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Campaigns, networks and events to help you engage, manage and celebrate volunteers

Involving volunteers

Information to help you find a suitable volunteering opportunity

Steps you can take if volunteering goes wrong

Share your views on a new framework to improve the relationship between civil society and government

For Trustees’ Week 2025, we’re focusing on good governance.

Governance

The Foundation for Social Improvement and NCVO have reached an agreement to transfer the FSI’s key charity assets to NCVO when the organisation ceases activity on 3 May 2023

Inside NCVO

Collaboration

We share stories from people taking part in the Big Help Out and explain how you can get involved and make a difference in your community

Involving volunteers

This month we share reflections from our Governance Forum and introduce our new governance consultant

Governance

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

Financial management
Funding and income
Responding to crises

Share your experiences and views with decision makers ahead of the next general election

Government and politics

New Charity Interns project will be hosted by NCVO and offer paid internships to people aged over 50

Employing and managing staff
Inside NCVO

Evaluation consultant Lucy Lernelius takes a deep dive into measuring the impact of volunteering

Impact and evaluation

Director of strategic communications and insight, Saskia Konynenburg, shares ways to get involved in Volunteers' Week 2023

Involving volunteers

How to make volunteering accessible for people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Sample trustee expenses claim form

A sample management calendar for users to adapt for their own organisations

A template risk register is a framework for identifying, assessing and recording the risks that your organisation faces

Sample role descriptions for a range of trustee roles

The management of a charity is delegated to the chief executive. This is a sample role description for a chief executive.

All sub-committees need terms of reference that clearly indicate what's expected of them and who they're accountable to.

It is good practice that the CEO reports to the board on a regular basis, we would recommend this report is written so that trustees have time to digest it and formulate questions.

A resource pack to help you write a scheme of delegation.

Find out how our example code of conduct can ensure your complaints are handled fairly and consistently.

Read the new Code, which sets out principles of good governance for charities.

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your 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 one-day training course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding leads in charities in England

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

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

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

Join this session to explore your NCVO member benefits and learn more about our supportive community.

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

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

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

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Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

Charity finance strategy (1 day)

Better impact reporting (0.5 day)

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Developing a Fundraising Strategy (0.5 day)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

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