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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

Setting up

Access our guidance to help you decide if you should set up a new charity, voluntary organisation or community group

Setting up

What you need to consider when choosing your legal structure and the main characteristics of different legal structures

Setting up

Find out what charity status is and if you need to register as a charity

Setting up

Find out about social enterprises and their associated legal structures

Setting up

Find out what information should be included in your charity's governing document

Setting up

Guidance and tools to help you run your charity or voluntary organisation

Employing and managing staff
Setting up
Closing down

Practical guidance to help you recruit, manage and develop paid members of staff, including a useful introduction to employment law

Employing and managing staff

Familiarise yourself with the essential aspects of employing paid members of staff

Employing and managing staff

Reasons and ways to support the nationwide campaign to get more people volunteering

The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

Involving volunteers

The latest charity governance news, resources and dates for your diary

Governance

A manifesto for the voluntary sector ahead of the 2024 general election

Government and politics

Government and politics

Resources, events and information on the big issues affecting small charities

Digital and technology
Business planning and strategy
Funding and income

Our latest update on what’s happening in Westminster and how it might impact charities

Government and politics

The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

Involving volunteers

This month sees the launch of a consultation on the Charity Governance Code and new charity chair research

Governance

Government and politics

Legal protections for people who raise concerns

Safeguarding

How the Public Interest Disclosure Act protects any whistleblowing worker

Safeguarding

What organisations are expected or obliged to do when concerns are raised

Safeguarding

Find out about 'limitation periods' regarding certain types of claim

Safeguarding

Information about DBS checks and tools to help you understand the law as it applies to the roles in your organisation

Safeguarding

Information about getting DBS checks for staff and volunteers

Safeguarding

How to identify potential risks when creating a new staff or volunteering role

Safeguarding

How and when to ask about a staff member or volunteer's criminal history

Safeguarding

A comprehensive guide to different types of DBS checks

Safeguarding

Different roles will require different checks. This page explores what checks you might need to run

Safeguarding

This course will give trustees an overview and understanding of charity governance, regulation and best practice

Join us for an essential webinar on creating and embedding effective risk assessments to protect your volunteers and those they support

This course will revisit the core financial duties of a charity trustee and explore what it means to practice good financial governance

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will elevate your strategic leadership skills, so you can create lasting impact for your organisations and the communities you serve.

Get an introduction to data collection methods and practical guidance for evaluating your work

All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice

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

This course will develop your skills and help you use a marketing approach to recruit volunteers

Are you confident in your general project management skills but looking to strengthen your expertise? This course moves beyond the basics of project management to better understand techniques, activities and principles within a charity context.

This practical two-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will teach you how to adapt to an ever-changing environment. Learn how to successfully deliver meaningful change to improve your team or organisation

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Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Strategic leadership (1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Better impact reporting (0.5 day)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Advanced project management (1 day)

Leading change and transformation (2 days)

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