Take a look at this page first to learn about options your organisation can take to divest from fossil fuels
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Our help and guidance content includes step-by-step guides, downloadable templates and interactive tools to help you run your voluntary organisation
Learn about the practical steps you need to take to set up your own organisation
Access our guidance to help you decide if you should set up a new charity, voluntary organisation or community group
What you need to consider when choosing your legal structure and the main characteristics of different legal structures
At a time of crisis, charities want and need to be able to give their all to supporting people who need it most. They cannot do that if they have to suspend their work or close altogether.
Volunteering rates have remained stable over the last few years. In 2018/19, 22% of people regularly volunteered with a group, club or organisation. While the pandemic is unlikely to influence the overall numbers of people volunteering in the UK, we will
Find out what volunteering is and how to get started
How volunteers can benefit your organisation and play an important role in your work
A volunteer strategy helps secure the support to help your volunteering do more
Understand how equity, diversity and inclusion affects volunteers and those they support
How to write volunteer role descriptions that show your volunteers' roles and responsibilities
It’s good practice to pay back volunteers for expenses they incur while volunteering
Understand volunteer coordinator roles and decide how to support your volunteers
Help volunteers understand their role in safeguarding and their own right to be safe
How a volunteer policy can benefit your organisation and what it should include
Understand what insurance your organisation needs if it involves volunteers