The government has announced a new initiative designed to support stronger, fairer and more collaborative relationships between charities and local government.
Charities and voluntary organisations are raising serious concerns about government proposals to link volunteering to asylum settlement.
The Covenant Council can help drive change, but the covenant will only succeed if the whole sector actively uses it to build stronger relationships between government and civil society.
Last week, we brought together (almost all) members of the new Civil Society Covenant Council for an informal meet-and-greet, ahead of our first formal meeting at No.10 Downing Street next month.
Following recent changes within NCVO, this letter from CEO Kate Lee, sets out plans for the future and our continued commitment to supporting small charities.
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257 small charities across the UK will take part in a match funding campaign during Small Charity Week.
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The board of trustees is committed to NCVO’s equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and culture change programme.
Today sees the launch of The Civil Society Group – an informal collaboration of organisations representing members and groups from across the charity sector and wider civil society.
Ahead of its Annual General Meeting on 22 November, NCVO today publishes its annual report and financial accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021.
A new research briefing published today and authored by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) examines the government’s policy response to volunteering in England, and its impact, during the covid-19 pandemic.
The pandemic has increased demand within the voluntary sector for services and support from charity infrastructure organisations, according to new research released today.
NCVO and NAVCA reached an agreement which saw the Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation (VCQA) transfer to NAVCA from 1 January 2022. This
The voluntary sector will have to accept a level of constant uncertainty in 2022, but should still be optimistic about its ability to provide dignity, purpose and hope for society, says NCVO’s Road Ahead 2022.
Our statement in response to today’s (25 January 2022) Third Sector article relating to the investigations into complaints at NCVO, which completed in September 2021.
The voluntary sector needs to lead the way on flexible working and advertise all roles as flexible, with employers encouraging open conversations about how it can work in their organisation.
Guidance on Charity Commission, Companies House and serious incident reporting
Trustees should help oversee and develop their charity’s strategy
Guidance on how to find and welcome new charity trustees
Learn about the reasons to remove a trustee and the process to go through
Learn about what your boards legal duties are and the considerations for each of them
Guidance to help your board learn about the rules on automatic disqualification, who this applies to and applying for waivers.
The rules on the automatic disqualification of trustees and senior managers.
Learn what's included on trustee disqualification in the Charities Act 2016.
What the board, trustees and senior manages can do in the event of trustee disqualification.
Learn about how you can develop trustee skills