy announcement

  • Government and politics

Recruiting and inducting trustees

Guidance on how to find and welcome new charity trustees

  • Governance

Running good meetings

Learn about the different types of meetings and how you can work to make them effective

  • Governance

Controls on financial assets and record keeping

Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - controls on financial assets

  • Governance

Responsibilities of a lead trustee for safeguarding

Find out about a lead trustee for safeguarding's role and responsibilities

  • Safeguarding

Approaching diversity through equality and inclusion

How to approach diversity at board level

  • Governance

Funding and fundraising

Trustees should think carefully about how to secure income for their charity

  • Governance

Social investment

  • Funding and income

Investment

What to consider when deciding on investments

  • Financial management

Investment and borrowing

Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - investment and borrowing section

  • Governance

Before you start

How to use NCVO's financial procedures manual template

  • Governance