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
Find out what charity status is and if you need to register as a charity
Find out about social enterprises and their associated legal structures
Find out what information should be included in your charity's governing document
Guidance and tools to help you run your charity or voluntary organisation
Practical guidance to help you recruit, manage and develop paid members of staff, including a useful introduction to employment law
Familiarise yourself with the essential aspects of employing paid members of staff
We launched a new campaign in the summer of 2023 to help trustees and charity leaders consider the environmental impact of their charities’ investments
Resources, events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities
Our chief executive Sarah Vibert celebrates the start of Trustees' Week and shares our plans
Our policy and public affairs manager, Chris Walker, summarises the announcements from the King's Speech likely to impact our sector
Explore why diversity is a key area of reflection for your trustee board and what needs to happen to make a board truly diverse
Read our open letter calling on the chancellor to ensure charities can continue providing essential services for communities
Why the government must act to cover the true cost of charities delivering public services
An update on what's happening in Westminster. Find out what the King’s Speech and government reshuffle means for charities
The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary
Lessons from Trustees’ Week 2023 and upcoming dates for your diary
The definition of the Terrorism Act and what the Charity Commission expects of charities and volunteer organisations
The key duties of charities and volunteer organisations to safeguard against involvement in terrorism
Terrorist offences that may affect charities and voluntary organisations
Helping people at risk of domestic abuse to receive appropriate protection
How the law encourages public bodies to ensure that individuals affected by domestic abuse are supported and perpetrators are held accountable
How the law defines domestic abuse
Duties of public bodies to act to protect individuals at risk of domestic abuse
When charities and voluntary organisations partner with other organisations, safeguarding responsibilities and accountability falls into three categories
The appropriate level of due diligence charities should carry out when working with partners
The steps trustees must take when a charity works with partners, to ensure resources are managed responsibly