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Governance round-up: February 2024

A round-up of the latest governance news, resources and dates for your diary

  • Governance

The Road Ahead 2024: Opportunities and challenges for the voluntary sector

Our latest Road Ahead report analyses major trends and issues for 2024 to help chart a path through the year

State of the Sector 2024: Reaction and reflections

Our chief executive Sarah Vibert shares her thoughts on key findings from NPC’s new charity sector report

  • Government and politics
  • Equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Responding to crises

The True Cost of Delivering Public Services

A survey of UK charities

  • Government and politics
  • Funding and income

Government policy and funding round-up: March 2024

An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

  • Government and politics

Update on our work to tackle public services delivery crisis

An update on our work to address the chronic underfunding of public services delivered by charities.

  • Funding and income

Spring budget 2024: What it means for charities

Key points from the budget and analysis of how it will impact the voluntary sector

  • Government and politics
  • Funding and income

Practical support bulletin: March 2024

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

  • Business planning and strategy
  • Involving volunteers

Impact round-up: March 2024

Our latest impact and evaluation support, guidance and training

  • Impact and evaluation

Volunteering round-up: March 2024

The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

  • Involving volunteers

National volunteering forum: Vision for Volunteering

  • Involving volunteers
  • Collaboration

Charities have a vital role in supporting those arriving from Ukraine

  • Responding to crises
  • Government and politics

The inside track: May 2022

  • Government and politics
  • Law and regulation

Join our powerful journey: Power & integrity launch

  • Equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Safeguarding
  • Governance

Impact round-up: May 2022

  • Impact and evaluation

Queen's speech: What it means for the voluntary sector

  • Government and politics

Why age friendly inclusive volunteering?

  • Involving volunteers

Volunteering round-up: April 2022

  • Involving volunteers

Governance round-up: April 2022

  • Governance
  • Law and regulation

Government policy and funding round-up: April 2022

  • Funding and income
  • Government and politics
  • Governance

What is business planning?

Learn about what business planning is in your organisation's context

  • Business planning and strategy

Writing your business plan

Find out about how to write your business plan for your organisation

  • Business planning and strategy

Title page

Writing the title page section of your business plan

  • Business planning and strategy

Contents page

Writing the content page section of your business plan

  • Business planning and strategy

Executive summary

Writing the executive summary of your business plan

  • Business planning and strategy

About your organisation

Writing about your organisation in your business plan

  • Business planning and strategy

What we do

Writing about what your organisation does in your business plan

  • Business planning and strategy

Our market

How to navigate your market and customer base

  • Business planning and strategy

Market analysis

Writing the market analysis section of your business plan

  • Business planning and strategy

How we reach our market

Writing the market research section of your business plan

  • Business planning and strategy

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

This course will give trustees an overview and understanding of charity governance, regulation and best practice

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

This course will help you implement structures and processes to support trustees, and ensure systems are aligned with your organisation’s purpose and objectives

Outcomes and impact measurement (1 day)

Learn how to create an evaluation plan to better understand and demonstrate the difference your work makes

Charity finance skills (1 day)

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

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

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice

Theory of change for strategic planning and evaluation (1 day)

Learn how to create your own theory of change and narrative. This course will challenge you to think critically about what you're doing and why

Special volunteering network meeting: Keep volunteering voluntary

A network open to all NCVO members working within the volunteering ecosystem. Have your say on the government's consultation on making volunteering a tool in its immigration proposals.

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

This course will equip managers in the voluntary sector with the skills and techniques they need to effectively manage paid members of staff

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