You searched for
''

All (1347)
News and insights (325)
Help and guidance (610)
Training and events (77)

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

Understand your core legal responsibilities to your employees

Employing and managing staff

A short summary of your general legal obligations to 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

How to keep records of any safeguarding concerns and when to share them

Safeguarding

Five tips for looking after your mental health, so you can effectively support others

Safeguarding

How to embed safeguarding at every level of your organisation

Safeguarding

Getting the support of your trustees and establishing good governing principles

Safeguarding

How the roles of CEOs and designated safeguarding leads can support each other

Safeguarding

The steps you should take after concerns have been raised

Safeguarding

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

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

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

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

Learn practical tools and techniques to increase your capability, confidence and impact when seeking to influence others – both within and outside your organisation

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

This introductory course explains the key trustee responsibilities for safeguarding, following guidance from the Charity Commission

This one-day training course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding leads in charities in England

Learn how to create an evaluation plan to better understand and demonstrate the difference your work makes

This course provides an introduction to the key differences between mentoring and coaching. You’ll learn how to use both skills effectively to develop and support staff, volunteers and clients

You searched for ''

Successful funding applications (0.5 day)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

Boost your personal influence and impact (0.5 day)

Developing a Fundraising Strategy (0.5 day)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

Outcomes and impact measurement (1 day)

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

You searched for
''