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A forum for discussing the issues affecting the voluntary and community sector

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

Involving volunteers

Involving volunteers

Employing and managing staff
Business planning and strategy
Impact and evaluation

Government and politics
Law and regulation

Involving volunteers

Governance

Funding and income
Government and politics
Governance

Government and politics
Law and regulation

Governance

Involving volunteers

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

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

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

This course will equip managers in the voluntary sector with the skills and techniques they need to effectively manage paid members of staff

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 course will introduce processes and tools to help ensure that decision-making is responsive to your environment and focused on the most important issues affecting your organisation

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

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

This course will help you create a positive and inclusive experience for volunteers. The course will explore best practice in relation to safeguarding, data protection, health and safety, and equality

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Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Better impact reporting (0.5 day)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Strategic planning: tools for decision making (1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

Volunteers and the law (0.5 day)

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