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Sample documents, templates and guides to help you create and collate policies and procedures

Employing and managing staff

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

A sample compassionate and parental bereavement leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample dignity at work policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

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

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

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

An English version of the Charity Essentials tool, which can help you do a basic health check on how your organisation is performing

A Welsh version of the Charity Essentials tool, which can help you do a basic health check on how your organisation is performing

This page helps you get started in improving your organisations’ approach to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Using the Equality Act to understand your legal duties

Equity, diversity and inclusion

This page is about how to respond to discrimination occurring in your organisation.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Risk management is a vital (and legal) responsibility for charity trustees. This page covers an introduction to the risk management process and the role insurance plays in protecting your organisation.

Law and regulation

Principles that support charities to recognise and resolve ethical issues and conflicts, and make charities safer

Governance

Learn about what governance is and how it applies to charities

Governance

Learn about what a board is and how it works

Governance

Governance

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.

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

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

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 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

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.

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Creating policies and procedures

Adoption leave

Compassionate and parental bereavement leave

Dignity at work

Disciplinary

Emergency leave for dependants

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Expenses

Family leave

Flexible working

Spring Statement 2025: what it means for charities

The Road Ahead 2025

The importance of project management in the voluntary sector

Power of Small project report

The Power of Small: championing small organisations across the sector

How your charity can make the most of Small Charity Week

194 small charities selected for Small Charity Week match funding campaign

Civil society’s priorities for the new Covenant

Charity Essentials (English version)

Charity Essentials (Welsh version)

Get started with equity, diversity and inclusion

The Equality Act: Your legal duties

Respond to discrimination

Insurance

Charity ethical principles

Explaining governance

What is a board?

Trustees and their roles

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

NCVO/Zurich webinar: Developing and embedding effective risk assessments for volunteers

Financial governance for trustees (0.5 day)

Strategic leadership (1 day)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Better impact reporting (0.5 day)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Leading change and transformation (2 days)

Advanced project management (1 day)

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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)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Tools and methods for measuring outcomes (1 day)

Better impact reporting (0.5 day)

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

Leading change and transformation (2 days)

Advanced project management (1 day)

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