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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

Policy and insight manager Sam Mercadante considers the implications of the Autumn Statement for charities

Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

Financial management
Government and politics
Funding and income

Research exploring the volunteering experiences and perspectives of people from the global majority

Equity, diversity and inclusion
Involving volunteers

The latest resources, events and training to help your organisation with its impact and evaluation

Impact and evaluation

The latest volunteering news, resources and dates for your diary

Involving volunteers

New inclusion and campaigning resources, a chance to help shape investment principles, and dates for your diary

Governance

It is with much love and respect that we pay tribute to our colleague and friend, Michelle Curtis, who passed away unexpectedly in November.

How charities can harness the power of our collective voice in 2024

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

Cost of living
Digital and technology
Involving volunteers

Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

Funding and income
Government and politics

How to support, supervise and get feedback from volunteers to improve their experience

Involving volunteers

How to keep volunteers engaged and retain them at your organisation

Involving volunteers

How to recognise and address problems or issues with your volunteers

Involving volunteers

How to dismiss a volunteer with fairness when other ways to solve a problem haven’t worked

Involving volunteers

Find out how other organisations have developed ways to engage young people in their volunteer programmes.

How to thank your volunteers and show you appreciate their efforts

Involving volunteers

Make sure you offer the right volunteer training to help your volunteers do their roles

Involving volunteers

Acknowledge volunteers' training and experience through a certificate, accreditation or qualification

Involving volunteers

How to support your staff to take part in volunteering opportunities

Involving volunteers

How to make sure volunteers have a positive end to their time with your organisation

Involving volunteers

This course will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law

Learn how to develop your first fundraising strategy. This course is aimed at small to medium-sized charities looking to grow their fundraising offer.

Learn Practical tips to ensure you are successful in your funding bid applications.

Explore charity trading and when to consider a trading subsidiary.

This training will teach you how to raise your profile and the profile of your charity. You’ll learn how to improve your external engagement through network-building, collaboration, partnership development and effective communication.

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

This course will help you implement structures and processes to support trustees, and ensure systems are aligned with your organisation’s purpose and objectives

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

This practical one-day course for aspiring and existing charity leaders will strengthen your understanding of authentic leadership, so you can lead with integrity and impact

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

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Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

Developing a Fundraising Strategy (0.5 day)

Successful funding applications (0.5 day)

Leading external engagement ( 1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Supporting good governance (4 x 0.5 days)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Authentic leadership (1 day)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

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