Guidance for charities and their legal obligations
Sources of legal advice and assistance for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises.
This document contains a list of legal aspects that need to be covered by most voluntary organisations.
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 Employment Rights Bill introduces the biggest changes to UK employment law in decades. Find out when these changes will happen and what you should be doing to get ready.
Membership body announces changes to its executive team following the arrival of new CEO, Kate Lee.
Limited measures announced, but not enough to ease financial strain on charities.
A new report from NCVO explores impact of rise in extremism and social division on the voluntary sector.
The government has announced a new initiative designed to support stronger, fairer and more collaborative relationships between charities and local government.
Charities and voluntary organisations are raising serious concerns about government proposals to link volunteering to asylum settlement.
The Covenant Council can help drive change, but the covenant will only succeed if the whole sector actively uses it to build stronger relationships between government and civil society.
Last week, we brought together (almost all) members of the new Civil Society Covenant Council for an informal meet-and-greet, ahead of our first formal meeting at No.10 Downing Street next month.
Following recent changes within NCVO, this letter from CEO Kate Lee, sets out plans for the future and our continued commitment to supporting small charities.
How to formally launch your consortium and invite organisations to join
How to set up the central hub that will run the consortium business, scope for contracts, network with commissioners and bring in contracts
How consortium members can work together to bid for, and hopefully win, contracts
Information on the types of charity mergers and the different reasons for merging
This page highlights key questions to think about before making the decision to merge
Actions to ensure a planned merger is in the best interests of your organisations and beneficiaries
Things to consider in the run-up to a formal merger
Planning the process with stakeholders and making sure you are clear about the role of your organisation’s regulator is key
What to consider once your merger has completed
A guide to implementing local Compact agreements between voluntary organisations and local authorities, health services, and government departments