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Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

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Research exploring the volunteering experiences and perspectives of people from the global majority

Equity, diversity and inclusion
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The latest resources, events and training to help your organisation with its impact and evaluation

Impact and evaluation

The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

Involving volunteers

New inclusion and campaigning resources, a chance to help shape investment principles, and dates for your diary

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It is with much love and respect that we pay tribute to our colleague and friend, Michelle Curtis, who passed away unexpectedly in November.

How charities can harness the power of our collective voice in 2024

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

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Involving volunteers

Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

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The Road Ahead 2024 is our annual report on the changing landscape for voluntary sector organisations

Government and politics

Funding and income
Government and politics

Government and politics

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Practical ways to take part in Small Charity Week – from sharing your story to getting free training, funding support and expert advice.

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A new report by NCVO and ACEVO sets out six key recommendations to make the Civil Society Covenant meaningful, based on feedback from over 1,000 organisations.

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Explore how the 2025 Spending Review affects charities – including changes to welfare, school meals, NICs and local government funding.

Funding and income
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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 practical session will build your awareness of different types of reporting and support you to tell a compelling story through your reporting

This course will develop your skills and help you use a marketing approach to recruit volunteers

Are you confident in your general project management skills but looking to strengthen your expertise? This course moves beyond the basics of project management to better understand techniques, activities and principles within a charity context.

This practical two-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will teach you how to adapt to an ever-changing environment. Learn how to successfully deliver meaningful change to improve your team or 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 advanced course is specifically for data protection leads or officers in charitable organisations.

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

Our Governance Forum is a space for charity governance professionals and those who support good governance to come together, learn and network

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

This course will give you an overview of how to build a simple finance strategy. We’ll introduce tools to help you build the financial resilience of your charity

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Government policy and funding round-up: November 2023

Time Well Spent 2023: Volunteering among the global majority

Impact round-up: December 2023

Volunteering round-up: December 2023

Governance round-up: December 2023

Our tribute to Michelle

Why your voice is important in 2024, and how NCVO can help

Practical support bulletin: January 2024

Government policy and funding round-up: January 2024

The Road Ahead 2024

Spring Statement 2025: what it means for charities

The Road Ahead 2025

The importance of project management in the voluntary sector

Power of Small project report

The Power of Small: championing small organisations across the sector

How your charity can make the most of Small Charity Week

194 small charities selected for Small Charity Week match funding campaign

Civil society’s priorities for the new Covenant

What Spending Review 2025 means for charities

Dual bottom line analysis

Forcefield analysis

Even over statements

Deciding to close

Reasons to close

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Factors to consider before closing

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Create a closure plan

Plan your closure communications

Better impact reporting (0.5 day)

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Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Governance Forum

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Better impact reporting (0.5 day)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Advanced project management (1 day)

Leading change and transformation (2 days)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Charity finance strategy (1 day)

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