Guidance to help you campaign with confidence during an election
Guidance, techniques and tools for managing your organisation's finances
Find out what makes charity finance different and how to plan appropriately
What controls you need to put in place to stop errors creeping into your accounting, and to reduce the risk of fraud
Internal controls are the things you do to help manage the risk of an error or a fraud
How to be aware of the risk factors relating to fraud and take steps to protect your organisation.
The difference between audits and independent examinations and how to prepare for both
The basic principles of bookkeeping are the same for charities as for other organisations, you just need to be aware of the slightly different emphasis and the need to keep restricted funds separate.
Guidance around planning your finances and setting up budgets
As Volunteers' Week 2023 draws to a close, the Minister for Civil Society looks back on the week and shares his thoughts
Reflections on the recent Charity Commission board appointments along with updates and upcoming events
Volunteering consultant Helen Tourle shares the latest volunteering news, updates, events and training
We share findings from our latest national survey on the volunteer experience
Our latest update on what’s happening in Westminster and how it might impact charities
Charity representatives tell us their priorities ahead of next year’s general election
NCVO launches campaign to encourage charities to consider divestment
Volunteering consultant Helen Tourle shares volunteering news and dates for your diary
Resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities
An update on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements
Learn about the how the process of evaluation works
Understanding the issues experienced by individuals or organisations you want to work with, people you want to influence, or environments you want to affect change in is the starting point for impact planning
Information you need before you write your evaluation brief and what to include once you get started
Learn about how to create an evaluation budget
Learn about the different planning tools you can use to help you find out what difference you want to make
Learn how to create your own evaluation planning triangle
Examples of evaluation planning triangles in different organisations
Learn how to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework and see some examples
Learn about how to create a monitoring and evaluation framework