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Safeguarding responsibilities for HR managers

How human resources can play a leading role in safeguarding

  • Safeguarding

Dealing with problems and disputes between trustees

Use this page to learn about how to broadly encourage positive trustee relationships and manage disputes.

  • Governance

Practical ideas to increase or change your income

Use this page to learn key questions to ask yourself before you invest in income generation and get practical ideas for raising more cash fast

  • Financial management
  • Cost of living

Governance round-up: February 2022

  • Governance
  • Law and regulation

Making sure your own safeguarding is robust

How to embed robust safeguarding processes as an infrastructure organisation

  • Safeguarding

Six steps to successful safeguarding

What the Charity Commission expects you to do, and the main areas of activity to focus on

  • Safeguarding

Managing people

Trustees need to make sure their charity follows employment law and has clear volunteer management processes

  • Governance

Fraud

How to be aware of the risk factors relating to fraud and take steps to protect your organisation.

  • Financial management

Dealing with safeguarding concerns as a CEO

The steps you should take after concerns have been raised

  • Safeguarding

Using passwords to protect your data

Practical support bulletin: September 2023

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

  • Financial management
  • Funding and income
  • Responding to crises

Practical support bulletin: March 2023

Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.

  • Responding to crises
  • Funding and income
  • Financial management

Practical support bulletin: January 2024

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

  • Cost of living
  • Digital and technology
  • Involving volunteers

Governance round-up: July 2022

Read our latest round-up for trustees and governance professionals, with useful sector updates, training courses and written guidance.

  • Governance

Can we Bank on the Banks? New Report Highlights Ongoing Challenges

  • Collaboration
  • Financial management

The Road Ahead 2023: Adapting to political change

As part of our Road Ahead series, we consider how the voluntary sector responds to continuing political turbulence

  • Government and politics

Governance round-up: February 2022

  • Governance
  • Law and regulation

The Road Ahead 2023: Responding to new laws and regulations

In the last of our Road Ahead series, we shine a spotlight on new laws and regulations that may affect you

  • Law and regulation

Overcoming sticking points in strategy development: A conversation with Sini and Sam

  • Business planning and strategy
  • Impact and evaluation
  • Consultancy

Impact round-up: Winter 2023

Evaluation consultant Carol Jennions looks at wellbeing evaluation and shares useful resources alongside some exciting new training opportunities

  • Impact and evaluation

Recruiting and inducting trustees

Guidance on how to find and welcome new charity trustees

  • Governance

Running good meetings

Learn about the different types of meetings and how you can work to make them effective

  • Governance

Controls on financial assets and record keeping

Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - controls on financial assets

  • Governance

Responsibilities of a lead trustee for safeguarding

Find out about a lead trustee for safeguarding's role and responsibilities

  • Safeguarding

Approaching diversity through equality and inclusion

How to approach diversity at board level

  • Governance

Funding and fundraising

Trustees should think carefully about how to secure income for their charity

  • Governance

Social investment

  • Funding and income

Investment

What to consider when deciding on investments

  • Financial management

Investment and borrowing

Guidance for using NCVO's financial procedures manual templates - investment and borrowing section

  • Governance

Before you start

How to use NCVO's financial procedures manual template

  • Governance