Our analysis of the general election result and what it means for charities
Charities are facing climbing costs, falling income and increasing demand. Find out how we can support your organisation
Join us to help the charity sector take investments out of fossil fuels
Guidance, key terms and templates to support your fossil-free divestment journey
Take a look at this page first to learn about options your organisation can take to divest from fossil fuels
Step-by-step guidance to help your board consider divestment
Step by step guidance to help your board consider divestment
Learn how charities without fossil fuel investments can support the campaign
Learn how charities without fossil fuel investments can support the campaign
Simple explanations for key terms on climate change, the environment and finances
Key insights about the state of the voluntary sector from our Civil Society Almanac 2022
Today we publish our annual report and financial accounts for the year ending 31 March 2022.
Two new directors join NCVO as organisation announces leadership team
In this edition, Sandy Chidley, senior consultant, spotlights opportunities in impact and evaluation and shares useful evaluation resources and training opportunities
How NCVO's independent governance review is helping us live up to our values and the Charity Governance Code we helped create
Sarah Vibert, NCVO CEO, responds to the Autumn Statement
Highlights from our 2022 annual general meeting
A template agenda for a board meeting.
A sample code of conduct for trustees.
Sample declaration of interests form for trustees
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.