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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

Funding and income
Government and politics

Government and politics

Business planning and strategy

Impact and evaluation

Practical ways to take part in Small Charity Week – from sharing your story to getting free training, funding support and expert advice.

Cost of living
Campaigning

Collaboration
Funding and income

A new report by NCVO and ACEVO sets out six key recommendations to make the Civil Society Covenant meaningful, based on feedback from over 1,000 organisations.

Campaigning
Government and politics

Explore how the 2025 Spending Review affects charities – including changes to welfare, school meals, NICs and local government funding.

Funding and income
Government and politics

Campaigning
Government and politics

A sample emergency leave for dependants policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample equity, diversity and inclusion policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A guide to help you develop an expenses policy for your organisation

A sample family leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample flexible working policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample grievance procedure, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A guide to help you develop an information technology policy for your organisation

A sample maternity leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample paternity leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample pay policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

This course introduces the key principles of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and how to apply them to your organisation

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

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

A network open to all NCVO members working within the volunteering ecosystem. Join us to discuss your volunteering challenges and work with the group to find solutions.

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your organisation

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

Gain a clear understanding of the UK political system, the points of access and influence. Get top tips about what works and what to avoid.

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.

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

This practical course is specifically tailored to the voluntary sector. It’s designed to give you all the principles and practical tools you need to plan, deliver and evaluate your project successfully

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Introduction to EDI in charities (2 x 0.5 days)

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Influencing parliament and government (2 x 0.5 days)

Strategic leadership (1 day)

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

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